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Show vm itvi I F4l JV ) 'f ' I famous Singing Group Jigns for Telerama it was announced today by jjseph t). Bernolio, Utah oiaiO iiaiitnan 01 the March 01 -.uie., and Maurice Vv'arshaw, jalt Lake County Campaign .rector, that the King bisier. aiui Alvmo Key had been sign d for the VMS March of Dimes x'olerama. The Telerama wil. jj carried by KSL-TV, Chan-1 Chan-1 1 5, from lip. m. Saturday, a 1. 27 to 5 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 28. The King Sisters expressed excitement at the prospect ol coming to Utah to be part of the 1968 Telerama. While in j Salt Lake, they hope to vis!t the Utah March of Dimes Bir'h Defects Treatment Cent-sr, Cent-sr, located at the Primary Children's Hospital. The King Family has Suong family ties witn Utaa. (Viibam King Driggs, Sr., was ooin in Pleasant Grove, Utah , in 1885. Luise, wno is tne wife j of Alvino Key, and Alyce were bom in Payson and ivonne in phraim, Utah. Marilyn was j born in Los Angeles, Californ-1 ia. I The King Sisters appeared in the "King Family" Christmas Christ-mas Special on Channel L Tuesday evening, December 19, and also in a similar special ; jt Thanksgiving in November. The singing King SisieiS, following in tne lootsfeps o. tueir vaudevillian father, otarted out as a trio--Maxini, uuise and Alyce. The trio became a quartet when Max-ine Max-ine retired and Donna anu ivonne joined their sisters. Later, Donna retired and was replaced by Marilyn. Thus, every one of the six Driggs girls at one time or another has appeared as a member of he King Sisters. 1 MAhCH UF JJalJiS TLiiKAMA. The popular King Sisters and Alvino Rey will be special guests on the annual March of Dimes Telerama to be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27 and 28, on KSL-TV-5. Although there have been ;ome retirements, the famous Inging King Sisters have been n the musical scene for many ears. They have sold more ecords than their recording -companies can compute and 'uring the war sang their way iround the world entertaining oldiers and civilians. |