Video: Oklahoma History Center salutes "Hee Haw" in new exhibit


Posted May 2, 2011 by Brandy McDonnell Comment on this article Leave a comment

 

The Oklahoma History Center is giving a “salute!” to the long-running country variety show with the new exhibition “Pickin’ and Grinnin’: Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ & Country Humor,” which opens to the public Tuesday and will be on view for a year.

The 3,000-square-foot exhibit features recreations of the “Hee Haw” cornfield, barbershop and porch sets, spotlights the more than 40 Oklahoma stars who performed on the series, and traces the roots of the show’s rural humor back to 1920s tent shows and the early days of radio and television.

“Hee Haw” co-host Roy Clark and Friends will perform and tour the exhibit tonight at an invitation-only opening event that will also feature longtime “Hee Haw” producer Sam Lovullo. The exhibit is part of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s ongoing development of an Oklahoma Museum of Music and Popular Culture in Tulsa.

Check out this NewsOK video for more information, and click here to read my preview story on the exhibit.



On exhibit

“Pickin’ and Grinnin’: Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ & Country Humor”

When: Opens Tuesday.

Where: Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive.

Information: 522-5248 or www.okhistorycenter.org.

-BAM





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Brandy McDonnell, also known by her initials BAM, writes stories and reviews on movies, music, the arts and other aspects of entertainment. She...


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