Greetings from Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable, or in the CD player, even on the MP3 machine.  Today’s Single Of The Day, was the first hit for a young banjo and guitar whiz named Roy Clark.

Having already gained some exposure on national TV, courtesy of Jimmy Dean’s show, Roy was signed to Capitol Records, as 1963 dawned, and by the Summer, the single that would become his first big hit was arriving at radio stations across the nation.  ”The Tip Of My Fingers” had already been a top ten hit, a couple of years earlier for it’s writer, Bill Anderson, but that didn’t stop Roy’s version from catching the attention of country, as well as some pop listeners.  Roy Clark’s version made it’s Country 40 debut in July of 1963, and would climb into the top ten, by the end of Summer, becoming the first of nine top ten hits, and pointing a career that would ultimately culminate in induction to the Country Music Hall Of Fame.

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