The late George Lindsey with HEE-HAW friend
and cast-member, Lulu Roman (Photo by Phil Johnson)
George Lindsey’s Appearance on Salute to the Kornfield His Last as HEE-HAW Cast Member
To see a clip from Lindsey’s appearance on Salute to the Kornfield, click HERE.
Nashville, TN (May 6, 2012) – Country Music and television fans are collectively mourning the passing of George “Goober” Lindsey, who passed away early this morning at the age of 83 after an extended illness. Lindsey was probably best remembered for his character Goober Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD. Lindsey continued this beloved role on TV’s HEE-HAW, one of the longest running shows in production in television history.
Lindsey recently appeared on Country’s Family Reunion: Salute to the Kornfield, which celebrated the show and reunited many of the characters of HEE-HAW for the first time since production ended. Sadly, this was one of the last on-camera performances by George Lindsey, whose sole career mission was “to make people smile.”
“What an absolute blessing it was to have George Lindsey and all of his friends on Salute to the Kornfield,” said Larry Black, founder of Gabriel Communications and Producer of Country’s Family Reunion. “Unfortunately, for all of us, it turns out that this appearance was among his last…this makes the memories all the more precious.”
Country’s Family Reunion: Salute to the Kornfield is available in its entirety as a 5-DVD celebration of the television show HEE-HAW. It features appearances Lindsey, Roy Clark, Buddy Alan Owens, LuLu Roman, Gordie Tapp, Buck Trent, Don Harron, Charlie McCoy, Mike Snider, Barbie Benton, Roni Stoneman, Gunilla Hutton, Cathy Baker, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Lee, Larry Gatlin, Gene Watson, The Whites, Moe Bandy and more. For more information, please visit www.cfrvideos.com or by calling 1-800-820-5405.
2 comments:
I think it's a great show but some of the biggest stars have not been on or even mentioned. Let's start with the greatest, Willie Nelson plus Ray Price, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. ,Ray Price, Kitty Wells, etc.
I could go on and on but some file clerk that never heard of any of them, will probable erase this . Oh, I forgot, the "BLOG AUTHOR" whatever the He$@ that
is, has already blocked it. Hank Ranney, Naples , NY
Hank, if you have an issue with the press release, I would recommend contacting Webster and Associates PR, the ones who sent it to us and to the press.
Thanks,
The "File Clerk" who knows more about country music that you give her credit for and who also is the owner of this blog and the only one posting articles, official press releases, etc on this site.
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