I am walking down a dark lane lined with trees which have shed their leaves. I see in the trees one bird it seems to cower and shiver in the wind. Its feathers seem to be worn with time. It moves closer to the trunk of the tree as the wind blows harder.
I walked to the top of the ladder, climbed up on the roof, turned around and sat down looking down. I pulled another scoop of goop out of the gutter and placed it within the bucket I had hanging on the hook below me. The long row of gutter ahead was scoop by scoop being […]
It seems so much of our life is spent working to prove something to someone else. In our early years, we aspire to gain the approval of our parents or key mentors that wish to see us succeed in education, sports, music or whatever dream they hold for us or share with us. Sometimes, it’s […]
I opened the door and the thickly painted white screen door slammed behind me. I seldom noticed the sound it made as I bounded down the three steps from our front stoop. Once down on the sidewalk, I was hidden from the street behind the huge green box hedges fronted by azaleas. Once I was […]
Randall Franks is featured in the 80th Anniversary edition of Cashbox Magazine in a special AirPlay Direct spotlight. Find it on Page 102 next to a great feature on Shirley Caesar. This edition is packed with features on music stars from Chubby Checker to Willie Nelson. Also check out a nice spotlight on my friend Amy Scruggs. […]
American actor and entertainer Randall Franks of Ringgold appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Labor Day weekend at the Grand Master Fiddler Championship. “It is always an honor to be part of this great event which has played a role in my life since I first competed as a youth at […]
Sometimes there are points in life when one reflects on topics that bring worry, sadness, concern or even depression. They can pile up on our mind like leaves falling from the trees in autumn covering the roots that feed our soul.
I covered the cloth in furniture polish and pushed it across the top of the wardrobe, removing each object perched there and giving it a good going over. When I was a boy, I always wondered what was on top of the wardrobe because I couldn’t see it. Now I wish I didn’t. Dust seems […]
Appalachian fiddler, humorist and actor Randall Franks, “Officer Randy Goode” of “In the Heat of the Night,” was inducted into the Tri-State Gospel Music Hall of Fame Aug. 6, 2022, at Parkway Baptist Church in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Franks was included in a class of inductees including Kelly Nelon, the late Rex Nelon, Peg McKamey Bean, […]
77 YEARS OF AMERICAN MUSIC – Appalachian Actor/Entertainer Randall Franks and his Hollywood Hillbilly Jamboree recently celebrated its 77th Anniversary Performance at the Colonnade in Ringgold, Ga. for the North Georgia EMC. The show was started as one of the several stage productions operated by Grand Ole Opry and Western Film star Ramblin’ “Doc” Tommy […]
