Million Dollar Band

The Million Dollar Band was an all-star group of popular country musicians which often performed on the Hee Haw television variety show from August 1980 through November 1988. (pictured here)

The group's members included Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, Roy Clark, Floyd Cramer, Charlie McCoy, Danny Davis, Jethro Burns and Johnny Gimble. All members of the group except Clark, McCoy, and Gimble are now deceased.

Its name was a play on words, referencing the 1956 jam-session Sun Records impromptu group known as "The Million Dollar Quartet", which included Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.

Instrumentation

• Guitar: Chet Atkins, Roy Clark
• Mandolin: Jethro Burns
• Fiddle: Johnny Gimble
• Saxophone: Boots Randolph
• Piano: Floyd Cramer
• Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
• Trumpet: Danny Davis

Performance dates

The group performed on the following 27 Hee Haw episodes:

Hee Haw season 13

• Episode 287, 08-13-1980
• Episode 290, 10-04-1980
• Episode 293, 10-25-1980
• Episode 296, 10-18-1980
• Episode 299, 12-06-1980
• Episode 303, 01-17-1981
• Episode 309, 02-28-1981
• Episode 312, 03-21-1981

Hee Haw season 14

• Episode 314, 09-19-1981
• Episode 317, 10-10-1981
• Episode 320, 10-31-1981
• Episode 326, 10-12-1981
• Episode 330, 01-23-1982

Hee Haw season 15

• Episode 340, 09-18-1982
• Episode 349, 11-20-1982
• Episode 353, 12-18-1982
• Episode 356, 01-22-1983
• Episode 363, 03-12-1983

Hee Haw season 16

• Episode 374, 11-26-1983
• Episode 386, 02-25-1984
• Episode 390, 03-24-1984

Hee Haw season 17

• Episode 391, 09-22-1984
• Episode 396, 10-27-1984
• Episode 402, 12-08-1984
• Episode 406, 01-05-1985

Hee Haw season 18

• Episode 438, 02-15-1986

Hee Haw season 21

• Episode 503, 11-26-1988

Sources

• tviv.org tviv.org episode schedule
• tvguide.com episode list

References

• The Johnny Gimble website