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Gordon Robert Tapp, CM OOnt (June 4, 1922 – December 18, 2016) was a Canadian entertainer, best known as a radio and television presenter, comedian and a CBS broadcaster. He was introduced to U.S. President Gerald Ford as the world's funniest storyteller.
Dec 27, 2016 · Gordie Tapp, a regular for more than 20 years on the long-running television variety series “Hee Haw,” died on Dec. 18 in Burlington, Ontario. He was 94. His death was announced by the...
Dec 28, 2016 · BURLINGTON, Ontario (AP) — Canadian entertainer Gordie Tapp, who exercised his comedic chops as a regular on the popular American television variety series “Hee Haw,” died earlier this month at age 94, the Canadian Broadcast Corp. announced. It said he died Dec. 18 from complications of pneumonia.
- Getting A Start in The Golden Age
- Creating Clem
- Moving South
- Bringing Clem Home
Tapp started in Guelph, quickly getting pulled to Hamilton to develop an evening show in the early days of CHML. He started in radio with personalities such as Tommy Darling, Paul Hanover and member of Parliament Bob Bratina. That show, What's On Tapp, was the beginning of Tapp's career in broadcasting.
While he excelled as a radio broadcaster, his passion lay in television. His roots in country started when Tommy Darling, then director at CHML, built a country show, and asked Tapp to join. Main Street Jamboreewas born, and Tapp switched gears from jazz to country. It was a different time in broadcasting, an important time, as Bratina remembers it...
His success eventually took him — and his character Cousin Clem — south of the border to Nashville to work for CBS Television on Hee Haw. It ran until 1993 and was broadcast internationally as the longest running country variety show in U.S. television history. As both a writer and a performer on the show, Tapp continued to earn money after it ende...
Tapp retired to LaSalle retirement home in Burlington Ontario, with his wife Helen. He was still performing up to a month before his death, working on cruise ships and doing charity shows, and later visiting local retirement homes and putting on performances for residents. "He was amazing," said Thomas, who had visited the Tapps just a few weeks ag...
Gordie Tapp was born on 4 June 1922 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Sweet Country Music (1983), Wild Horse Hank (1979) and Hee Haw (1969). He was married to Constance Helen Mair. He died on 18 December 2016 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- June 4, 1922
- December 18, 2016
Gordie Tapp (1922-2016) was a Canadian writer and actor, best known for Hee Haw and Sweet Country Music. He was born in London, Ontario, and died in Burlington, Ontario, after a long marriage and four children.
The Canadian entertainer and broadcaster was a founding cast member of "Main Street Jamboree" and a longtime performer on "Hee Haw". He also hosted "Country Hoedown" and was a member of the Order of Canada and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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