An excellent showing, but one that was expected from the woman whose pop audience far outnumbers her country audience. The real ratings surprise came from the show that followed hers. CBS considered it a stunning success for the 2-hour show. The fact that it featured a large number of artists who haven't been played on country radio in decades made the show's success even more interesting. Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner, Ralph Stanley, Little Jimmy Dickens and Dolly Parton played prominent roles, along with current chartbusters Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Garth Brooks.
Life gets curiouser and curiouser.
Pass the tofu. Wilbur Rimes filed a lawsuit against LeAnn Rimes Entertainment, Incorporated in Dallas last Wednesday. The suit was filed in response to one filed against him about six months ago. In that one, LeAnn Rimes Entertainment accused Wilbur and a partner of siphoning off 7 million dollars they didn't earn. Wilbur's counter says they've got it all wrong.