My first guess was gonna be "Never Hit Your Grandma With A Great Big Stick,"
but then I realized that song was never sung, just mentioned. So my guess is
"Midnight Special," which Andy sang with Jim Lindsey in the episode called "The
Guitar Player Returns" from the 1960-61 season. "Midnight Special" was a hit
for Paul Evans in 1960. It first charted as a rhythm 'n blues hit for Tiny
Grimes in 1948, and made the Billboard Top 40 charts again in 1965 with a
version by Johnny Rivers. Rivers' version was also the theme for the "Midnight
Special," late night TV show, in the 70's and early 80's. The song was first
recorded as a folk song in the 1920's, and has been recorded by artists like
Leadbelly, Paul McCartney, Little Richard, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Harry
Belafonte, The Kingston Trio, Van Morrison and even Andy Griffith, himself.
Though he had a few other chart hits, Paul Eveans is probabaly more famous as a
songwriter. Among the songs he has written are "Roses Are Red" (Bobby Vinton),
and two Elvis hits - "I Gotta Know" and
"The Next Step Is Love."
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