Roy Clark with Justin David

Roy Clark

In the '70s, Roy Clark symbolized country music in the U.S. and abroad. Between guest-hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and performing to packed houses in the Soviet Union on a tour that sold out all 18 concerts, he used his musical talent and his entertaining personality to bring country music into homes across the world. As one of the hosts of TV's Hee Haw (Buck Owens was the other) for more than 20 years, Clark picked and sang and offered country corn to 30 million people weekly. He is first and foremost an entertainer, drawing crowds at venues as different as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the Opry. His middle-of-the-road approach has filled a national void, with Clark offering country that was harder-edged than Kenny Rogers but softer and more accessible than Waylon Jennings. Among his numerous vocal hits are "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound."

Instrumentally he has won awards, for both guitar and banjo. Clark has also co-starred on the silver screen with Mel Tillis, in the comedy Uphill All the Way.

Justin David

Growing up without a record or cassette player, Justin David learned to play the mandolin at the age of four by listening to his father whistle melodies in their Southwest Missouri kitchen. He toured with the Bertoldie Family Band throughout the Midwest for six years before performing full-time in Branson, Missouri with the Braschler Music Show and various bands at Silver Dollar City. He makes his living now as a mandolin/fiddle/guitar player on the road with the legendary Roy Clark, playing 200-plus dates a year.