Randall Franks Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013
• Has been designated the "Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle․"
• Recognized by the International Bluegrass Music Museum as a Bluegrass Legend in 2010
• Appointed as an Honorary D․A․R․E․ Officers by the National Dare Officers Association, and makes appearances all over the country encouraging a drug-free life
• Inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004
• President and founder of the Share American Foundation, which provides the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship to youth who are continuing the musical arts of Appalachia
• Perhaps best known for his role as Randy Goode in "In the Heat of the Night․"
• Is an accomplished bluegrass musician, playing the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and mountain dulcimer
• Wrote the book "A Mountain Pearl: Appalachian Reminiscing and Recipes" in 2012