Andy Griffith’s tuba
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Andy Griffith’s tuba
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Re: Andy Griffith’s tuba
I hope this post isn't too off topic...
I recall an Andy Griffith TV special where there was a dance number whereby he was playing something or other (maybe the sousaphone?), Tennessee Ernie Ford was playing trombone, I think Don Knotts was pretending to play the guitar, and the actress who played the daughter in the darling family was maybe holding some sort of instrument - I can't remember. Oddly, right behind them in the chorus line was an unknown-at-that-time dancer, Goldie Hawn.
My question I guess is "Does anyone know whether Tennessee Ernie Ford actually played the trombone?"
If this question inserted in this thread doesn't seem to off topic and disruptive of the main post, I might fish around the Internet and try to find a still picture of that dance number.
I think many of us remember the horrible sounding Mayberry town band episode where they wanted to go to Mount Pilot (actual town name: Pilot Mountain) and march in a parade, the mayor didn't want them to go nor to fund the trip. some jazz musicians just happened to pass through town and played Stars and Stripes with the town band to make them sound good, and then as soon as the mayor of authorized the money for the town band to go off and march, the jazz musicians left in their car and went off in another direction. Andy was "playing" tuba - I think - on that episode, but it was some little small prop tuba, and I don't think it was the one that he actually owned - which is shown in that interesting display. I'm sure that many of us also know that he was a ("classical") singer, and that was apparently his major (??) when he was in college in music school. The folk singing that he did on the television program was not just some off the wall stuff, as there was a big folk music thing going on in the early sixties, that almost became more popular than rock and roll. I could list many examples of some of those musicians, but this post is already too long. I recall a very popular show - black and white, of course - which featured folk music superstars of the time, and that show was called "Hootenanny". The Smothers Brothers - with their comedy routine - grew out of that folk music craze, as did the Kingston Trio and many others. I apologize for going on and on.
I recall an Andy Griffith TV special where there was a dance number whereby he was playing something or other (maybe the sousaphone?), Tennessee Ernie Ford was playing trombone, I think Don Knotts was pretending to play the guitar, and the actress who played the daughter in the darling family was maybe holding some sort of instrument - I can't remember. Oddly, right behind them in the chorus line was an unknown-at-that-time dancer, Goldie Hawn.
My question I guess is "Does anyone know whether Tennessee Ernie Ford actually played the trombone?"
If this question inserted in this thread doesn't seem to off topic and disruptive of the main post, I might fish around the Internet and try to find a still picture of that dance number.
I think many of us remember the horrible sounding Mayberry town band episode where they wanted to go to Mount Pilot (actual town name: Pilot Mountain) and march in a parade, the mayor didn't want them to go nor to fund the trip. some jazz musicians just happened to pass through town and played Stars and Stripes with the town band to make them sound good, and then as soon as the mayor of authorized the money for the town band to go off and march, the jazz musicians left in their car and went off in another direction. Andy was "playing" tuba - I think - on that episode, but it was some little small prop tuba, and I don't think it was the one that he actually owned - which is shown in that interesting display. I'm sure that many of us also know that he was a ("classical") singer, and that was apparently his major (??) when he was in college in music school. The folk singing that he did on the television program was not just some off the wall stuff, as there was a big folk music thing going on in the early sixties, that almost became more popular than rock and roll. I could list many examples of some of those musicians, but this post is already too long. I recall a very popular show - black and white, of course - which featured folk music superstars of the time, and that show was called "Hootenanny". The Smothers Brothers - with their comedy routine - grew out of that folk music craze, as did the Kingston Trio and many others. I apologize for going on and on.
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Re: Andy Griffith’s tuba
I watched a video yesterday of Tennessee Ernie Ford playing trombone with another gent, was posted on Facebook. I'll try to find that for you.
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Here is TEF -
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Re: Andy Griffith’s tuba
My wife's great grandmother was this gal https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Park-1533 who did this:bloke wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:24 pm . . .there was a big folk music thing going on in the early sixties, that almost became more popular than rock and roll. I could list many examples of some of those musicians, but this post is already too long. I recall a very popular show - black and white, of course - which featured folk music superstars of the time, and that show was called "Hootenanny" . .
" . . . December 1955 - NBC-TV studios in New York City. For her knowledge of American folk music[5], Ethel Park Richardson became the first $100,000 grand prize winner on the nationally broadcast NBC-TV program, The Big Surprise. . . . "
Somewhere in the neighborhood of a million bucks in today's money.
Lots of stories about her gammy told by my mother in law, who has a copy of Gammy's book "American Mountain Songs" that was gifted to her (and inscribed) on her 18th birthday in 1956 . . .
I think they have her gammy's autoharp, too - the one she toted on horseback through the mountains to help her record folks' family songs.
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I don't know how many of you recognize that tune they were playing, but that was one of my friend. Emil Orth's signature tunes. He would play it in E Flat major, and fake a low E flat without an F attachment.
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Thanks for letting me stream-of-consciousness off in tangents from your topic.
Is that Griffith tuba a Conn?
(I'm not much on identifying old top-action stuff.)
Is that Griffith tuba a Conn?
(I'm not much on identifying old top-action stuff.)
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At the Memphis public TV studio, there was a local kids show (several decades ago) where a local actor (get this) dressed up in a HOT AIR BALLOON costume and his side kick was a nice-enough but irritating voice rotund lady. (The show as called "Hot Stuff". It went on into the '80's...my first daughter was absolutely nuts about that show.)YorkNumber3.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:57 am Looks like hairspray in the bells just like the old early Welk band shows to prevent camera flare.
I was in there (I'm thinking 1974...??) to do an instrument demo, and they sprayed my bell with that mess. I wasn't happy. They started doing it without asking...
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I believe that would be a "nope".
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I remember a variety show in the late '60's where Andy, as a guest, played "Melody in F" on a tuba. He was pretty good, too. And that's all I remember of it.
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If I watch more of that Tonight Show video earlier in the video, do they say which band member's trombone that is?
It looks to be pretty snazzy...
It looks to be pretty snazzy...
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They (Tommy) said they leased/rented it.
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I love this picture!
Andy Griffith seemed to always use a Conn Eb, if I remember correctly.
Now that’s avatar worthy!
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The “Mayberry Band” episode where Andy hoodwinks a traveling band to play with them so that the mayor will let them go to a band festival is on right now. A classic.
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