Randall Franks

Birth Name:

Randall Franks

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Actor, Music department, Camera department

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
Has been designated the "Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle․"
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
Recognized by the International Bluegrass Music Museum as a Bluegrass Legend in 2010
Was inducted into the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013
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

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