As a native North Carolinian, I am required (I think by law) to love the
Andy Griffith show, and I really do. It saved me from much homesickness
when I was off in the wilds of Texas in grad school. In both the episodes
referred to below, the marvelous character actress Reta Shaw played Barney's
voice teacher, Eleanora Poultice. I think she's my favorite character in
the whole series, and I giggle madly every time I see her. Eleanora guiding
Barney through "me-may-my-mo-mu" is right up there with the speech teacher
scene in Singing in the Rain. :-)
Lee Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
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From: "snide76258" <snide76258@y...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [vocalist] documentary or movie about singers?
> --- In vocalist-temporary@y..., thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...>
> wrote:
> It reminds me of my favorite "Andy
> > Griffith Show" episode in which Barney is the soloist for the town
> chorus,
> > but sings so badly, Andy tells him to use a special microphone that
> works
> > best the softer you sing.
>
> Acually, I think there are two DIFFERENT episodes invovlving Barney
> singing. In the one you mention, a professional is brought in from
> another town to sing backstage while Barney sings inaudibly into the
> mike. What is hysterically funny is Barney's reaction. He thinks that
> he is hearing himself!
>
> In another, we discover that Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) has an excellent
> voice and he "beats out" Barney for a solo with the community chorus.
>
> Which brings me to a quick story...When I was a sophomore in HS, our
> choir was doing a piece with a male solo. Te director made all of the
> guys learn it and audition, whether we thought we could do it or not.
> About the only "classical" singer I knew of was Jim Nabors (who
> appeared regularly on The Carol Burnett Show, etc.) so I tried to
> sing it like I thought he would. I got the solo, and the rest, as
> they say, is history!
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