From his humble beginnings of being left at the door of Barium Springs Home for Children, to touring the world, selling hundreds of thousands of records, and writing songs recorded by superstars, you can say Rockie Lynne’s life story is the stuff of American folklore.

Yet, many people don’t know the name Rockie Lynne. That is about to change when the country artist, philanthropist, veteran, and North Carolina native finally shares his story through the film, Where I Belong. The film deftly merges a musician’s quest for authentic self-expression with a touching search for familial lineage.

This poignant documentary will be released in tandem with Rockie’s new album, Love, a rockin’ but refined collection of prime modern country.

Rockie’s self-titled solo debut landed three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He has made countless media appearances, including performances on “Good Morning America,” Fox News, CMT, GAC, and more than a dozen appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. Rockie’s original compositions have been included in regional and national network programs. In 2004, Rockie, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, co-founded the Tribute to the Troops motorcycle ride to raise funds and awareness for America’s fallen soldiers and their families.

JC Summerford writes, produces, and directs documentaries, television series, feature films, and streaming content. Her clients include networks, production companies, independent producers, and online outlets. In 2023-24 she wrote and directed the documentary Rockie Lynne: Where I Belong, distributed on PBS and Amazon Prime. She is currently Head Writer for the Fox/Bloomberg TV series “EARTH” and “AI Planet.”

JC’s new sci-fi screenplay, Perpetuity, explores how the last remaining humans on Earth survive on a planet ravaged by climate change and artificial intelligence. This year, she will release the Great Southern novel Cakebox, and her long-awaited book of essays, 60 Years of [R]age, which features essays, blogs, flash-fiction and columns about, well, damn near everything.

JC has written and produced hundreds of documentaries, news stories, and unscripted TV Series for a host of networks, streamers, and production studios including PBS, Discovery, Travel channel, History channel, NBC, CBS, HBO, A&E, Lifetime, Bravo, MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, ESPN, TLC, WE, Golf Channel, Tennis Channel, USTA, Walt Disney World Productions, GRB Productions, BVI Productions, Post Edge, and Venture Productions, and others.  

JC wrote and produced segments for the A&E series Operation Build, Lifetime’s Designing Spaces, The Balancing Act, and Access Health. She wrote/produced content for TLC’s Healthy Body/Healthy Mind and The Suzanne Show.  She wrote/produced the Travel Channel series Great Park Adventures and History’s Historic Traveler. She wrote/produced segments for the national PBS series Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure, and Voices of Vision. She worked as South Florida stringer for MTV, VH-1, Entertainment Tonight and other national programs for several years, and before that was a television reporter/producer in Palm Beach and Dade Counties. JC has won numerous awards, including Emmys, Addys, and Tellys.