Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in this Indie feature from 1996, and Jennifer Jason Leigh gave one of her best performances ever. But as incredible as the movie itself was, the music was fantastic! Mare Winningham sang her folk numbers with a masterful charm at her craft. Jennifer Jason Leigh sings her rock numbers with an honest grit that reflects the emotions of the character, Sadie- Georgia’s sister, she plays. Included are performances by John Doe (of punk rock group, X, fame), Blues Great Jimmy Witherspoon, Smokey Hornet, & West Coast Folk Duo- Ranch Romance. A great soundtrack that is out of print, here it is for you on CD

Track Listing:

Hard Times-Mare Winningham
Ain’t Nobody’s Business- Jimmy Witherspoon
There She Goes – John Doe
Almost Blue – Jennifer Jason Leigh
Sally Can’t Dance – John Doe & Jennifer Jason Leigh
Optimistic Voices – John Doe & Jennifer Jason Leigh
Yosel Yosel – Jennifer Jason Leigh
I’ll Be Your Mirror- Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Doe & Smokey Hornet
Arizona Moon – Ranch Romance
If I Wanted – Mare Winningham & Jennifer Jason Leigh
Mercy – Mare Winningham
Take Me Back – Jennifer Jason Leigh
Midnight Train to Georgia – Jennifer Jason Leigh
Hard Times – Mare Winningham & Jennifer Jason Leigh

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
    Starring: Mare Winningham, Blythe Danner,
                    Perry King, Vera Miles, Peter Cushing
                            & Jack Warden

This Made for TV movie, continues the story of “The Miracle Worker.” We follow Helen off to college where she meets and exceeds the challenges before her, including her mentor & friend is falling in love with a colleague of Helen’s and Helen begins to realize that she will eventually face life on her own.

Love is Never Silent
Starring: Mare Winningham, Sid Caesar &
Cloris Leachman

The story of a young hearing woman growing up with deaf parents and the problems her situation poses to her. From fear and embarressment to love and devotion for her parents she grows as aperson and enlightens other hearing people along the way.

The 2^nd offering from Mare Winningham is even more fetching than her first album. Mare's voice is beautiful, and her music and lyrics are at once catchy and poetic...heart-felt and giddy. Her guitar playing is right on track with her dulcimer playing. Both are fantastic. Her writing ability is simple and yet somehow complex at the same time. This album sits on many Top 10 lists of folk music released in the 90’s. Do not miss the chance of adding this "too well hidden gem" to your CD collection today!

Track Listing:

Miles / The Last Time/ This Tower Leave it Alone / Are You Smiling / Lonesomers / Silver Bullets / Quietly Tonight / Wake Up / World That I Love / It’s So Hard

It wasn’t a huge shock that Mare Winningham had talent. She made her debut on The Gong Show when she was only 14, and won enough money to go to Acting Camp that summer. She became an extremely accomplished actress, having been in numerous smash hit movies ( St.Elmo’s Fire, Turner & Hooch, & Georgia to name only a few ), Been nominated for an Oscar, Winning an Emmy, and many other awards, but when she signed a recording contract and released her 1^st folk album to huge critical acclaim, the public began to notice her for her musical talents as well. It turned out that she was a very talented songwtriter, arranger and singer. The company that released this album, Bay Cities, has long since closed their doors, forcing this album into an out of print status, but we now offer it to you….Enjoy!!

A young man meets and falls in love with a young woman at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. This area is known as Miracle Mile, and the whole movie takes place there. They make a date, which he misses, and while he is searching for her, he accidentally finds out that we (the United States) are about to start a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. He frantically searches for her so that they can escape Los Angeles.

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
    Starring: Mare Winningham, Polly Holiday, Jane Wyatt,
           Peter Scolari, Richard Dysart, Scatman Crothers,
                & Kate Capshaw

A woman’s husband walks out on her and their three children shortly after WWII. With no where to turn for help taking care of her kids while she struggles to get on her feet to support them, she seeks help from a children’s rescue mission to temporarily take care of her children. The mission however, takes advantage of the fact that she is unable to read or write, and trick her into signing over the children for adoption. When a generous law firm offers her help, it is soon revealed that the mission is a front for a child selling ring, run by the judge overseeing her case.

The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring, who is inventing an artificial heart. Dr. Vrain performs the first artificial human heart transplant against the advice of the Ethics Committee.

Under Pressure
Starring: Mare Winningham, Charlie Sheen,
Dawnn Lewis & John Ratzenberg

A decorated firefighter (Charlie Sheen) has his wife and son leave him because of his violent tendencies, including playing a game of Russian Roulette with his wife. Only trouble is he believes that the loving neighbor couple (Mare Winningham, David Andrews) and their two children (Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo) are to blame for them leaving by filling his wife's head with nonsense. He then sets out to discipline the family for their failings. But when the couple reports him to the police, the police will not believe the couple because of the fireman's status in the community. Things escalate until he kills a repairman (Keone Young), then the police (John Ratzenbereger, Dawnn Lewis) and finally launches a totally terroristic attack on the family including again playing Russian Roulette with them.

A Winner Never Quits
Starring: Mare Winningham, Keith Carradine,
Dennis Weaver & Ed O'Neill

Fact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. Pete Gray (Keith Carradine) had to overcome the early taunts of his childhood playmates. With the support of his Pennsylvania coal mining father (Dennis Weaver) and his brother (Ed O'Neill), who dreams of being a boxer, he learns to battle for what he wants. Finally in 1943, he is hired to play for a minor league team - the Memphis Chicks in the Class A Southern Association. Initially considered a freak and a box office attraction, he survives the taunts of his teammates and bats .333 his rookie year, steals 63 bases and led the league' outfielders in fielding percentage. Ultimately he won the league's MVP award. In 1945, the St. Louis Browns brought him into the major leagues. A parallel story is also told about the ball player's friendship with a young boy (Huckleberry Fox) who had also lost his arm and dreamed of one day playing baseball. In fact the idea for the movie came from co-producer James Keach whose brother had gone to school with the younger boy and became aware of the events involving the ball player and boy.