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Show V by Ooufl Davis ) "My Favorite Memory" is the title ti-tle of Marls Haggard's debut single effort for Epic Records. The self-written song precedes Merle's October album release Big City, which was co-produced by Merle and friend Lewis TaHey. - Merle's wife, Leona, as well as his band, The Stranger, are featured throughout the album. 'The Heart," and Ricky Skaggs, who not only provides background back-ground vocals on such selections as Barry and Robin Gibb's "Love Me," Paul Simon's "Homeward Bound" and "Don't Worry About Me Baby," but also lends his fiddle, fid-dle, mandolin and banjo talents to most of the tracks. Janie's first time collaboration with Jim Ed Norman for her fourth album, Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry, broke Janie from top 20 single successes into the top five country ranks. Among Janie's recent TV tapings are "Dance Fever" and "The Merv Griffin Show." ' Did you know that Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton are among the 72 nominees for Good Housekeeping magazine's "Most Admired Women" award? I v j "i i I 'tV If s I 2k f ' mflaTeTeTeTeTeTeTaTM CM V 3' Mark) Haaard The September issue of Esquire Es-quire magazine features a "Personality "Per-sonality Profile" on Merle. The December issue of Penthouse will be featuring excerpts from Merle's forthcoming book, Send Me Back Home, published by Times Book Company. Merle has been hospitalized recently in Bakersfield, California, undergoing tests, and reportedly suffering from exhaustion. If you remember the pilot of "Nashville Palace" some months ago, you might be pleased to know that it will become a six program pro-gram series. The show has begun taping at The Roy Acuff Theatre at Opryland, and the first show will air October 24 on NBC. e Jania Fricko's latest album cut single, "I Need Someone to Hotd Me When I Cry," is proving that pure country still sells. Columbia Records is readying for the release of Janie's fifth album for the label, and her first for 1981, Sleeping With Your Memory, set for release within the next few weeks. Her new album includes guest appearances by Larry and Steva Gatln, who join Janie on Larry's Tarri Gabbs The finalists in this year's Country Coun-try Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" are Tarri Gibbs, Ermrrytou Harris, Loretta Loret-ta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel and Anna Murray. The winner will be announced during the live Kraft Foods sponsored broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry House on October Oc-tober 12. Loretta has long been an established country act, hanging , with the more traditional country i sound, while Anne Murray, Em-mylou Em-mylou Harris and Barbara Man-' drell are appealing to both the pop and country music segments. seg-ments. Terrl Gibbs is the newest member of the magic circle of nominees. t caawutos suiku. est |