BAM's Blog » Roy Clark http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog no Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog » Roy Clark http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/roy-clark/ Interview: Jim Halsey reflects on his long career as a music impresario, featured in “Starmaker” exhibit at Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/03/interview-jim-halsey-reflects-on-his-long-career-as-a-music-impresario-featured-in-starmaker-exhibit-at-gaylord-pickens-oklahoma-heritage-museum/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/03/interview-jim-halsey-reflects-on-his-long-career-as-a-music-impresario-featured-in-starmaker-exhibit-at-gaylord-pickens-oklahoma-heritage-museum/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:27:59 +0000 Brandy McDonnell http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=57049

A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Jim Halsey reflects on his long career as a music impresario The longtime Tulsan is the subject of the “Starmaker” exhibit, featuring photos, posters and memorabilia from Roy Clark, Reba McEntire, Wanda Jackson, The Judds, Merle Haggard and many other musicians he influenced.

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Today’s featured event:

Join Country Music Hall of Famer Roy Clark & Friends for his 80th Birthday Bash at 7 tonight at River Spirit Casino Event Center, 8330 Riverside Parkway. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Clark’s decades-defying success can be summed up in one word — sincerity.

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Today’s featured event:

The Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, will open the exhibit “Starmaker: Jim Halsey and the Legends of Country Music” tonight in its Tulsa World Gallery.

The opening reception is set for 5 to 7 tonight at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum, NW 13 Street and Shartel Avenue.

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Today’s featured event:

TULSA – Help Tulsa country music legend Roy Clark celebrate his 79th birthday two days early with a show at 8 tonight at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

A longtime Tulsa resident, Clark has released 34 studio albums and 68 singles since the 1962 debut release, “The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark.” His work has earned him entertainer of the year awards from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association, a Grammy, a membership in the Grand Ole Opry, and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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TULSA – Country music legend and longtime Tulsan Roy Clark is celebrating his 79th birthday two days early with a concert performance April 13 at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Clark will turn 79 on April 15.

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Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great and their lovable, fuzzy cohorts are making their highly anticipated comeback with today’s release of the new movie “The Muppets.”

In honor of this momentous pop culture occasion, I’m featuring in this Wednesday Video Spotlight clips from the original “The Muppet Show” featuring Oklahoma celebrities.

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BAM column: State website counts down the top 100 Oklahoma country songs OklahomaRock.com is unveiling the list throughout the month of August.

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From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

BAM column: Roy Clark keeps pickin’ and grinnin’ The Country Music Hall of Famer and longtime Tulsan will play hits and fan favorites, spin stories and maybe even imitate Johnny Cash when he plays Saturday at Rose State Performing Arts Theatre in Midwest City.

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From Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. To read other Oklahoma musicians’ memories of “Hee Haw,” click here.

Roy Clark keeps on “grinnin’” The longtime Tulsa resident and Country Music Hall of Famer is honored in the Oklahoma History Center’s new exhibit “Pickin’ and Grinnin’: Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ & Country Humor.”

For Roy Clark, the quarter-century he spent as the co-host of the TV show “Hee Haw” is the topper on his richly satisfying entertainment career.

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