Jerry Rushing - Revision history

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	When ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' hit TV screens, Rushing sued, claiming that the show was based on the tapes he'd made for ''Moonrunners''. He also claimed that the part of [[Cooter Davenport\|Cooter]] had been written for him, and that playing a regular part in the show would have been adequate compensation for his contributions. The case was eventually settled out-of-court, with Rushing receiving an undisclosed share of royalties.		When ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' hit TV screens, Rushing sued, claiming that the show was based on the tapes he'd made for ''Moonrunners''. He also claimed that the part of [[Cooter Davenport\|Cooter]] had been written for him, and that playing a regular part in the show would have been adequate compensation for his contributions. The case was eventually settled out-of-court, with Rushing receiving an undisclosed share of royalties.

	[[Image:RealDukeOfHazzardCover.jpg\|thumb\|The Real Duke of Hazzard ~~Cover~~]]		[[Image:RealDukeOfHazzardCover.jpg\|thumb\|The Real Duke of Hazzard cover]]
	In 2005, Jerry Rushing collaborated with Michael D. Barnes to release his biography, ''The Real Duke Of Hazzard: The Jerry Rushing Story''. In the front of the book, [[John Schneider]] wrote: "Jerry Rushing is an ~~amzing~~ man who has led an amazing life. Without him, John Schneider as 'Bo Duke' never would have existed. Thanks for loaning me your life, Jerry!"		In 2005, Jerry Rushing collaborated with Michael D. Barnes to release his biography, ''The Real Duke Of Hazzard: The Jerry Rushing Story''. In the front of the book, [[John Schneider]] wrote: "Jerry Rushing is an amazing man who has led an amazing life. Without him, John Schneider as 'Bo Duke' never would have existed. Thanks for loaning me your life, Jerry!"

	Jerry Rushing died on July 23rd, 2017.		Jerry Rushing died on July 23rd, 2017.

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[[Category:Cast|Rushing, Jerry]]
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[[Image:AceParker0104.jpg|thumb|Jerry Rushing as Ace Parker]]
'''Jerry Elijah Rushing''', a.k.a. "Snake", was born on December 19th, 1936 in Monroe, North Carolina. Although he only appeared in one episode of the TV show, playing used-car dealer Ace Parker in [[Repo Men]], his contribution goes much deeper. In fact, if there hadn't been a Jerry Rushing, there probably wouldn't have been any Dukes of Hazzard.

When [[Gy Waldron]] was developing the script for [[Moonrunners]], he was put in touch with Jerry Rushing, who had spent many years as a real moonshiner. Although Rushing didn't want to write down all of his stories, he agreed to record some of them on audio tape. It was his idea for Grady and Bobby Lee to use bows and arrows instead of guns because they were on probation. Rushing ended up with a small, uncredited part in ''Moonrunners'' as Jake Rainey's bodyguard.

When ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' hit TV screens, Rushing sued, claiming that the show was based on the tapes he'd made for ''Moonrunners''. He also claimed that the part of [[Cooter Davenport|Cooter]] had been written for him, and that playing a regular part in the show would have been adequate compensation for his contributions. The case was eventually settled out-of-court, with Rushing receiving an undisclosed share of royalties.

[[Image:RealDukeOfHazzardCover.jpg|thumb|The Real Duke of Hazzard Cover]]
In 2005, Jerry Rushing collaborated with Michael D. Barnes to release his biography, ''The Real Duke Of Hazzard: The Jerry Rushing Story''. In the front of the book, [[John Schneider]] wrote: "Jerry Rushing is an amzing man who has led an amazing life. Without him, John Schneider as 'Bo Duke' never would have existed. Thanks for loaning me your life, Jerry!"

Jerry Rushing died on July 23rd, 2017.