[3] Colonial's second release was another Campbell-Beebe composition, “Way Up In North Carolina,” also performed by the Bell Tones.
[2] The record caught the attention of bandleader Fred Waring, who performed it on his musical variety television program in 1951.
[1] In the fall of 1953, a young monologist named Andy Griffith recorded a routine in the role of a naïve country preacher who describes his experience attending a college football game, which is entirely puzzling to him.
[7] On the popular music charts, the disk topped out at number 6, selling close to a million copies.
[8] In February 1957, Campbell recorded Loudermilk singing one of his own tunes, “Sittin' in the Balcony,” released under the name of “Johnny Dee.” It rose to number 38 on the charts, but became a springboard for Eddie Cochran, whose cover version reached number 18.
[8] Colonial Records' artist roster included Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean, who became a television sports commentator following his career as a Major League Baseball pitcher, and Bill Craddock, who went on to country music fame as Billy “Crash” Craddock.