What It Was, Was Football

Posted Sep 12, 2020
Before the gospel albums, before that famous whistled theme song, there was a comedy record. In 1953, just down the road from his UNC alma mater, Andy Griffith recorded the story of a country preacher (or deacon, perhaps) who accidentally stumbles into his first collegiate football game. The recording was sent back to Chapel Hill for mastering and distribution. (Tar Heel Blog)

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