NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tulsa resident and country music legend Roy Clark was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday along with fellow greats Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy.
The three were saluted for their music as well as their contributions to bringing the genre to a mass audience through television.
Clark co-hosted the TV show "Hee Haw” with Buck Owens for more than two decades. Mandrell joined sisters Louise and Irlene to host "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters” on NBC from 1980-82. McCoy, an ace session musician, served as musical director of "Hee Haw” for 18 years.
The three were honored in a tribute that included performances by Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Michael McDonald, Rodney Crowell and others.
Clark, 76, got his start on Jimmy Dean’s TV show "Town and Country Time” and took over the show when Dean left.
In the ’60s he had top 10 hits with "Tips of My Fingers” and "Yesterday When I Was Young.” He also broke into TV, appearing on "The Tonight Show” and "The Jackie Gleason Show” and playing recurring characters on the "Beverly Hillbillies.”
McCoy’s first session was "Candy Man” in 1961. Since then, he’s recorded with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Tanya Tucker and many more.
The 60-year-old Mandrell began her career in California when she was 11. She made her national TV debut on ABC with Red Foley’s "Five Star Jubilee.” Her first concert tour was with Johnny and June Carter Cash, Patsy Cline and George Jones.
She charted her first single in 1969, a remake of Otis Redding’s "I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” and went on to have a long run of country hits including "Married But Not to Each Other,” "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed” and "I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.”
At the height of her career, she acted in TV shows like the "The Rockford Files” and in 1980 joined her sisters to host their show that drew 40 million viewers a week and broadened her exposure beyond country music.
by the associated press
The three were saluted for their music as well as their contributions to bringing the genre to a mass audience through television.
Clark co-hosted the TV show "Hee Haw” with Buck Owens for more than two decades. Mandrell joined sisters Louise and Irlene to host "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters” on NBC from 1980-82. McCoy, an ace session musician, served as musical director of "Hee Haw” for 18 years.
The three were honored in a tribute that included performances by Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Michael McDonald, Rodney Crowell and others.
Clark, 76, got his start on Jimmy Dean’s TV show "Town and Country Time” and took over the show when Dean left.
In the ’60s he had top 10 hits with "Tips of My Fingers” and "Yesterday When I Was Young.” He also broke into TV, appearing on "The Tonight Show” and "The Jackie Gleason Show” and playing recurring characters on the "Beverly Hillbillies.”
McCoy’s first session was "Candy Man” in 1961. Since then, he’s recorded with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Tanya Tucker and many more.
The 60-year-old Mandrell began her career in California when she was 11. She made her national TV debut on ABC with Red Foley’s "Five Star Jubilee.” Her first concert tour was with Johnny and June Carter Cash, Patsy Cline and George Jones.
She charted her first single in 1969, a remake of Otis Redding’s "I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” and went on to have a long run of country hits including "Married But Not to Each Other,” "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed” and "I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.”
At the height of her career, she acted in TV shows like the "The Rockford Files” and in 1980 joined her sisters to host their show that drew 40 million viewers a week and broadened her exposure beyond country music.
by the associated press
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