Editing Hee Haw (section)

=== Elvis connection ===
[[Elvis Presley]] was a fan of ''Hee Haw'' and wanted to appear as a guest on the program, but Presley knew his manager, [[Colonel Tom Parker]], would not allow him to do so (following Presley's death, Parker would be sued by Elvis Presley Enterprises for mismanagement).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=1997-01-24 |title=ONE FOR THE MONEY |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/01/24/one-for-the-money/64320e52-8b84-4690-b59a-d76428a62327/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Two of the Hee Haw Honeys dated Presley long before they joined the cast: Linda Thompson in the mid-1970s, with whom Presley had a long-term relationship after his divorce from [[Priscilla Presley|Priscilla]]; and Diana Goodman shortly afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=2018-08-27 |title=Elvis Presley's girlfriend recalls passionate love affair, singer's painful pill addiction, book claims |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/elvis-presleys-girlfriend-recalls-passionate-love-affair-singers-painful-pill-addiction-book-claims |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> Charlie McCoy played harmonica on a select few of Presley's recordings in the late 1960s, Joe Babcock of the Nashville Edition also sang backup vocals on a couple of his recordings at that time, and the Nashville Edition sang backup on Presley's recording of "[[Early Morning Rain]]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nashville Edition |url=https://www.heehaw.com/project/nashville-edition/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=HEE HAW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Early Mornin' Rain (with The Nashville Edition) |date=1972-02-20 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4QLI9UOwuch1rvIkVQ7bLv |access-date=2023-08-26 |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after Presley's death, his father, [[Vernon Presley]], made a cameo appearance on the show, alongside Thompson and Buck Owens, and paid tribute to his late son, noting how much Elvis enjoyed watching the show, and introduced one of his favorite gospel songs, which was performed by the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vernon Presley {{!}} Actor, Additional Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696184/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>