My very very early memories are of watching Hee Haw with Buck Owens. What a sad loss. Maybe it's just me though...
No, it's not just you. I too grew up watching him on Hee Haw, and with my parents playing his music. It's a bummer. But he had a fairly long life, I guess.
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"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
Growing up in the sticks, we only had 3 channels. So. on Saturday nites, we only had three options: A local talk show, Lawrence Welk, or Hee Haw. Needless to say, growing up in Western KY, Hee Haw won hands down.
My brother's church did a program one summer on a Saturday Night. It was a Hee Haw theme so all of the skits were from the show. They said it was a blast.
I know I still hum "Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me".
