James Best (Jim Lindsey) Lied About His Guitar Playing To Get A Role On The Andy Griffith Show

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[@alphonsocarioti512]

Yes, James Best said he lied about being able to play but did own two guitars. I still like Best. Good actor. Liked him on Twilight Zone too.

[@sgt.bulldog4147]

Loved Jamed Best as Roscoe P. Coltrain on Dukes of Hazard.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Me too

[@P.G.1966]

My mom used to say...We're all full of a little larceny.

[@jimcrabtree2827]

Hey Bob, We mentioned James Best a while ago. I have been playing guitar for about 50 years and I noticed he had no idea about cord structure or how to fake playing a lead on the guitar, However it was James Best and the Andy Griffith show that prompted me to learn the guitar because I liked the character that he played on the show and I thought if I could play like that , I would be really Cool !

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thing is, if we could play like Barney Kessel, we would be doing great! Elvis was my inspiration, but then I went to bass, because guitar players are a dime a dozen but bass players here are scarce. It got me lots of gigs..one band for 17 years

[@daleschroeder5582]

It also helps he was a good looking guy 😁always enjoyed his acting on other shows he was on😁

[@daleschroeder5582]

I really enjoyed this trivia bob 😁 lets not forget barney on the bongos🤣

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Bringing nellie home just aint a fittib song for bongos😉 (and his french harp)

[@daveduncan8004]

Hey uncle Bob yeah we could tell James best one playing the guitar home with that guy that did play it was really good and and it worked out all right and we appreciate you doing what you do you’re a great guy and will be praying for you

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thank you Dave! Have a blessed Sunday

[@daveduncan8004]

Hey again uncle Bob I’ve been playing the five string banjo since 74 and it was really easy to pick out that he wasn’t playing the guitar still a great show

[@daleschroeder5582]

pickin and a grinning😁roy clark was very good to😁

[@robertcampain612]

Thanks for the info!! I’ll look up the Wrecking Crew!

[@daleschroeder5582]

wait its the longest yard movie😁

[@rdnysal]

my dad was at bar in Green Valley in 1981called the Copper Quail and George Lindsay came in and sat at bar talked about stuff just like ordinary person

[@daviddaigle2419]

I loved James best and I'm sad to know he was not play a note but now I know why he didn't have a amp ,

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Even had he played they would have recorded it before hand and he would have faked it to his own playing. The darlings never played on the show, the dillards pre-recorded all of the music for the show and they lipsinced it

[@leestoner4337]

Yes the Wrecking Crew as did music for one of my favorite shows,The Partridge Family, have a great day Bob,.🙏🖖

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

They backed too many bands to mentioned

[@kelseymathias3881]

I love the Partridge Family. David Cassidy was so underrated. I miss him.

[@jackkircher1755]

They most certainly did a beautiful job making Jim's playing look totally authentic!

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

not really

[@hemming57]

Dear Bob, Funfact: My old drama teacher Wynn Pearce lied about playing the guitar when he auditioned for No time for Sergeants in NY in the 1950's that starred Andy Griffith. He got the part but had a friend give him a quick lesson on the guitar before rehearsal. He passed and stayed in the play.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Musta been one very fast learner

[@hemming57]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 Well, when Andy went to Hollywood to shoot the movie, Wynn took over his part as under study.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Very cool

[@finoroverato7640]

Barney was an amazing guitarist.Especially Jazz. A legend! Loved to sweep pick. A master

[@brucewinningham4959]

I am so sorry to hear Robert Young had so many issues going on. That's Sad!

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

He couldn’t play guitar, but he could sure paint. His artwork is for sale on his website and Facebook pages!

[@d.g.n9392]

Also saw James Best on the old movie, “Francis goes to Westpoint”, from 1950’s As a west point cadet. 🙋‍♂️🙏

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

He did quite a few movies. The guy could act

[@larrypetreemusic]

This show is great, if only the intro wasn't so long, perhaps edited to the point where you name appears.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thanks. You can skip passed it just by fast forwarding it a bit

[@larrypetreemusic]

of course. But folks don't like to wait. @@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585

[@davehorton1486]

Someone should have shown James how to Fake Play. He didn`t come close on how to Play a Guitar. It was still fun to watch. Everyone knew James didn`t Play those songs.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Only one worse then him at it was potsie on happy days

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

That Jazzmaster guitar would be worth some bucks today.

