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When the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Joss Whedon, came up with the concept for a new science fiction "space" series to be called "Firefly" for FOX TV's fall season, he began to look for a "deep, bluesy voice" to sing the theme song he had written for the show.

Stony Plain submitted Sonny Rhodes, everyone involved with the show in Los Angeles loved his sound, and he got the job. One snag: Nobody could find Sonny, who was touring in Estonia.

By the time he had been located, he and his band were in Scandinavia - but, again, a phone connection wasn't made. Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, the prestigious Village Recorders studio had been booked for three days, with an all-star cast of musicians (including bassist Leland Sklar) standing by. All that was needed was the singer.

Eventually, with a day to spare, contact was made when Sonny returned to his family in Oakland after a 14-hour flight and a couple of all-too-typical-these-days airport delays. Hearing about the assignment in a cell phone call from Holger Petersen as he drove home from the airport, he had a couple of hours sleep, and then to Los Angeles the next day for the session. "Firefly" is the network's flagship new series. And Sonny's voice will be heard in millions of homes around the world.

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Take my love.
Take my land.
Take me where I cannot stand.
I don't care,
I'm still free.
You can't take the sky from me.
Take me out to the black.
Tell 'em I ain't comin' back.
Burn the land
And boil the sea.
You can't take the sky from me
(Music Interlude)
Have no place I can be
Since I found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me.

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