Country/Bluegrass Music 1982 - I Wish You Knew - Randall Franks and the Peachtree Pickers .mpg

2010 International Bluegrass Music Museum Legend Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's 'In the Heat of the Night,' remembers the late Grand Ole Opry ® star Charlie Louvin with this 1982 performance of the Louvin Brothers' "I Wish You Knew" performed by his childhood band, the Peachtree Pickers ® . Over 25 youth and their parents and friends supported the group's efforts. They expanded their audience performing at churches, schools, fairs and music festivals and fiddler's conventions. The act recorded five albums and performed from South Carolina to Texas including repeat appearances for The Grand Ole Opry. They became regulars on "The Country Kids TV Series" seen around the world. Within three years of this April 1982 fourth place performance at the Chattahoochee Valley Fiddler's Convention, Randall's group won the title of Georgia's official bluegrass champions in 1985. Featured in this performance are Randall Franks on vocals and mandolin; Jeff Blalock on banjo; Wes Freeman on fiddle and vocals, another young performer on guitar (possibly related to Jeff Blalock in one of his only performances with the group) and Mark Nelson on bass and vocals.
The Grand Ole Opry ® is a registered trademark of Gaylord Entertainment; The Peachtree Pickers ® is a registered trademark of Randall Franks. The Louvin Brothers Music Park poster seen in this video was created by Hatch Show Print Co in 1983.
(I Wish You Knew/ Charlie and Ira Louvin/ Sony ATV-Acuff Rose Music/BMI)
Visit http://randallfranks.com/ to read Randall's column about Charlie Louvin.

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• Randall Franks
• Charlie Louvin
• Ira Louvin
• Louvin Brothers
• In the Heat of the Night
• Bill Lowery
• The Country Kids TV Series
• Grand Ole Opry
• In the Heat of The Night
• I Wish You Knew
• 1982
• Country Music
• Bluegrass Music
• Fiddler's Convention
• Jim and Jesse
• Eugene Akers
• The Peachtree Pickers