I sometimes hesitate to add some of the more obvious country music news- guessing that most of our few thousand a day readers already know the big stuff- but it would seem a shame not to properly honor three legends in the country music industry for careers almost unmatched.Country music legend Roy Clark was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (5/17)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.
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