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The inimitable voice of Lou
Rawls and the sophisticated
sounds of L.T.D. (Love, Toge
therness & Devotion) make
this weekend’s Soul Train
show a special treat. The
program will be seen Satur
day afternoon, starting at 1:30
p.m. on WCCB-TV, Channel
18.
Chicago-bom Rawls contin
ues his ability to stimulate
audiences with stirring rendi
tions of "Groovy People" and
“You’ll Never Find Another
Love Like Mine," two of his
releases which have topped
the record charts in recent
months.
Holder of Grammy awards
for “Dead End Street" and “A
Natural Man," Rawls has also
acquired several gold albums.
L.T.D., a versatile soul
band of nine musicians based
in Los Angeles, plays the title
song from its first album,
LOVE TO THE WORLD, and
“Love Ballad.” Although they
have played as a unit for over
five years, primarily for re
cord sessions, they recently
completed road tours with
such groups as the Average
White Band, the Isley Bro
thers, the O’Jays and K.C. and
the Sunshine Band.
The Soul Train dancers are
on hand to keep the action
lively and Don Cornelius, ho6t
and producer, conducts inter
views with his guests.
“Husbands And
Wives’’Is
WBTV Feature
A slice of life in a typical
American suburb is the sub
ject of a one-hour contempo
rary comedy, “Husbands and
Wives,” to be broadcast on
Monday, July 18 at 10 p.m. on
WBTV, Channel 3.
Written by comedienne Joan
Rivers, with Hal Dresner,
whose credits include "M A S
H,” and the motion picture,
“April Fools,” “Husbands and
Wives,” is the story of five
disparate couples, all close
friends, all living in the same
community.
Four of the couples are
married; one is recently di
vorced. And it is through the
eyes of these ten people that
we view such social problems
and topics as money, mar
riage and social mobility. The
vibrant personalities and the
different viewpoints of the
individuals frequently collide
to provide a delightful mixture
of personalities and indent!
ties and opinions and views.
BILLY DAVIS JR. & MARILYN McCOO
■•■•An entertain in a couple
tor two shows
Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis
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Jr« To Appear At Carowinds
By Deborah Gates
Post Staff Writer
Marilyn McCoo and Billy
Davis Jr., one of the most
entertaining couples to e
merge on the music scene,
who have their own half hour
variety show this summer on
CBS WBTV, Channel 3, will
appear in concert Saturday,
July 30 in the paladium at
Carowinds. Shows will be held
at 3 and 8 p.m.
This husband and wife sing
ing team, who were last year
Grammy Award winners with
their number one hit single,
“You Don't Have To Be A Star
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have a new album released on
ABC Records, THE TWO OF
US, this month to coincide
with their current nation-wide
tour.
The explosion of this hus
band and wife team is still
causing repercussions around
the country, but the music
world has welcomed and gra
ciously applauded them.
It was a risky decision for
the two to leave the comfort,
security and established inter
national recognition of the
famed 5th Dimension a year
■go-but it seems that the
cards were stacked-and in
their favor.
Marilyn and Billy, going
into their ninth year of mar
riage, and second year as one
of the most entertaining cou
ples to emerge on the music
scene, can now look over their
shoulders feeling relaxed and
releived.
To celebrate the launching
of their career, the public
showered them with a re
sounding response to their
first sigle, “You Don’t Have
To Be A Star (To Be In My
Show),” which became a num
ber one hit. a sold disc, and
gave the duo their first gram
my for “Best R&B Vocal
Performance” by a group in
1977. The single coat-tailed
their debut album, I HOPE
WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME,
into the charts, and on to gold
status as well.
Allowing little time for peo
ple to forget "You Don’t Have
To Be A Star,” they followed
up with their second ABC
Records hit single, “Your
Love,” which climbed through
the charts in April 1977.
Marilyn was bom in New
Jersey, but raised in Los
Angeles and graduated form
UCLA with a business-admi
nistration degree She started
singing as a dazzling seven
year old, and made her debut
before a live audience at age
12. Later came school shows,
followed by appearances on
"Spotlight On Youth" and
“Art Linkletter's Talent
Scouts.” She eventually joined
her first group "The Hi-Fi's,"
after winning the grand talent
award in one of the first
beauty contests for black
girls, the “Miss Bronze Cali
fornia Pageant.”
lidiuuiu ivicbennire, wno
photographed the beauty con
test, enticed Marilyn to join
the group, which stayed toge
ther for two years Then, after
receiving her degree, Marilyn
was again lured by Lamont to
become a part of yet another
group, the 5th Dimension.
Billy, who was born in St.
Louis started singing in grade
school and formed his first
group in his home town while
in high school Billy's early
group experiences comprised
singing spirituals at various
church affairs, and doo-wop
ping with neighborhood fri
ends.
1977 All-Star
Gaine Will Be
Colorcast Live
The 1977 All-Star Game
Major League Baseball's -txth
mid-summer clash between
stars of the National and
American League - will be
colorcast live on Channel Nine
Tuesday. July 19 at 8:15 p m
A special edition of "The
Baseball World of Joe Gara
giola" will precede the All
Star Game at 8 p m
Handling the commentary
on baseball's most star-stud
ded event, which will be play
ed at Yankee Stadium in New
York, will be Joe Garagiola
and Tony Kubek Garagiola.
who joined NBC as a Game ol
the-Week commentator in
1961, will be working his se
venth All-Star Game, Kulx-k.
a member of the Game-of Hie
Week crew since 1966, his 11 Hi
The 1977 All-Star Game will
mark the third time that the
classic has been played in
Yankee Stadium In 1989 Un
American League won .1 I
The most recent All Star clash
in the historic Bronx ball park
took place in 1960 when the
N.L stars won handily, 6-0.
Ben Vereen
To Star On
Evening At Fops
Hen Vereen, who recently
starred as Chicken George in
''Hoots,’' takes center stage
on EVENING WITH POPS -
Sunday, July 31 at 8 p.m. * airs
on WTVI, Channel 42).
Mr. Vereen singer, dancer,
actor, mime sings '‘I’ll Play
for You" by Seals and Crofts,
dances the "Good Time La
dies Rag," sails into a "Ca
reer Medley." drawing on his
Broadway roles in Pippin,
Hair and Jesus Christ Super
star, and launches into a
dazzling dramatization of Bert
Williams, the only black co
median of the Ziegfield Fol
lies.
Arthur Fielder and the Bos
ton Pops Orchestra round out
the evening with Schubert's
Marche Militaire, Humper
dink s Overture to Hansel and
Oretel, the Waltz from Eugene
Onegin by Tckaikovsky, and
selections from Richard Rod
ger’s Sound of Music
EVENING AT POPS is a
joint production of WGHB
Boston and the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, Inc for PB
S. EVENING AT POPS is
made possible by a grant from
Martin Marietta Corporation.