Andy Griffith
Andrew Samuel Griffith was born on June 1, 1926 in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Andy Griffith was an actor best known for the '60s comedy show that was named after him. He attended the University of North Carolina where he studied to be a preacher, but switched his interests to pursue drama and music. With his Southern drawl, Griffith easily landed roles requiring a Southerner, and he starred in the 1955 Broadway production of No Time for Sergeants. His most acclaimed film role was in 1957's A Face in the Crowd. He made his move to television in 1960 with The Andy Griffith Show, which also starred Don Knotts and child actor Ron Howard, who would go on to fame as a director as an adult. The show ran until 1968 and spun off a sequel titled Mayberry R.F.D. In the late '80s, Griffith starred in a successful program titled Matlock, in which he played a lawyer. Griffith’s recording career was not nearly as celebrated as his acting, yet he did record a number of albums and singles (in addition to comedy records and soundtracks from his television shows). He had one charting single in 1955, "Make Yourself Comfortable," on Capitol Records, which reached number 26 in the U.S. Griffith returned to the recording studio in the '90s to record a number of popular religious and seasonal albums. He died at his home on Roanoke Island in North Carolina on July 3, 2012. He was 86 years old.
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12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bound For The Promised Land
Gospel - Released by Sparrow on Jan 1, 2005
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Themes And Laughs From The Andy Griffith Show
Humour - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1961
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Love To Tell Story: 25 Hymns
Gospel - Released by Sparrow on Jan 1, 1996
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American Originals (Remastered)
Humour - Released by Capitol Records on Jan 1, 1993
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Somebody Bigger Than You And I
Country - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Dec 10, 1996
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What It Is, Is Andy Griffith (Andy's Greatest Comedy Monologues & Old-Timey Songs)
Folk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1995
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Back 2 Back Comedy Hits
Humour - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 2003
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What It Was, Was Football
Pop - Released by Resnik Music Group on Mar 17, 1954
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Viewpoint 1959
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Old Line Music on Jul 28, 2016
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