[Dixielandjazz] Andy Griffith From Ray Templin

[david richoux]

>From info I have read on the TubeNet (tuba player list) Andy was actually a
champion tuba player when he was in high school! This
photo<http://forums.chisham.com/download/file.php?id=7911>is done for
laughs, but I am guessing he still had his chops...

Dave Richoux

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> I sent Ray a copy of what I posted about he and Andy Griffith. here is his
> response.
>
> “””
> Hiya Bob from Bozeman, Montana. I'm here doing my yearly concert for the
> historic
> Ellen Theatre which was restored a few years ago by a couple friends of
> mine from
> my Disney days. Andy Griffith was an absolute joy to work with, an
> inspiration and
> I learned so much about acting and the TV business just hanging around
> him. Back
> in the day he was friends with Sharkey Bonano and other jazz and blues
> players and
> loved any music that had a "blow bass" as he referred to the tuba. He
> loved to sing.
> Every Christmas he would find a church in the LA area that was doing
> Handel's "Messiah,"
> call them up and say "I know it and I'll come to rehearsal." I wonder how
> many people
> in the audiences over the years knew Andy Griffith was up there in a gown
> singing
> with their choir. He was also a fine musician and owned a custom Martin
> D-18 guitar,
> I believe. "Ray Templin's Bar" actually existed just behind the Matlock
> courtroom
> set on stage 13 at Universal Studios. The exterior shots were of Barone's
> Pizza in
> Toluca Lake with my bar sign superimposed over theirs. Oh, that TV magic!
> Great memories,
> for sure and thanks for the plug, Bob. Later, Ray.
> “””
>
> --Bob Ringwald
> www.ringwald.com
>
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