Olivia's Albums Not True Country
RONNIE MILSAP, a native of Robbinsville, N.C., and Olivia Newton-John, who was born in Wales and raised in Australia, were good choices as male and female vocalist of the year. We can look forward to a lot more hits from them.
However, Ms. Newton-John should stay fairly close to the style that made her a star. Her albums so far have not been representative of her country hits. It was surprising that she was voted a finalist for country entertainer of the year.
A top award like that, earned after a great year, should come only after an artist has had several years of success in the business with more hits and performances than young Ms. Newton-John has behind her now. The fault was with the voters.