retail distribution of artists in bluegrass and Southern gospel into the mainstream record and radio markets. In the Heat of the Night Christmas Franks and his In the Heat of the Night co-star Alan Autry joined forces under the banner of Autry-Franks Productions to produce the charity In the Heat of the Night CD Christmas Time's A Comin featuring the them and the other cast members of the show Carroll O'Connor , Howard Rollins, Anne-Marie Johnson, David Hart (actor), Geoffrey Thorne, Crystal Fox, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Sharon Pratt and others. The project raised funds for drug abuse prevention charities. With Franks producing, Autry performed his rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in homage to Gene Autry. Franks performed an original song with Grand Ole Opry stars The Whites entitled "Let's Live Everyday Like It was Christmas". The duo both performed on "Jingle Bells" and "Christmas Time's A Comin ". Franks and Autry were able to include many music legends, some among them, Country Music Hall of Famers Kitty Wells, Jimmy Dickens, and Pee Wee King as well as many top legends from the Bluegrass genre, from Jim and Jesse to the Lewis Family. The Christmas Time's A Comin '' CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA was popular in 1991 and 1992. Autry and Franks marked the 20th Anniversary in 2012 with a charity re-release available from the Share America Foundation, Inc. The duo released it to worldwide radio in a partnership with AirPlay Direct in 2019 seeing the project climb to #1 on the AirPlay Direct Global Christmas Radio Charts. In 2022, the album hit #36 on the AirPlay Direct Top 50 Global Holiday/Christmas Albums Music publishing Franks opened Peach Picked Publishing associated with Broadcast Music Inc. in the early 1980s focusing initially on the music created by him and his bandmates. While he has written songs for large publishing companies including Lowery Music Group, Chris White Music, and Chestnut Mound Publishing, he continues writing for Peach Picked including his hit bluegrass recording "Filling the River with Tears", popularized by David Davis and the Warrior River Boys. Eventually, Peach Picked expanded to include work from bluegrass hall of fame members including Chubby Wise and Curly Seckler, Georgia Music Hall of Fame member Cotton Carrier, and recordings by acts including Marty Stuart, Ralph Stanley, The Grateful Dead, and David Davis and the Warrior River Boys. Franks also formed Randall Franks Music to