Let the Boy Sing

GUNNAR GARRETT

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United States

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John Dennis Smith , a fifteen-year-old kid with a voice as unmistakable as Elvis Presley’s, explodes onto the country music scene, by mistakenly walking onto the Lawrence Welk show, taking the mic and showing the world what he’s got. With just the one song, John won over not only the crowd, but Lawrence Welk himself, enough to convince Mr. Welk to sign John to a contract to be a part of this show. By the time he turned nineteen John was ready for the big time and headed off to Nashville. Once there, his voice and charisma propelled him to the top, allowing him to sign a record deal with Adonda Records, and cutting several albums that hit the top fifty on the charts. Having been adopted at birth, John has always wondered about his biological parents, and is now ready to meet them. After meeting with his birth mother for the first time, she applauds his voice and singing career, saying he may even be better than his father. John’s world is about to be turned upside down, but at the same time shed some light on the reason he is the way he is. Who is that man you ask? The King of Rock and Roll himself... Elvis Presley

GUNNAR GARRETT joined the United States Air Force after high school where he worked as a Nuclear Weapons Specialist for four years. After his time with the Air Force he continued on with his military career with the Army National Guard. During his eight years with the Guard he was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.