Religion Has Been An Essential Part Of

I Am Proud Of Being A Southerner. I Wasn't About To Let Southerners On My Show Be Stupid Or Aw-shuckses Who Just Sit On The Front Porch And Spit In The Yard. I Wasn't About To Do That, And I Made That Very Clear From The Start. I Was Kind Of The Gate-keeper On That Stuff.

I Am Proud Of My Connections To Carolina And Pleased To Know That Some Results From A Lifetime Of Work On Television, Film, Stage And Recordings Will Have A Permanent Home In Chapel Hill.

I Sang 'a Closer Walk With Thee' Along With Blues Singer Brownie Mcghee, ... Then There Was A Show Where Carol Houston, An Actress On 'matlock' Sang 'it Is Well With My Soul' Accompanied By A Choir. Boy, That Was Powerful.

I Still Play That Guitar. It's A Martin D-18 With A Clear Pick Guard. I've Played That Guitar On And Off My Tv Shows For Nearly 50 Years.

You Know When You're Young You Think You Will Always Be. As You Become More Fragile, You Reflect And You Realize How Much Comfort Can Come From The Past. Hymns Can Carry You Into The Future.