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Actor/entertainer Randall Franks is best known as "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night," a role he performed on NBC and CBS from 1988-1993. Franks appears with Ann Varnum on The Morning Show in May 1990 discussing his work on "In the Heat of the Night," on WTVY-TV in Dothan, Ala. and an upcoming appearance with Grammy winners The Cox Family at a Bluegrass Festival. He has co-starred or starred in 14 films with superstars including Dolly Parton, Christian Slater, William Hurt and Stella Parton and legendary western star "Doc" Tommy Scott. His most recent film "Lukewarm" with John Schneider, Bill Cobbs and Nicole Gale Anderson. The International Bluegrass Music Museum Legend's musical stylings have been heard in 150 countries and by more than 25 million Americans. His musical career boasts 18 album releases, 17 singles, and over 200 recordings with various artists from various genres. The award-winning fiddler's best selling release, "Handshakes and Smiles" was a top twenty Christian music seller. Many of his albums were among the top 30-bluegrass recordings of their release year. The Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame member shared a top country vocal collaboration with Grand Ole Opry stars The Whites. In addition to his solo career which includes 13 years of guest starring for the Grand Ole Opry, Franks is a former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Jim and Jesse's Virginia Boys and has performed with Jeff and Sheri Easter, The Lewis Family, the Marksmen Quartet, Elaine and Shorty, "Doc" Tommy Scott's Last Real Old Time Medicine Show and Doodle and the Golden River Grass. He is past chairman of the Catoosa Citizens for Literacy, which assists individuals in learning to read and pursuing a GED at its Catoosa County Learning Center near Ringgold, Ga. He is also president of the Share America Foundation, Inc. that provides the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship to musicians continuing the traditional music of Appalachia. He hosts a monthly concert series at the historic Ringgold Depot which helps fund the scholarships. He authored four books. His latest is "A Mountain Pearl: Appalachian Reminiscing and Recipes." His others are including "Stirring Up Success with a Southern Flavor" and "Stirring Up Additional Success with a Southern Flavor," both with Shirley Smith, and "Snake Oil, Superstars and Me" with "Doc" Tommy Scott and Shirley Swiesz. Appalachian scholar Loyal Jones included Randall among his generation's leading country humorists in his book "Country Music Humorists and Comedians." He often includes humor in his syndicated column "Southern Style" that appears weekly in newspapers from North Carolina to Texas. For more information, visit http://randallfranks.com/. I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home (Bill Monroe/Bill Monroe Music & Unichappell Music/BMI) Back Up and Push (Randall Franks/Peach Picked Pub./BMI) Enhancements © 2013 Peach Picked Productions for Randall Franks TV