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Hal Linden To
Host “America’s
Jr. Miss Pageant”
The22nd annual “America’s
Junior Miss Pageant” will be
broadcast live from the Muni
cipal Auditorium in Mobile,
Ala., with Hal Linden as host,
Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m.
on WBTV, Channel 3.
The special marks the finale
to this year’s Pageant, where
high school seniors from each
of the 50 states meet to com
pete for the title of America’s
Junior Miss. This is the
seventh consecutive broad
cast of the annual event on the
Network. This year, the con
testants will join host Hal
Linden, television’s “Barney
Miller,” in a holiday salute to
Easter, spring and the base
ball season, as well as the
naming of the new America’s
Junior Miss.
During the three nights of
preliminary events, Pageant
judges will rate each of the
state winners in scholastic
achievement, poise and ap
pearance, youth fitness, and
creative and performing arts.
According to Pageant offi
cials, approximately 25,000
high school seniors participate
and over $1,000,000 in scholar
ships and prizes are awarded
on the local, state and national
levels. The young woman who
will be named America's
Junior Miss will be awarded a
$15,000 scholarship, the first
runner-up will win an $8,000
scholarship, the third runner
up a $8,000 scholarship and
$4,000 each will be awarded to
the third and fourth runners
up.
The crown will be presented
on the special by last year’s
winner, Kim Crosby.
Unity Singers
Will Be Seen
On WBTV
The special musical pro
gram, "Good News," featur
ing the Unity Singers, will be
rebroadcast on Thursday,
7 April 12at 7:30 p.m. and again
on Sunday, April 15 at 12:30
p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3.
Special gueet is Lorrie Ham,
talented daughter of the fam
ous singer, Mary Mayo. Miss
Ham sings "O, Come and
Mourn."
The Unity Singers perform
"Christ the Lord la Risen
Today," and Loonia McGlo
hon’s "Teach Me, Lord,"
among other religious songs.
“Good News” was written
end produced by Loonis Me
Glohon,
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SINGER BARRY WHITE
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—Delivers powerful message
Bany White’s Musical Message
Has Always Been About Love?
by Sherleen McKoy
Poet Staff Writer
Producer, composer,
arranger, musician, singer,
conductor, and businessman
equals Barry White. Most
people are familiar with
Barry White the singer, whose
musical message has always
been about love.
His message is powerful
because love is a universal
common denominator that
everyone understands, no
matter what their language is.
People of the world have
acclaimed Barry’s ability to
convey this message.
Barry White was bestowed
the prestigious title of the
“Maestro” by a Japanese dig
nitary during his highly ac
claimed maiden tour of Japan
in 1974. His music, synony
mous with love, continues to
reap accolades from admirers
around the globe. His success
in the U.S. was matched over
seas when ha performed tri
umphantly in South America,
Europe, the Par East, and
Australia with requests tor
return engagements contin
ously pouring in. Leading
music critics have hailed
White as the Father of the
Discos — The irresistible
back beat that came into focus
with “Love’s Theme” even
tually became the backbone of
White’s trademark.
In the six years that his
single, “I’m Gonna Love You
Just A Little More Baby,”
skyrocketed to number one on
the charts, followed closely by
his first gold album, “I’ve Got
So Much To Give,” wall space
has become very limited with
the 60 gold and IS platinum
records he’s received in the U.
S. and abroad. Included in
this success story is Love
Unlimited, the trio that incor
porates his wife, Glodean, her
sister, Linda James and Diane
Taylor, and the Love Unlimit
ed Orchestra, two further ex
tensions of the Barry White
sound. All three have had
numerous hits in the disco,
' RltB and pop markets.
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uarry s love anair wim
music began at the age of five
in East Los Angeles, when he
began playing piano, and by
the time he was 10 he was
3inging in the church choir
and serving as its organist and
director. At 17, just months
before graduation from high
school, Barry struck out for
Hollywood and for the next ten
years paid “dues.” He landed
his first job at Bronco Records
in the Artists and Repertoire
department When he was
offered an opportunity to pro
duce, he revealed another
facet of his diversified talent
and produced an instant hit
with Felice Taylor s “I Feel
Love Cornin’ On” with others
following closely behind.
Barry’s latest LP, “The
Message Is Love,” like all of
his former albums, has many
cuts that last on the dance
floor including the infectious
"Any Fool Could See," the
exotic “Hung Up In Your
Love,” to the sounds of “It
Ain’t Love, Babe "
'Curtis Mayfield
'To Highlight
Soul Train Show
The musical genius of Curtis
Mayfield highlights this
week's Soul Train production,
which includes appearances
by Linda Clifford and Keith
Barrow, both upcoming song
stylists.
Mayfield, the singer, is well
known for his 12-year role as
lead vocalist for the Impres
sions. Beyond that, however,
his 20-year-plus career in
cludes outstanding success as
a songwriter, composer, pro
ducer, film scorer and record
company executive.
For his Soul Train fans,
Mayfield will sing, “This
Year" and “In Love, In
Love.”
Former beauty queen and
•hild performer, Linda Clif
ora, wnose secona aiDum, II
My Friends Could See Me
Now,” brought her to the top,
demonstrates her unique sing
ing talents on "Bridge Over
Troubled Waters,” sung in an
musual disco arrangement,
ard “SweetMelodies.” Refus
ing to be stereotyped, Clifford
enj ys doing up-to-date num
bers as well as old standards
and even some jazz.
“Eclectic" is the term Keith
Barrow uses to describe his
singing style, and “dynamic”
is the term to describe his
rendition of “Turn Me Up.”
An accomplished songwriter
as well, Barrow is a member
of Jerry Butler Writers Work
shop and has written songs for
Lola Falana, Impact and
Melba Moore.
Shaun Cassidy
To Star In
Channel 9 Movie
Shaun Cassidy and Linda
Purl star in a remarkable true
story of two young people who
triumph over prejudice and
ignorance when their desire to
marry meets with angry resis
tance in “Like Normal Peo
ple," airing as "The ABC
Friday Night Movie,” April 13
at 9 p m. on WSOC-TV Chan
nel Nine.
Cassidy and Miss Purl por
tray Roger Meyers and
Virginia Rae Hensler in the
real-life drama of courage and
hope written by Emmy-win
ner Joanna Lee, based on the
book, "Like Normal People”
by Robert Meyers.
Also starring are Hope
Lange as Roz Meyers, Roger's
mother, and James Reach as
Robert Meyers. Jr., his bro
ther.