Steve Brown's guests today are singer and songwriter Jimmy Clanton; and in segment 2. Jon Provost, who starred as "Timmy" in the TV series "Lassie."

Steve Brown's guests today are singer and songwriter Jimmy Clanton; and in segment 2. Jon Provost, who starred  as "Timmy" in the TV series "Lassie."

JIMMY CLANTON

https://www.jimmyclanton.com/

Jimmy Clanton began playing guitar at a young age and by the time he was 17, he had become an accomplished guitarist playing locally around Baton Rouge, his hometown. At 18, he jointly headed up a band called “The Rockets” and was arguably one of the top rhythm and blues bands on the Gulf Coast. After making a “demo” record early in 1958, he was heard and signed by the Ace Record Company. In April of 1958, he made a guest appearance on American Bandstand. That song, “Just A Dream,” became a national hit and Jimmy became a huge star, almost overnight.

“Just A Dream” was followed by many popular recordings including: “Another Sleepless Night,” “Go Jimmy Go,” and his huge smash hit, “Venus In Blue Jeans.”

JON PROVOST

Jon's website is: JonProvost.com

Also, check out:

ProvostPets.com  and

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Jon was already a seasoned professional when he won the role of Timmy at age seven.  He was not even three when cast as Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden’s son in “So Big”.  During his career as a child actor and teen heart throb, he worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood:  Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby in “The Country Girl”, Natalie Wood and Robert Redford in “This Property is Condemned”, Rod Steiger and Anita Ekberg in “Back From Eternity”, Clint Eastwood in “Escapade in Japan”, Kurt Russell in “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” and on television with Kim Novak, Jack Benny, James Garner and even with that famous talking horse, Mr. Ed.

By the time Jon Provost was nineteen, he’d worked in film and television for over sixteen years.  With a strong desire to try something new, he headed for Northern California and college. The beauty of the wine country seduced him; and Jon never returned to L.A., preferring eventually to raise a family in Sonoma County.  Of his many accomplishments, he is most proud of his children, Ryan and Katie; and he is over the moon about his grandchildren, 10-year-old Juliana, 5-year-old Lucas and 2-year-old Connor.

Says Jon, “Wherever I am, when people realize I was Timmy, they travel right back to that warm, happy time where, for thirty minutes every week, they were transported by the adventures of a boy and his dog; and I am greeted with warm smiles, hugs, and even some tears along with many stories about what it all meant to them…I could never possibly have imagined what my work would mean to people over the years.”