RIP Andy Griffith

[Ed Jones]

Andy G with tuba.jpg

1926-2012.

[Dan Schultz]

That just sucks. He was one of my favorites.

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[TubaRay]

That just sucks. He was one of my favorites.
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You have expressed exactly how I feel.
R.I.P., Andy. We'll miss you.

[bearphonium]

RIP Sheriff Taylor, Matlock, and Andy Griffith. Loved your shows, and took my nickname from you: "Ally of Mayberry" for the small town that I police.

[Uncle Buck]

IMHO, The early seasons of The Andy Griffith Show were some of the best TV ever produced. They had a perfect ensemble including all-stars Don Knotts and Ronnie Howard, and Griffith's work bringing them all together shouldn't be underestimated.

I understand his tuba playing was actually pretty good, too. Not surprising considering his overall musicality.

[tubatom91]

Sad to hear about this, I'm glad the theme song to his show is my ringtone.

OAS AAS LLS

[David Richoux]

If you ever get a chance to watch "A Face in the Crowd" - do it! A very different role for Andy, and very powerful!

[TUbajohn20J]

Andy Griffith tribute from the TJC tuba section!

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[IkeH]

Oddly enough, I hadn't seen AG episode in a good while, I just tuned into one last night, and it was one of the real early ones, pre-Barney. It was built around Andy's bit on Romeo and Juliet. I remember hearing that the show was originally based on Andy's funny stories that he did in his nightclub sets. The show did blossom when Barney was figured into the picture, but the early episodes show what a unique talent Andy was but adding the Barney character, which was Andy's idea, showed that he was mindful of doing the best for the show and didn't mind being the straight man to Don's ingenious character. RIP Andy.

[Tom Coffey]

An article some years ago referred to him as the champion high school tuba player of North Carolina. Not sure how that would have been judged, but he was apparently a serious player at one time.

[T. J. Ricer]

Oddly enough, I met Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle) this morning. . . if anyone is in Hawaii for the 4th, he is singing with the Hawaii Pops, I imagine he'll say a few words of tribute:

[sloan]

If you want to see another face of Andy Griffith - rent "A Face in the Crowd". I'm watching it right now.
It was his film debut, in the film Elia Kazan made with the freedom earned by "On the Waterfront".
On AMC, picked by guest programmer Spike Lee.

[mbell]

Andy Griffith studied music at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Below is the program from his junior voice recital. The pianist listed, Charles Stevens, was Mr. Griffith's room mate at UNC. Charles Stevens went on to become Dean of the School of Music at East Carolina University. I attended ECU in the 1980s. I had heard stories about Dr. Stevens knowing Andy Griffith, but I never got a chance ask him about it.

mike

[Rick Denney]

That's a pretty long-haired program for a country boy who became famous with a story of his introduction to football.

Rick "impressed" Denney

[sloan]

Fame was achieved by "A Face in the Crowd".

[Biggs]

I was annoyed with him during the last couple of years due to his thirty-second psa "swan song".

Because of the content? Or because of the act of PSA-ing at all?

I don't know you, but I know you well enough to know it could be either reason. So,just curious.

[Biggs]

I'm completely convinced that he had no real idea what he was doing or why he was doing it.

' nuff said.

Makes sense to me.