You must be referring to Rafe Hollister. There was no Ray Howlinger. Rafe was a moonshiner with a great tenor voice played by Jack Prince. Rafe competes against Barney in a singing contest. We never see Barney sing but Rafe sings 'Lonesome Road' and 'New River Train' accompanied by Andy on guitar.
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Because Andy Griffith was the name of the actor who played Andy Taylor, hence the show was named after the actor, not the character.
Jack Burns played the part of Warren Ferguson on The Andy Griffith Show.
Actor Andy Griffith, best known as sheriff Andy Taylor on the Andy Griffith Show, has been married three times. First to Barbara Bray Edwards, then to Solica Cassuto, and then to his current wife, Cindi Knight.
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Denver Pyle played Brisco Darlin on Andy Griffith show