Before he did any TV series, "Deacon" Andy Griffith recorded some hilarious monologues, poems/songs, etc.   Here are some of my favorites, from 1958:

What It Was, Was Football"

Romeo and Juliet

Swan Lake

The Preacher And The Bear

Hamlet

Love Poems To The Lovely Juanita

Conversation With A Mule

The Preacher And The Bear (poem/song)

Cleopatra, Queen Of The Nile

Andy was an American treasure.   Wonderful actor, humorist, voice for liberal and humanitarian causes, etc.

We'll miss you, Andy.   Thanks for leaving us so many memories, both recorded and otherwise.