Frankie Valli rejoins Four Seasons for Alabama tour
The Captain and Tennille hit Birmingham Montgomery and Huntsville with 17 000 fans while Toni Tennille enjoyed a hometown homecoming. The run was marred by a hotel burglary in Montgomery taking over 35 000 in cash and checks and the theft of tour lists and souvenirs.
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Lee Sentell
Toni Tennille
Alabama
Tennille
Birmingham
Montgomery
Huntsville
Toni
Sidney Lanier High School
Jane
Captain
Tennille visit, Montgomery theft, and Four Seasons saga
Jane, a Lanier High graduate, hosts and discusses the Toni Tennille concert tour with Cornelia Wallace and George Wallace family. Burglars in Birmingham stole checks and cash from Montgomery hotel guests after the Huntsville show. The piece then shifts to Frankie Valli leading the Four Seasons through a Warner Brothers and Private Stock era, detailing lineup changes, hits, and his 1960s rise and 1967 otosclerosis surgery.
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Jane
Cornelia Wallace
Lanier High
Huntsville
Toni
Daryl
Four Seasons
Warner Brothers Records
Valli
Gerry Polci
John Paiva
Lee Shapiro
Don Ciconne
Frankie Valli
Hellion
Private Stock Records
New Jersey
Francis Castelluccio
Bob Gaudio
Tommy de Vito
Nick Mageicci
Massi
Bob Crewe
Gaudio
Motown
Crewe
Judy Parker
Warner Brothers
Cheryl Ladd Debuts as New Charlie’s Angel Replacing Farrah
Cheryl Ladd, replacing Farrah Fawcett Majors on Charlie’s Angels, says she aims for humor and realism while handling more sex appeal due to violence limits. The ABC hit remains No. 1 in Nielsen ratings as Ladd joins Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith.
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Los Angeles
Cheryl Ladd
Charlie’s Angel
Farrah Fawcett Majors
Cheryl
Farrah
Charlie’s Angels
David Ladd
Kris Munroe
Kate Jackson
Jaclyn Smith
Carly Simon Returns to Stage After Five-Year Fear
Pop star Carly Simon performs at the Other End in Greenwich Village signaling a comeback from stage fright. Once a top selling recording artist, she says her dream is to have the choice to turn down a concert for domestic fulfillment rather than fear.
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John Rockwell
N.Y
New York
Carly Simon
Greenwich Village
Central Park West
James Taylor
Simon
the Simon
Simon & Schuster
Joanna
Lucy
Carly
Taylor
Martha’s Vineyard
Los Angeles
Sally
Ben
Miss Simon
Elektra Records
Simon Sisters
Sarah Lawrence
Elephants
Cat Stevens
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Beatles
Man Wilson
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Jackie Gleason
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P.G
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Rocking Chair Theatre
Walt Disney
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Florence
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