The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka [SEP] performer
The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka
"The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka" is a song made famous by country music singer Roy Clark. Written by Vaughn Horton, the song was released in 1972 as a single to the album "Roy Clark Live!". The song was a top 10 hit on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart that October.
A response to the "rural purge".
The song is a satirical response to television's rural
the inspiration for a novelty song called "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka," performed by Clark; the song became a top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1972.) "Welk" and "Hee Haw" also competed against another music-oriented niche program that moved to syndication in 1971: "Soul Train", a black-oriented program (originally a local program based in Chicago) that also went on to a very long run in