Was this a Fifties rock 'n' roller or a musician in Mayberry?

It takes a true Andy Griffith Show expert or rockabilly royalty to ace this one!

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The Andy Griffith Show was about as musical as a sitcom can get without going full-blown Broadway. Sheriff Andy loved to pluck his guitar. Opie jammed in a band. Bluegrass pickers came down from the hills. Farmers had the voices of angels. Even Barney was in the choir (though his talent was questionable).

Fictional rock 'n' roll stars even passed through Mayberry.

Which got us thinking — can you tell the difference between a character from The Andy Griffith Show and a real-life rocker from the 1950s?

Try to sniff out the early rock stars and the TV folk!

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  1. Jim Lindsey
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  2. Sleepy LaBeff
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  3. Dean Darling
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  4. Freddy Fleet
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  5. Thurston Harris
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  6. Narvel Felts
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  7. Hank Mizell
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  8. Burly Peters
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  9. Janis Martin
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  10. Phil Sunkel
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  11. Keevy Hazelton
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  12. Buddy Knox
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  13. Clifford Johnson
     CBS Television Distribution/The Everett Collection
  14. Carl Mann
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Was this a Fifties rock 'n' roller or a musician in Mayberry?

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118 Comments

Wendy57 1 day ago
13/14
Loved all the music included on the Andy Griffith Show.
Sway 2 days ago
11/14…did ok for the first 9
Lillyrose 3 days ago
8 out of 14. I don't watch the Andy Griffith Show, and I've never heard of any of the singers. All guesses.
bmoore4026 3 days ago
7 out of 14. Then again, I've never really watched The Andy Griffith Show and was guessing the whole way.
McGillahooala 3 days ago
13/14. Missed #9. My mom grew up down the road from Narvel Felts.
Big3Fan 3 days ago
1️⃣3️⃣ I was rockin', but got rolled by Janis.
tanya7100 3 days ago
I took this same quiz about four years ago and STILL missed the same one! (I didn't post my answer then, but it's 13/14 both times.)
mda 3 days ago
13/14. On #3 his real last name is Webb.
justjeff 3 days ago
11/14 - OK, they caught me on a couple because the names were "cool enough to fool"... [and I think I *did* take this quiz before, so I'll repeat that there's things to correct here]...

1. It's Sleepy LaBeef, NOT Sleepy LaBeff - and he was known as "The Human Juke Box"...
2. Thurston Harris was an R&B singer, NOT a 50's rocker, although his one major hit "Little Bitty Pretty One" did cross over to the pop charts...
teire 3 days ago
8/14. I started out ok, but that did not last long.
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