While America’s media concentrated upon candidate negatives and battles in community streets, I was honored to spend some amazing hours away from these talking heads and among some of our country’s most amazing people. They had not gathered over political policies, perceived injustice had not placed them on opposite sides of a demonstration. Music had […]
The election is nearing and we will soon go to polls and choose a vision for the future of our country. Whenever such an opportunity is at hand, I reflect back on family stories centered around elections. In the early days of our country, people actually had a passion about the right to vote and […]
Award-winning author Randall Franks, best known as “Officer Randy Goode” from TV’s “In the Heat of the Night,” moves his focus into the realm of fiction with his upcoming November release “A Badge or an Old Guitar.” “After sharing snippets of fiction in my syndicated columns, I am excited to bring an entire story to […]
A Mountain Pearl : Appalachian Reminiscing and Recipes “A Mountain Pearl” follows the adventures of a young, Appalachian girl as she grows up in the secluded valley below the Gravelly Spur Mountain during the Great Depression. She and her family and friends experience the ups and downs of pioneer life in a beautiful valley almost […]
My career in country music has allowed me the blessing of doing shows with a lot of our stars. It always enthuses me when I can share great news about friends I have met along the way. One of those is country chart-topper Sylvia is who will release her new CD It’s All in the […]
Entertainer/actor Randall Franks reflects on his musical successes by defining a special purpose for his recordings with a special CD series. “Randall Franks: 30 Years on Radio and TV Volume I,” released this month worldwide from the Share America Foundation in cooperation with Crimson Records, shares 23 Christian music and comedy recordings that helped Franks […]
It is amazing how God will open doors for people in their life. My road to Hollywood and network television is one He set in motion at an early age. I remember going to my mother and telling her “Mommy, I want to play my music on television like Flatt and Scruggs or The Darlings.” […]
Bluegrass Music: Filling the River with Tears Randall Franks and Mountain Cove Bluegrass (Randall Franks/Peach Picked Publishing/BMI) Actor/Entertainer/Author Randall Franks launched his YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/randallfranks beginning with his early folk music footage; and the channel now nears a half million viewers from around the world. “When we began, I never imagined how folks interested in […]
Randall Franks will direct a segment of the annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Show featuring the Distinguished Achievement Awards. “Bluegrass music is one of my greatest loves,” he said. “Playing a part in honoring the greats of our industry for their lifetime of commitment, as well as those we recognize for their special industry […]
Every time I step through the doors of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn., I am struck with the immense size of the museum and all its facilities. Knowing our genre’s starting point, having such a place to remember, honor, foster and preserve, what has been accomplished is amazing. I […]
