Wednesday, November 28, 2018

A Hazzard County Christmas, Part 2: Church with Sonny and Byron, the continuation

And we thought Byron Cherry was always the life of the party! In this second part of our coverage of A Hazzard County Christmas at Shiawassee Harvest Church in Corunna, Michigan, this past Sunday, Sonny Shroyer thoroughly delights and entertains with his stories. In part 1, posted yesterday on BRBTV's YouTube channel, Sonny gave his testimony and told other tales of growing up in Valdosta, Georgia. This time, Pastor Steve Rau asks about his professional work, including the "Enos" spinoff in the 1980s, "The Longest Yard" with Burt Reynolds, and even his most recent stint on "The Resident" with Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

For his turn, Byron Cherry tells the tale of getting his part as Coy Duke on the series, and how he and John Schneider were going to all the same auditions back in the day, before "The Dukes of Hazzard" ever happened. It's a great story. Cherry also reminisces about his good friend and "Dukes" co-star, Christopher Mayer, whom we lost at too young an age several years ago.



Our coverage continues tomorrow as we hear some of the wonderful sounds of the season from the handsome Tom Wopat, our own Luke Duke, who gave a Christmas concert both Saturday and Sunday night at the church. Many thanks to the church for hosting this great "Dukes" event!

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