A Place to Grow
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A Place to Grow is a 1998 television
drama
film written and directed by Merlin (Merle) Miller
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Television movie
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drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
film written and directed by Merlin (Merle) Miller
Merlin Miller
Merlin L. Miller is an American independent film director, writer, and producer. His works include the 1998 television film A Place to Grow, starring Gary Morris, and the 2000 film Jericho, starring Mark Valley...
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Plot
Upon his brother's death, a recording artist returns to his hometown to sell the family farm.Synopsis
After moving back home to the farm after his brother's death, a musician and his family begin to suspect that the brother's death may not have been accidental, and that a local businessman may be involved.Cast
- Gary MorrisGary MorrisGary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s....
as Matt Walker - Tracy Kristofferson as Cheryl Shuler
- John BeckJohn Beck (actor)John Beck is an American actor. He grew up in Joliet, Illinois. Renowned as a gritty actor with plenty of presence on set, he is ultimately best-known worldwide for playing the role of Mark Graison in Dallas during the mid-1980s, but is also well-known for several other roles in which he...
as Paul Shuler - Nikki Dunaway as Laura Shuler
- Wilford BrimleyWilford BrimleyAllen Wilford Brimley is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Thing and The Firm. He had a recurring role on the 1970s television series The Waltons...
as Jake - Boxcar WillieBoxcar WillieBoxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin was an American country music singer, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat...
as Carl Betz - Woody P. Snow as Bill Carlson
- Ed Marshall as Dan
- Sandy Lowe as Linda
- Marilyn Harper as Peg
- Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
as Centennial Singer - Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
as Centennial Singer - John HornsbyJohn HornsbyJohn Hornsby is an American composer, musician and actor. He is a brother of musician and composer Bruce Hornsby, and the two have collaborated often....
as Centennial Singer - R.J. Burns as Scott Walker
- Michelle Tennis as Michelle
Soundtracks
- "A Place to Grow", written by Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
, performed by Gary MorrisGary MorrisGary Gwyn Morris is an American country music artist who charted a string of countrypolitan-styled hit songs throughout the 1980s....
, courtesy of Steve Wariner MusicSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
(BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
) - "Where Were You?", written by Gary Morris and Jeff Rea, performed by Gary Morris and Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI) - "Big Ole Black Guitar", written by Chuck Glass, Jim Glass, and Mike LambMike LambMichael Robert Lamb is an American professional baseball Utility Player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He can play the infield but shortstop, corner outfield and catcher...
, performed by John HornsbyJohn HornsbyJohn Hornsby is an American composer, musician and actor. He is a brother of musician and composer Bruce Hornsby, and the two have collaborated often....
, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI) - "Empty", written by Gary Morris and Jeff Rea, performed by Gary Morris, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI)
- "Symptoms of Love", written by Jon McElroy and Craig Karp, performed by Juice Newton, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI)
- "A Month of Blue Mondays", written by Craig Karp and Dave Gibson, performed by Steve Wariner, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI)
- "The Land", written by Jeff Rea and Jon McElroy, performed by Marty RaybonMarty RaybonMarty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...
, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI) - "Laura's Song", written by Dottie Moore and Jeff Rea, performed by Gary Morris, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI)
- "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
", arranged and performed by Gary Morris - "The Window", written by Jon McElroy and Stan Munsey, Jr.Stan E. MunseyStan E. Munsey is an American songwriter and one of several writer-musicians to emerge out of the Muscle Shoals, Alabama music scene. Munsey was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and spent a significant amount time during his early years in Sheffield, Alabama...
, performed by Gary Morris, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI) and Royalhaven Music, Inc. (BMI) - "Back on the Tractor", written by Jon McElroy and Tony Mullins, performed by Matt KingMatt KingMatt King is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club, Warrington Wolves. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative three-quarter back, he previously played in the National Rugby League for the Melbourne Storm, with whom...
, courtesy of Logrhythm Music (BMI) and G.I.D. Music, Inc. (ASCAP) - "Never Did Say Goodbye", written by Jeff Black, performed by Lisa BrokopLisa brokopLisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada...
, courtesy of Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp. - "Bidding America Goodbye", written by Jamie O'HaraJamie O'Hara (singer)Jamie O'Hara is an American country music artist. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Kieran Kane comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"...
, performed by Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
, courtesy of Sony Songs, Inc.Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
/Eiffel Tower Music (BMI) - "For Your LoveFor Your Love-Album reissues:The Yardbirds' 2001 compilation album Ultimate! contains eight of the eleven tracks from the original album. For Your Love has been reissued by several record labels, including JVC, Castle, and Repertoire...
", written by Joe ElyJoe ElyJoe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll....
, performed by Chris LeDouxChris LeDouxChris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007...
, courtesy of Sony Songs, Inc./Eiffel Tower Music (BMI)