Editing Roy Clark (section)

===Music===
[[File:Roy Clark onstage.png|thumb|Roy Clark performing onstage in New York, late 1980s or early 1990s]]
In 1960,<ref name=rcinterview /> Clark began touring with [[rockabilly]] star [[Wanda Jackson]], and playing backup instrumentals on several of her recordings.{{sfn|Stambler|Landon|2000|page=88}} Through Jackson, Clark met [[Jim Halsey]]. Clark signed with the Halsey Agency, which represented him for the remainder of his career.<ref name=rcinterview /> During this period, Jackson performed at the [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas|Golden Nugget]] [[casino]] in [[Las Vegas]]. Within two years, Clark had become a headliner in Vegas,<ref name=rcinterview /> and made numerous appearances there in the 1960s and 1970s.{{sfn|Stambler|Landon|2000|page=88}}

Clark's backup work for Jackson brought him to the attention of [[Capitol Records]]. He signed with Capitol and in 1962 released his first solo album, ''The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark''. The album won solid critical praise, and "above-average" notice from fans.{{sfn|Stambler|Landon|2000|page=88}} By the early 1970s, Clark was the highest-paid country music star in the United States, earning $7&nbsp;million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|7000000|1970|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars) a year.<ref name=rcinterview />

He switched to [[Dot Records]] and again scored hits. He later recorded for [[ABC Records]], which had acquired Dot, and [[MCA Records]], the latter of which then was allowed to absorb the ABC label.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}