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    • Jun 1, 1926
    Actor Andy Griffith is born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. His 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show" becomes a touchstone for small-town America, and he's namechecked in Tex Ritter's "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven." He also appears in the video for Brad Paisley's "Waitin' On A Woman"
    May 1, 1954
    Comedian Andy Griffith makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
    May 26, 1957
    Marty Robbins performs "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" on "The Steve Allen Show." The NBC telecast also features Dean Martin, Martha Raye, Erroll Garner and Andy Griffith
    May 28, 1957
    Andy Griffith plays a hobo as the movie "A Face In The Crowd" debuts in theaters. Big Jeff Bess, a future co-owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, portrays a sheriff in the picture, which also features Walter Matthau, Burl Ives and comedian Rod Brasfield, who goads Griffith into singing "Rye Whiskey"
    Feb 3, 1961
    Tex Ritter records "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven," namechecking late comedian Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post. Also referenced: Roy Acuff, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers and Eddie Dean, among others
    Feb 13, 1961
    Clarence White and Roland White appear as members of The Country Boys on an episode of the CBS sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show"
    May 1, 1961
    Roland White and Clarence White appear as members of the fictitious band The Country Boys in an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" on CBS
    Apr 29, 1963
    The Dillards make their second appearance as the fictitious bluegrass band The Darlings on the CBS-TV sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show"
    Oct 28, 1963
    The Dillards and Andy Griffith play a version of "Dueling Banjos" during the CBS telecast of "The Andy Griffith Show"
    Mar 30, 1964
    The Dillards, in their role as the fictitious band The Darlings, play "Bile Them Cabbage Down" during the CBS sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show"
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