I’ve mentioned before that back in the day, my favorite television show to tape was HEE-HAW. That’s because the Hee -Haw staff made it so easy for us entertainers to tape the show. Many TV shows required waiting around nearly all day as they had multiple artists performing and bands had to be repositioned, lighting changed and much more. But for Hee-Haw, they’d just have an act do all of their music and interview pieces quickly, efficiently and then you could jump right back on the bus and head off to a concert down the road. You’ve heard the expression “time is money” and that’s the way it was for those of us traveling from one job to the next. Hee- Haw was the best at letting us do our part fast so we could get right back on the road. That was such a fun show with good country music and it was family friendly. We could use more of that today but at least you can find some episodes on YouTube and I’m sure reruns are on some channel. Check out the Hee-Haw performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mbwLsNdwwQ
- Co-hosts of Hee-Haw, Buck Owen and Roy Clark.
- Performing on Hee -Haw 1980 – “Should I Come Home or Should I Go Crazy”
- Gene Watson on the set Hee-Haw in 1980.