There is so much wonderful music associated with The Andy Griffith Show from the opening theme to the emotion creating background music played in every episode. Earle Hagen is the man who created that music and the emotions within us with the skill of a master.
Let’s learn a little more about Hagen and the music that has touched our hearts.
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Following episode #88, Mayberry fan Gaither Harwood stayed around in the chat room (I record the show live and some folks drop by and watch the live feed) and confirmed that Earle Hagen’s son was the original finger snapper for the Theme of The Andy Griffith Show.
I had thought that Earle had told me that during a conversation so when Gaither mentioned the same fact I was excited. I had not mentioned Deane Hagen’s finger snapping on the podcast because I couldn’t confirm my information. Thankfully Gaither has a better memory than me and pointed me right to that odd fact known by few in “The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference” by Dale Robinson and David Fernandes (page 310 of the hardcover edition).
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The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference (Hardcover) – Weaver’s only remaining copy of this book in hardcover does have a little shelf wear on the bottom edges and corner of the front cover, but it’s in very good shape for a book that’s now 16 years old.
Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #90: Bob James
Several folks responded to our last episode about the “king” of whistlers, Fred Lowery. If you didn’t hear lasts weeks show (#87), you may want to go back and give it a listen before this episode. We’ll talk a bit more about who exactly it was that whistled the theme of The Andy Griffith Show and theories about why people believe that Mr. Lowery was that whistler.
We’ll also be talking a bit about Mayberry Days held the last full weekend of September in Andy Griffith’s hometown Mt. Airy, NC. It’s certainly a sight to behold and I encourage you to attend Mayberry Days if you have a chance. It’s gooooood!
If you can’t attend, there are other events related to Mayberry and you can learn about them by going to the “Event Calendar” link at iMayberry.com. Try and make plans to visit one of these events and support folks that are trying to bring a little bit of Mayberry to your corner of the world.
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Mayberry Days – The Surry Arts Council official web site about the annual Mayberry Days celebration. Photos of past events, ticket information, and all kinds of information to help you see why Mayberry Days is somewhere any fan would enjoy.
Songfacts.com – All kinds of discussion about who whistled the theme to The Andy Griffith Show.
Whistling – Good, everyday whistling can be heard on “The Andy Griffith Show” theme. Ho-hum. Compared to amateur whistling, virtuoso whistling is as space travel is to a walk down the lane.
Fred Lowery @ SpaceAgePop.com – Fred Lowery was the most successful professional whistler of the 1940s and 1950s. Blinded by scarlet fever at the age of two, he was sent to the Texas School for the Blind in Austin when he was seven. Born 2 November 1909, Palestine, Texas; Died December 1984, Jacksonville, Texas.
TCNW 87 Facebook photos – Check out the Facebook fan page for Two Chairs No Waiting for images mentioned in this episode.
Who was “the whistler?” What am I talking about….well, there have been reports for years of folks saying “the guy who whistled the theme to The Andy Griffith Show came to my school when I was young.” The name most associated with that statement is Fred Lowery. We talk tonight about the who it was that actually whistled the theme.
The links below will give you so wonderful references about Fred Lowery who is known to many as the “King of Whistlers.” He was a famous whistler back in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
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Whistling – Good, everyday whistling can be heard on “The Andy Griffith Show” theme. Ho-hum. Compared to amateur whistling, virtuoso whistling is as space travel is to a walk down the lane.
Fred Lowery @ SpaceAgePop.com – Fred Lowery was the most successful professional whistler of the 1940s and 1950s. Blinded by scarlet fever at the age of two, he was sent to the Texas School for the Blind in Austin when he was seven. Born 2 November 1909, Palestine, Texas; Died December 1984, Jacksonville, Texas.
TCNW 87 Facebook photos – Check out the Facebook fan page for Two Chairs No Waiting for images mentioned in this episode.
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