Thanks for all them memories, smiles and whistles. ![]() If we dont hook a perch or bass, well cool our toes in dewy grass, Or else pull up a weed to chaw, and maybe set and jaw. I whistled the tune myself.”įarewell, Andy. Therell be you, me, and Old Dog Trey, to doodle time away. There’s a trick, call it a brain hack, that says if you say or even just think the word salivate, your mouth will begin to water. I called my bass player and drummer, and we recorded it in a little studio in Hollywood. He said of the whistled melody, aka “The Fishin’ Hole,” “I realized what the show needed was a simple tune. Hagen- who also composed themes for The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Spy, The Mod Squad and That Girl-wrote what he considered his most tossed-off for this one. The Andy Griffith Show‘s theme was written by Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer with (rarely heard) lyrics by Everett Sloane. ![]() With scores of roles to his credit-from Broadway to the Silver Screen to Matlock-the character that he is, of course, best known for is that of Sheriff Andy Taylor, the loveably laid-back peacekeeper of the fictional town of Mayberry.Īnyone who grew up watching 60s television knows that a show’s theme song was as important as the actors or the script-the first and last thing the audience heard. Andy Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 86.
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