Roy Clark and Glen Campbell are two of the most talented musicians to ever play an instrument. The world parenthetically dismisses them because they are perceived as ‘Country AND Western’ artists, rather than the mega-talents they actually are/were. My own tastes run more to classical and rock, but both of those guys could hold their own in any company and really light up the hall.
One of my all time favorite personalities, Roy Clark’s Book, My life in spite of myself” http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/my-life-in-spite-of-myself_marc-eliot_roy-clark/468206/?isbn=0671526863&mkwid=k8gyplKx|dc&pcrid=56780185032&gclid=CLCvlJDjhsICFePtMgodCisAHQ recently caught my eye, and boy, was I glad. It takes him from a small boy in Virginia to the heights of show business.
It's a little-known fact that Glen used to do some of the "heavy lifting" guitar parts for the Beach Boys. Listen to the opening of "California Girls"
Saw both Roy and Glen in Branson in 2004. Also Andy Williams. They were all terrific. Great show by Jim Stafford too.