Nine Pound Hammer - Randall Franks & Caleb Lewis - Appalachian Sounds

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A RANDALL FRANKS WEB SERIES - "APPALACHIAN SOUNDS"
Appalachian Entertainer/Actor Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night" performs with musical guests on his Americana music show "Appalachian Sounds" featuring artists from country, bluegrass, gospel, folk and the Americana musical genres.
He appears in this video with finger-style guitarist Caleb Lewis. Lewis is a Share America Foundation Scholar who in addition to his own shows appears with Randall's historic Hollywood Hillbilly Jamboree.
On "Nine Pound Hammer" Randall Franks plays guitar and sings while Caleb plays guitar as they perform the Merle Travis song popularized by Travis and other country luminaries.
A former member Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Franks replaced Kenny Baker in Monroe's band and is celebrating his 40th Anniversary as a Blue Grass Boy.
This performance was recorded on Sept. 9, 2024 at UCTV Studios in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Special Thanks to Judy O'Neal and the UCTV Staff.
Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis/Merle's Girls Music/BMI)
Randall Franks is an International Bluegrass Hall of Fame Legend, an Independent Country Music Hall of Fame member, America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame member, Tri-State Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame member, and a a long-time Grand Ole Opry guest star with a long list of awards in multiple music genres. He is the 2024-25 Josie Music Awards Musician of the Year - Fiddle.
Randall's music is available on ITunes and Amazon Music.
Radio can find releases here: https://airplaydirect.com/music/RandallFranks/
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