Original Publication: Newsweek – March 7, 1977. TV producers Norman Lear (“All in the Family”) and Grant Tinker (“Mary Tyler Moore”) have ruled the airwaves as the Kings of Sitcom…
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Maureen Orth went to Hollywood to report on “The Gong Show” and to her amazement was asked if she wanted to perform. She said yes, went on the show – and here is here report.
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Discos are where it’s happening. With an estimated 10,000 in the U.S. today – compared with about 1,500 just two years ago – discos have become one of the biggest entertainment phenomena of the ’70s.
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When Paul Simon accepted last year’s Grammy Award for best album, he thanked Stevie Wonder for not making an album in 1975. But the competition is heating up: after two years without a new album, Stevie Wonder is releasing a double LP, “Songs in the Key of Life.” Last week, Wonder transported 76 members of the press to a farm in New England to hear the record before it is issued this week. Among those invited was NEWSWEEK’S Maureen Orth.
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Newsweek June 28, 1976 Diana Ross is the glamourous dark horse of the female superstars. Like Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli, she projects an electrifying presence on records, stage and screen. She…
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In 1976, pop stars are being pursued by some politicians the way
corporate executives and fat cats used to be. Under the new campaign laws, individuals are limited to donations of $1,000, but thanks to a loophole in the legislation, entertainers can donate their services for whatever they can bring in at the gate.