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I wrote to James Best and he told me he faked the guitar playing, and did not reveal who the musician was.Listen to the last, long riff at the end of the first guitar segment of episode #31, Jim at Sheriff's office with Andy & Barney,(available on youtube): Fast, jazzy & technically superior. Someone's hands are shown close-up, playing the riff, but not the face. The shot is edited in & out, not panned to & away from, ie: not James . Episode #3: The actor's hands are avoided by the camera. Being a major CBS show , this was probably the network staff session player, (they don't have those anymore), who was probably a well known jazz man, too. Still a mystery, though. If my memory serves me, the guitarist is Herb Ellis. His name appears in the credits after the show. To those unfamiliar with the name he is a world class jazz guitarist and as with many of them, played on many rock n' roll era recordings. UPDATE: It turns out there is also an -actor-,(not the guitarist), named Herb Ellis, and Mr. Ellis plays a character in that episode. When I discovered this, I continued my search for the soundtrack's actual guitarist. After checking the credits of various player, it turns out that Howard Roberts is the only one who lists the Andy Griffith Show. This also makes sense musically, as Roberts was one of the few who played jazz and rock 'n roll with equal authenticity. Howard Roberts, absolutely.
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Mike Wanchic: guitar; backing vocals Andy York: guitar; harmonica; backing vocals
At the gas station.
The Andy Griffith Show - 1960 The Guitar Player Returns 1-31 was released on: USA: 15 May 1961
They started with Henry Padovani and Andy Summers on guitar, but Padovani left early on and Andy Summers was the only guitarist after that.
The cast of An Evening with Andy Williams - 1978 includes: Nick Curtis as Himself - Singer Benny Green as Himself - Interviewer Dick Shreve as Himself - Piano Player Trish Turner as Herself - Singer Garry Walters as Himself - Bass Guitar Player George Whyle as Himself - Musical Director Andy Williams as Himself - Performer Bruce Windham as Himself - Lead Guitar Player
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No. Andy died in 1984.
I wrote to James Best and he told me he faked the guitar playing, and did not reveal who the musician was.Listen to the last, long riff at the end of the first guitar segment of episode #31, Jim at Sheriff's office with Andy & Barney,(available on youtube): Fast, jazzy & technically superior. Someone's hands are shown close-up, playing the riff, but not the face. The shot is edited in & out, not panned to & away from, ie: not James . Episode #3: The actor's hands are avoided by the camera. Being a major CBS show , this was probably the network staff session player, (they don't have those anymore), who was probably a well known jazz man, too. Still a mystery, though. If my memory serves me, the guitarist is Herb Ellis. His name appears in the credits after the show. To those unfamiliar with the name he is a world class jazz guitarist and as with many of them, played on many rock n' roll era recordings. UPDATE: It turns out there is also an -actor-,(not the guitarist), named Herb Ellis, and Mr. Ellis plays a character in that episode. When I discovered this, I continued my search for the soundtrack's actual guitarist. After checking the credits of various player, it turns out that Howard Roberts is the only one who lists the Andy Griffith Show. This also makes sense musically, as Roberts was one of the few who played jazz and rock 'n roll with equal authenticity. Howard Roberts, absolutely.
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Jim Lindsey 'Return Of The Guitar Player' drove the convertible Mercedes 109s which eventually got repossessed.
"The Andy Griffith Show" was a spin-off of "The Danny Thomas Show". In the Danny Thomas episode, Francis Bavier played a completely different character. When "The Andy Griffith Show" debuted, the first episode had Aunt Bea coming to live with Andy and Opie.
There is not any information online as to what Andy root rhiannon is and whether or not it can be flattened out. Andy Santospago plays the guitar on the song Rhiannon.