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Show Loretta Lynn is expected back in the studio shortly for more recording. Her single, "I Lie," also is crossing over into non-country markets. I.oretta has been busy with TV work. She's taped "Entertainment Tonight" and -"The Richard. " Simmons Show" and is set for a segment of "Love Boat," to be filmed in June, with airing scheduled for the fall season. On July 4. the Mutual Radio Network will present special program "The Willie Nelson-Merle Nelson-Merle Haggard Special." The three-hour special will be hosted host-ed by country disc jockey Lee Arnold and will include exclusive exclu-sive interviews with Willie and Merle timed for the release of their duet album. The NelsonHaggard special spe-cial will be produced by Broadcast Broad-cast International, a division of the Osmond organization. Nashville pickers made quite a dent in the recent Academy of Country Music Awards. Winners included fiddler Johnny John-ny Gimble, drummer Buddy Harmon, pianist Hargus "Pig" Robbins, harmonica player Charlie McCoy and steel guitarist gui-tarist Buddy Emmons. This was Gimble's fourth year to win as "top fiddler," while Robbins scored for the third year in a row, McCoy for the filth straight year and Emmons for the seventh. |