A Quote by Roy Clark

A lot of the big stars of today got their beginnings and their first network and national exposure from 'Hee Haw.'

Roy Clark

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Roy Clark
American - Entertainer
April 15, 1933 - November 15, 2018

I was like, 'Man, bluegrass - that's like Roy Clark playing banjo on 'Hee Haw.' I'm a huge 'Hee Haw' fan. But I didn't know about bluegrass. It seemed like old people's music.

Dierks Bentley

Joining 'Hee Haw' was one of of the best moves I ever made. Until then I had no television exposure except the talk shows.

Barbi Benton

Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments.

Alan Jackson

I used to rejuvenate in 'Hee Haw.'

Roy Clark

My first car was a '63 Chevy station wagon that I called Ramona, because that's the sound it made. 'Farm Use' was painted on the back. It was right off the set of 'Hee Haw.'

Judge Reinhold

'Hee Haw' was a huge influence on me.

John 5

First and foremost, I am most proud of how 'Hee Haw' did its part to help pave the way for country music to burst from its regional roots to remarkable worldwide popularity.

Roy Clark

He and the girl had almost nothing to say to each other. One thing he did say was, 'I ain't got any tattoo on my back.' 'What you got on it?' the girl said. 'My shirt,' Parker said. 'Haw.' 'Haw, haw,' the girl said politely.

Flannery O'Connor

You might be a redneck if you have every episode of Hee Haw on tape.

Jeff Foxworthy

Ronald Reagan's idea of a good farm program was Hee Haw.

Jim Hightower

'Hee Haw' was a concept that nobody (including myself) thought would ever succeed.

Roy Clark

I did an album called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' I sang the song on 'Hee Haw.'

Terry Bradshaw

I was always very grateful to 'em and am grateful to 'em now. I went back a couple of years ago and did their 20th anniversary show. But the longer I stayed on Hee Haw, the worse things got for me musically.