"Bluegrass Cafe" Playlist - 7/8/2012 - Andy Griffith

Hi Folks.

Andy Griffith (1965)

Andy Griffith was a powerful influence on American culture in a very positive way, especially because of The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS) which aired between 1960 and 1968.  While Andy was a notable screen actor, play actor, and television actor, the legacy of TAGS is the most enduring, having been in continuous re-run since its original run.

Andy Griffith, Roland White, Eric White, Clarence White,
Billy Ray Lathum, Leroy Mack - "The Country Boys"

Andy Griffith's college degree was in music, and TAGS was a great vehicle for Andy to showcase music in some way on most episodes.  The ones we remember most are the episodes with The Country Boys, who were essentially the Kentucky Colonels before they assumed the name, and the six episodes with the Darling family played by the mostly non-speaking but hot picking Dillards.  The music on those shows was unquestionably some of the most influential to the bluegrass genre in history, introducing many people to bluegrass for the first time.

The Dillards as the Darling family.
Dean Webb, Doug Dillard, Mitch Jayne, Rodney Dillard

For this show, we had a short segment celebrating the musical and recorded influence of Andy Griffith, including his first recording which was a stand-up monologue called "What It Was Was Football," and several of the songs that appeared on TAGS with The Country Boys and The Dillards.

New music included tracks from Lou Reid & Carolina, Marty Raybon, The Spinney Brothers, The Grascals, Bill Evans, The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, Nightflyer, Audie Blaylock and Redline, Acoustic Blue, Lonesome River Band, Mickey Boles, Larry Stephenson, Travers Chandler & Avery County, and our debut of tracks from Balsam Range's new album, Papertown.

The Heritage Corner selections came from The Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Jim & Jesse, Delia Bell & Bill Grant, and Larry Richardson & Happy Smith.

Be sure to tune in next Sunday when Amy will make the banjos and fiddles ring.

Jim Beaver

• Old Joseph / The Dillards / Back Porch Bluegrass / Elektra
• Kentucky Blues / Lou Reid & Carolina / Callin' Me Back Home / KMA
• White House Blues / Marty Raybon / Southern Roots & Branches / Rural Rhythm
• Makin' A Killin' / The Spinney Brothers / Memories / Mountain Fever
• What It Was Was Football / Andy Griffith / An American Original / Capitol
• Flop Eared Mule / Andy Griffith / An American Original / Capitol
• Doug's Tune / The Dillards / Back Porch Bluegrass / Elektra
• Cindy / Andy Griffith / An American Original / Capitol
• There Is A Time / The Dillards / Live! Almost! / Elektra
• Goodbye To The Blues / The Johnson Mountain Boys / Life Goes On / Rural Rhythm
• Room At The Top Of The Stairs / NewFound Road / Live At The Down Home / Rounder
• The Turkey Buzzard / Joe Mullins, Aubrey Haynie / Life Goes On / Rural Rhythm
• I've Lived A Lot In My Time / Dry Branch Fire Squad / 30th Anniversary / Rounder
• Today Marks The Day / Larry Gillis and the Hard Driving Bluegrass Band / Swampgrass / Tinman
• Swinging Bridge / Rich In Tradition / Black Mountain Special / Mountain Roads
• I'll Love Nobody But You / The Gibson Brothers / Help My Brother / Compass
• The Sound Of Your Name / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice w. Rhonda Vincent / The Heart Of A Song / Rebel
• Ridin' That Midnight Train / The Stanley Brothers / The Early Starday-King Years 1958-1961 / Gusto
• Hello Mr. Lonesome / The Grascals / Life Finds A Way / Mountain Home
• Natural Disaster / Steep Canyon Rangers / Nobody Knows You / Rounder
• A Hard Day's Night / Bill Evans / In Good Company / Native And Fine
• Kansas City Star / The Tennesse Mafia Jug Band / Screams From The Holler / Spring Fed
• Sad Wind Sighs / Nightflyer / Self-titled / Kang
• The Chair / Audie Blaylock and Redline / Hard Country / Rural Rhythm
• Bein' Country / Acoustic Blue / Bein' Country / Self-released
• The Mayberry Hat / Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band / I Wish Life Was Like Mayberry / Rural Rhythm
• Tennessee Whiskey / Chris Stapleton, Morgane Hayes, Bradley Walker / Life Goes On / Rural Rhythm
• Just Let Me Fall / Larry Richardson & Happy Smith / Rare Bluegrass - Historic Cuts / JSP
• Two Dollar Ring / Cedar Hill / I've Got A Thing About Doors / Blue Circle
• This Old Barstool / Travers Chandler & Avery County / Pardon Me... / Mountain Fever
• Please Don't Honey Please Don't / Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass / Steeped In Tradition / Brandywine
• Walking Back To Bristol / Bob Amos / Borrowed Time / Bristlecone
• The Old Man's Story / Tommy Brown & The County Line Grass / Hard Drivin' / Lavenir
• I'll Never Dream No More / The Foot Hill Boys / Bluegrass in the Carolina Mountains / County
• I Can't Settle Down / James Reams & The Barnstormers / One Foot In The Honky Tonk / Mountain Redbird
• Perfume, Powder and Lead / Lonesome River Band / Chronology Vol. 2 / Rural Rhythm
• Florida Blues / Johnny Warren & Charlie Cushman / A Tribute To Fiddlin' Paul Warren Vol. 2 / Self-released
• Sheeps In the Meadow-Stoney Fork (bed) / Doc & Merle Watson / Guitar Album / Flying Fish
• Guitar Polka (bed) / Doc & Merle Watson / Guitar Album / Flying Fish
• John Henry-Worried Blues (bed) / Doc & Merle Watson / Guitar Album / Flying Fish
• Turkey In The Straw (bed) / Bill Monroe and Doc Watson / Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980 / Smithsonian Folkways
• Other Side Of The Mountain / Balsam Range / Papertown / Mountain Home
• Foggy Mountain Home / Delia Bell & Bill Grant / Dreaming / Rounder
• Stages / Snyder Family Band / Stages / Mountain Roads
• Reuben Takes The D-Train / Travers Chandler & Avery County / Pardon Me... / Mountain Fever
• Going Up Dry Branch / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Fired Up / Rounder
• The Blues Don't Care Who's Got 'Em / Larry Stephenson / What Really Matters / Compass
• Man On The Mule / The Isaacs / Bridges / Horizon
• Remind Me Dear Lord / Mickey Boles / Let My Feet Go Runnin' / Self-released
• When Heaven Comes Down / Taylors Grove / Keep On The Sunny Side / Fishtraks
• Row By Row / Balsam Range / Papertown / Mountain Home
• Old Time Religion / Carl Story / The Late And Great Carl Story 1916-1995 / Gusto
• Lord Lead Me On / The Bluegrass Band / Shine Hallelujah Shine / Hay Holler
• Destination Glory / Jim & Jesse / Dixie Hoedown / Starday
• Carry It Back To The Cross / Mickey Galyean et.al / Born Into Bluegrass / Mountain Roads
• Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand / Crowe Brothers / Bluegrass Gospel / Gusto
• When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / The Expedition Show / The Expedition Show / Mountain Fever
• Gloryland / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / 1971-1973 / Rebel
• Walking In A Dream / Fred Etheridge w. Nick Anderson, Mark Doyle / Pickin' And Singin' / Self-released