Country music stars Charlie McCoy, left, Roy Clark, center, and Barbara Mandrell meet during a reception before being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday. (Associated Press photo)

Tulsa resident Roy Clark, along with singer Barbara Mandrell and musician Charlie McCoy, were inducted Sunday into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Medallion Ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., was at times emotional as stars paid tribute to the inductees, according to the Associated Press.

The three country icons were honored in a tribute that included performances by…

Roy Clark performs in 2006. (Associated Press photo)

Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy are announced as the 2009 inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame at a press conference hosted by the Country Music Association on in February at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Tulsa resident Roy Clark to enter country music hall

Country music icon Roy Clark will be formally inducted Sunday into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

The longtime Tulsa resident, along with singer Barbara…

I’m delivering news on Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley, Dolly Parton, Roy Clark, along with a list of the country stars playing Oklahoma this weekend, in today’s BAM’s Country Music Minute.

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 ”Hee Haw” co-hosts Buck Owens, left, and Roy Clark perform with other cast members during a taping of the show in 1986 in Nashville, Tenn. (Associated Press photo)

Click here to view a NewsOK photo gallery of Roy Clark’s career. On Wednesday, the Country Music Association announced that the longtime Tulsa resident would be added this year to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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From Thursday’s The Oklahoman.

Country Music Hall of Fame 2009 inductee Roy Clark

Renowned country musician Roy Clark was born April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Va., the son of two amateur musicians. He learned to play banjo, guitar and mandolin at a young age and often performed with his father as a teen. By age 17, he had won two national banjo championships, which earned him his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.

He became a regular on Jimmy Dean’s TV show “Town and Country Time,” taking over the series when…

From left, Charlie McCoy, Barbara Mandrell and Roy Clark are announced as the 2009 inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame at a press conference hosted by the Country Music Association Wednesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by John Russell/CMA)

A version of this story ran in Thursday’s The Oklahoman.

Roy Clark ‘honored’ to join Country Hall of Fame
Longtime Tulsan’s career includes a Grammy and several Top 10 singles

Prominent country musician Roy Clark feels honored to be joining what he calls “a…