This is how rumors get started. Someone rary Male Dresser. One thing Donnie and Liz do will see this picture of DONNIE OSMOND (sans have in common is the release of a record each. Marie) and ELIZABETH TAYLOR (sans John Donnie'slatestis"Donald Clark Osmond" Warner) and' wonder aloud when Liz is going to (Polydor PD -1-6109), and Lizwill soon be leave her husband to run off with young Don- heard sending in the clowns on the movie - nie. Actually, Liz and Donnie simply met last soundtrack recording of A Little Night Music. October at the Image Awards presentation, As the gossip columnists say, his sixth, her where Donnie won the title of Best Contempo- first. (And yes, that is Arlene Dahl on the left.)

Some people have pen pals. English singer CLEO LAME has a fist pal. Recently, a fan of Cleo's couldn't make it to his ringside seat but sent her a set of boxing gloves and a short telegram: "Congratulations on your knock- out performances in the United States. Your FOGHAT's lead singer Dave Peverett put it greatest fan, Muhammad Ali." Fortunately, Ali can stay home and listen to Cleo's latest this way: "The entire rock scene owes an "Return to Carnegie" (RCA .JS enormous debt to the blues." To begin paying record, APL1-2407). Unless, of course, he breaks back that debt, Foghat gave a concert in New

that record too. . York last October to benefit the blues collection at Lincoln Center. After the concert, JOHNNY WINTER, whose latest LP is "Nothin' but the Blues" (Blue Sky PZ 34813), came backstage DENNY GREENIE does itall. First, he's a to congratulate Foghatters Craig MacGregor leader of Sha Na Na, who, besides making and Rod Price. Foghat, incidentally, have records, have a weekly TV show. Second, themselves been benefiting from sales of their Greene is an actor and has made a number of latest, "Foghat Live" (Bearsville BRK 6971). films, including Greased Lightning and the upcoming film version of the Broadway musi- cal Grease. Third, he's a solo recording artist (his latest LP is 'Denny Greene," Midsong International BKL1-2591). And, asifthat weren't enough, he's writing a book: Fighting for a Piece of Babylon, which will be pub- lished later this year by Grosset and Dunlap. "The book," Greene says, "is an expose of the way blacks and women are treated in the music business." Greene is shown here at a party talking to JDHNNY MATHIS, who has won a secure place in Babylon with numerous hit records, his latest being "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Columbia PC 34872).

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Li An old Beatle-RINGO STARR-welcomes a around smooching, the two make albums of new Rolling Stone-RON WOOD-into the su- course. Ringo's latest is "Ringo the Fourth" perstar fold. By planting a wet kiss on Wood's (Atlantic SD 19108). Wood (at least in this pho- mouth, Ringo officially gave his blessings to to) proves that the "Rolling Stones Love You the new regime in London recently at the CBS Live"(Rolling Stones COC2-9001). Wood's Records convention. When they aren't sitting solo LP will be out on Columbia later this year.