manage the publishing and music catalogs of other artists. In this effort, he has assisted artists in negotiating monies from film, television, and sources around the world, including artists Ramblin' "Doc" Tommy Scott, Bill Monroe, Jim and Jesse, Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and Curly Seckler. Awards Franks was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and the North Georgia Musicians Wall of Fame in 2009. The Carolinas Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Hall of Fame presented him it’s Legend Award and designated him as the “Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle” in 2010. He was inducted into the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019, Catoosa County Chamber Business Person Hall of Fame and Catoosa County Patriotic Citizen of the Year in 2020 and the Tri-State Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2022. As an actor, Randall shares in several awards, primarily, two NAACP Awards for Outstanding Drama Series in 1992 and 1993 during his time on "In the Heat of the Night" and several Film Festival Awards including Best Feature Film and Best Ensemble Cast for the film "The Cricket's Dance." Franks has been honored with many awards including the Fiddlin' John Carson Award, A.S.E. Male Vocalist of the Year, The Cotton Carrier Award, Little Jimmy Dempsey Musician Award, and a Sons of the American Revolution Citizenship Award. The Governor of Kentucky honored him for his contributions to the music of Bill Monroe. Catoosa County designated him "Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle" in 2004. Franks received the Songwriter of the Year Award from the Atlanta Society of Entertainers in 2009 for his song "The Old Black Fiddle" and also received Bluegrass Band of the Year with the Georgia Bluegrass Mafia Band. The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky honored Franks as a Bluegrass Legend at its 2010 and 2011 Pioneers of Bluegrass Gatherings alongside fellow Blue Grass Boys and other pioneers. Randall Franks and the Georgia Mafia Bluegrass Band received the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018 Atlanta Society of Entertainers Bluegrass Band of the Year Award. The Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle was honored as a feature performer alongside the Watkins Family by the Appalachian Regional Commission at its annual conference in 2010. Franks said he was honored when the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Museum in