great entertainer & picker - I’ve also grown fond of Buck Owens work as well....though Clark is clearly a superior picker in a class with Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - classic Country stuff - I love it
Another one that might surprise you is Jerry Reed. Reed was easily on par with Chet Atkins picking guitar. They played together frequently way back when.
One thing that surprised me about Owens is he worked out of California, rather than Nashville.
Opened for Roy once. Nice guy! Not enough people know what a tremendous guitar player he is. The first time I saw him perform was on Hullabaloo or something. Long time ago. He came on and played “Wildwood Flower” with the most hilarious mistakes and clams. I laughed my teenage butt off! While waiting to open for him, I reminded him of that performance, and we both laughed our butts off!