[@Moviemike10]

Actually just watched the GUITAR MAN episode last night. Great fact!

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Great episode

[@beneaththecrust4661]

"Best cannot play a lick." Say what now?

[@kelseymathias3881]

Hi Uncle Bob, This is one of your best episodes. I love the Wrecking Crew. Totally uncool-looking people (a bunch of "Cyranos") whose appearance betrays their talent. Carol Kaye has always been one of my heroes. I can't play the bass like my Uncle Bob does so well "wickedly" 😎but I did get to hold a Hofner and was briefly in Heaven. Have a heavenly Sunday UB. Thanks for being here, especially in these times.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

It's a shame that you have to look like a model to make it, when normal musicians (who play much better then those that made it) are either in the background or are weekend warriors

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 Regular-looking people who reveal their musical talents are actually seen as more attractive...Some study found that women love men who play music...because a man who has the time for "art" must be very good at acquiring the basic necessities of staying alive (getting food and shelter) and so are seen as better mates (from the women's point of view) 😎Rock on!

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Lol...not bass players...women like guitarist and drummers

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 re: Paul McCartney...I don't hear a lot of quiet when he's in the house 😊

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

He was a bug...there's a difference

[@robertmac7833]

Hey uncle Bob, I started picking guitar around ‘68 or ‘69 after discovering a Chet Atkins album on my mom’s dresser. Been going at it ever since. I got pretty trained ears, so I quickly saw the discrepancy you mentioned! Plus if you listen closely, you hear drums playing too! That’s pretty good talent, to make an acoustic sound like an electric PLUS make it sound like drums! Even Chet couldn’t do that! But it was fun! So the close-ups were actually of Barney Kessel’s hands?

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Yup...i started playing in 81 i think it was...played guitar for awhile before realizing bands were in more in need of bass players so i learned bass...had a good "career" in music. Got to do a lot of things thst most havent. Like traveling the world playing for the troops. That was my favorite thing

[@robertmac7833]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 Do you get to play bass in church?

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Nope..trying to put a contemporary Christian band together. Not easy finding the right people

[@robertmac7833]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 I see. I played in church (music team) on guitar. Had a very close brother who played bass with me.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

I bet that was awesome..got any video?

[@daviddaigle2419]

The first time it was a electric guitar also don't believe what you see an here,

[@orangehornet57]

It's obvious that James Best wasn't doing his own playing. Watch the closeups. Someone sure had hairy arms. How many families own pianos as status symbols? Yet no one knows how to play it. When folks fake playing, you wonder if they ever go to the effort of miming the actual chords. A biography of Buck Owens said that the music was pre-recorded on Hee Haw. They air strummed on camera. The Wrecking Crew was a very talented group of musicians. Carole Kaye took issue with that name. She claimed Hal Blaine came up with it. Some of those folks, such as Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, and Larry Knetchel, had careers of their own. It's sad the Monkees got so much flax over using those folks. This bunch played for many other groups in LA. James Best must have done something right. He got to come back for another episode. Unfortunately, success had spoiled Jim Lindsey. How come Bobby Fleet got recast? Was the original actor unavailable? Or did TPTB want a more serious touch? Perhaps Freddy was his brother. Bing Crosby's brother Bob was a bandleader.

[@daleschroeder5582]

eddie van halen wanted glen campbell to teach him how to play the guitar and eddie wanted to join the band kiss gene said wait you will find the right guys😁gene was right😃

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

@daleschroeder5582 that's not accurate. Eddie was already in the band that would become Van Halen when Gene saw them perform. In fact Gene signed them and wanted to call them Daddy Longlegs. When Van Halen got an offer from another record label Gene tore up the contract.

[@chrissimpson1183]

Love Hanes best coo coo coo!