Movin on Sing It Again Sonny
Claude Akins has a fine singing voice. Not a great vocalism, merely a good ane. Good enough for him to recall that if he were not a successful actor, he had a shot at becoming a professional Land Western vocalist. If Claude were a young man today, he might even take made onto The Voice or America's Got Talent. Who knows, he might even have won a recording contract. What "Sing It Again, Sonny" shows is that it's unsafe to accept some talent. Too little and you lot are safe, a great amount and yous are sure to make it. But, somewhere in the centre you might fool yourself with dreams of stardom. Sonny is lucky Volition is around to ground him or he may have gone over the top, thinking that he had a existent shot at stardom.
The irony of the episode is that neither Sonny nor the audience will ever know if he has plenty talent to brand it. At the final minute, Sheila Powers, played by Vera Miles regains her humanity. Sheila lies, saving Sonny from false hopes. Sheila knows that though the Grand Ol Opry wants him, Sonny's talent is not extraordinary enough and that he will exist happier continuing to alive his life as a trucker.
Vera Miles is a typical Movin' On casting coup. Miles had a tremendous career both earlier and later on her "Sing It Again, Sonny" appearance. As a successful studio player she had lead roles in Psycho, The Homo Who Shot Liberty Valence, and The Searchers. Her Telly credits are astonishing, appearing in everything from Pepsi-Cola Playhouse in 1954 to Murder She Wrote in 1991. In between she had roles in Dear Boat, Magnum P.I., Medical Middle, Columbo, Marcus Welby, and Bonanza. As a lover of old movies and television, I honey how the greats of Hollywood keep showing up as Movin' On guest stars.
The poet, John Greenleaf Whittier wrote, "Of all distressing words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.' " Those words must accept been buzzing effectually in Sonny'south heed when he decided to effort out for a trucker's talent show in Nashville. Movin' On fans volition love watching Sonny play guitar and sing, "Rollin' On." Information technology'southward fun to wait at the world of Country Western "wannabes" and the folks that prey on the hopes and dreams of people who just know they are destined exist stars. Will knows that Sonny's chances at distinction are "slim to none", but he somewhen gets on board and carries Sonny's guitar.
Vera Miles every bit Sheila Powers
Vera Miles plays a talent agent who tries to become out of trouble with a crooked businessman by convincing Sonny that she believes in his singing talent and that he has a risk to become a star. When Vera came into our offices at MGM we were immediately taken with her dazzler and terrific personality. You lot'll remember she played Lila Crane, Janet Leigh's sister, in a terrific part in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho". Leigh (guest star of Movin' On episode Wedding Bells) got top billing merely Miles was actually the co-star with Anthony Perkins. Talking with Miles about her career she said, "When I drove onto the MGM lot for our meeting today, I recalled that I have been dropped by all the best studios in town." That story endeared her to me and got her bandage in "Sing It Again, Sonny" on the spot. Whatever studio that doesn't know that they have a star in Vera Miles doesn't deserve her.
George Lindsey was an one-time friend of mine. I know you think him from "The Andy Griffith Show" and so "Mayberry, R.F.D." I had thought of giving George a standing role on the series and equally this was our last episode of flavor ii, I wanted to run into how he got on with Claude and Frank. Well, the three of them got on famously. I couldn't have asked for better chemical science. Regrettably, there was no flavor three, and then we'll never know for sure how well George would have worked out.
Sing Information technology Again, Sonny.
Because Claude did such a great job singing, I had the opportunity to tease Merle Haggard a little. I called Merle and asked him to watch the episode and tell me what he idea of Claude'southward singing. After the episode aired, Hag chosen to say that Claude had a nice voice, "But tell Claude not to give up his solar day task". So Merle added, "Barry, who put that silly costume on him?" I called Claude to tell him what Hag said and we laughed a bunch almost his would exist singing career and wardrobe choices.
In the last scene of the episode, as Sonny walks onto the stage of the venerable Grand Ole Opry…. with his guitar in mitt…. and looks nearly the darkened venue…. I'm certain he'due south thinking, "Information technology might accept been….."
Have a look and savor the looseness of our wonderful actors and their ability to take a grand time in a down to world, self-effacing fashion. And let u.s.a. know if you think Claude could have had a singing career.
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