POP/ROCK - March 4, 1988
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What do Willie Nelson and Barry Manilow have in common? Not much, except that both have CBS specials airing in the next few days. CBS appears to be gunning for a wide range of music lovers with the two widely divergent music specials, which will air Saturday and Monday. This weekend, Nelson hosts “Willie Nelson, Texas Style,” a tribute to his home state. On Monday, Manilow pays homage to jazz and big band music in “Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street,” set in an imaginary neighborhood of break-dancers, saxophone players and blues singers, where the ‘40s meet the ‘80s.