Olivia to appear on Perry Como Springtime Special
SPECIAL LADIES-Olivia Newton-John (left) will be a guest on Perry Como’s Springtime Special at 8 p.m. Thursday, and Mitzi Gaynor (right) stars in her special, “Mitzi and a Hundred Guys,” at 8 p.m. Monday, both on Channel 8, WKBT.
The Indianapolis News, March 18 1975
“Funny thing, Olivia Newton-John also is on the show and she said she couldn’t do a love duet with Perry. It affects her too much. He’s 63. She’s 23,” he (Pat Boone) added with a degree of amazement.
The Columbus Ledger, March 23 1975
For Olivia Newton-John, spring starts when she welcomes in the seasons with Perry Como, Thursday at 9 p.m. on Ch. 3 on “Perry Como’s Springtime Special.”
“My spring begins with a duet I sing with Perry,” she said. “That’s something I never believed would happen.” But, in spring anything can happen - like falling in love or even singing duets with Perry Como.
Olivia is the nation’s hottest country music singer although she is not from this country but from England. Winner of this year’s Grammy Award for the best single record of the year. “I Honestly Love You,” and named by the Country Music Association as 1974’s Female Vocalist of the Year. Olivia’s rise to stardom has been nothing short of meteroic.