{"id":1516,"date":"2010-06-08T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2024-05-12T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T14:25:15","slug":"two-chairs-no-waiting-87-the-whistler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2010\/06\/two-chairs-no-waiting-87-the-whistler\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Chairs No Waiting 87: The Whistler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome<br \/>\nRunning time: 0:15:16<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/two_chairs_logo_200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11\" title=\"two_chairs_logo_200\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/two_chairs_logo_200-150x150.png\" alt=\"Two Chairs No Waiting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Chairs No Waiting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Who was &#8220;the whistler?&#8221; What am I talking about&#8230;.well, there have been reports for years of folks saying &#8220;the guy who whistled the theme to The Andy Griffith Show came to my school when I was young.&#8221;\u00a0 The name most associated with that statement is Fred Lowery.\u00a0 We talk tonight about the who it was that actually whistled the theme.<\/p>\n<p>The links below will give you so wonderful references about Fred Lowery who is known to many as the &#8220;King of Whistlers.&#8221;\u00a0 He was a famous whistler back in the 1940&#8217;s and 1950&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/TwoChairsNoWaiting.com\/\">TwoChairsNoWaiting.com<\/a> website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We&#8217;d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.  Call the  Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (256) 513-9526  and leave a voice mail to be part  of the show.<\/p>\n<p>If you use iTunes, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=293597632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store<\/a> and  leave a review and rating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/fred-lowery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred Lowery @ Answers.com<\/a> &#8211; Information about Mr. Lowery.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hipwax.com\/music\/oddpop\/whistle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whistling <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0 Good, everyday whistling can be heard on &#8220;The Andy Griffith Show&#8221; theme. Ho-hum. Compared to amateur whistling, virtuoso whistling is as space travel is to a walk down the lane.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceagepop.com\/lowery.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred Lowery @ SpaceAgePop.com<\/a> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/album.php?aid=236744&amp;id=103135243695&amp;l=628e34299f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TCNW 87 Facebook photos<\/a> &#8211; Check out the Facebook fan page for Two Chairs No Waiting for images mentioned in this episode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><\/strong><strong><em>Two Chairs No Waiting<\/em><\/strong> is brought to you by<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weaversdepartmentstore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeaversDepartmentStore.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #87:<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Allan Newsome<\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Visit the <em>Two Chairs No Waiting<\/em> store and share your love for the show.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/twochairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Two Chairs No Waiting Shop<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Subscribe to Two Chairs No Waiting<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"E-mail\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/email.png\" alt=\"E-mail\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twochairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Facebook Fan Page\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" alt=\"Facebook Fan Page\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Zune\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/zune-16x16.jpg\" alt=\"Zune\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=293597632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iTunes\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/itunes-icon-16x16.jpg\" alt=\"iTunes\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/imayberry.com\/podcasts\/category\/two-chairs-no-waiting\/feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RSS Feed\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/rss-icon-16x16.jpg\" alt=\"RSS Feed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who whistled the them to The Andy Griffith Show? Some believe it was Fred Lowery. Listen to see who others believe it was and to find out who is Fred Lowery. 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