NAMES IN THE NEWS : Rooney Jr. Looking for a Break
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
Mickey Rooney Jr. has endured a series of false career starts, but his autobiography--”Which One’s Your Mother?”--and a couple of new country songs might signal the break he has been looking for.
Rooney is still cautious even though his country songs “It Takes a Good Girl to Get Me” and “There’s No Easy Way Out of This Love” have been greeted enthusiastically by record companies in Nashville.
“The people there are very interested,” he said Thursday, adding that he expected to sign a recording deal soon. But he is quick to temper his optimism, citing past experiences.
“I’ve had eight record deals since I was a kid and it never went anywhere,” he said.
Rooney is the first of the actor’s 10 children. His mother is Betty Jane Baker.