WED AGAIN
Raquel Welch has tied the knot again. The actress wed restaurant owner Richard Palmer Saturday at her Beverly Hills home. The couple had dated for two years. It is Welch's fourth marriage and Palmer's second. She has two children from her first marriage.'ACHY BREAKY' SINGER, RECORD COMPANY BREAK UP
With sales of his records down sharply from his debut eight years ago, Billy Ray Cyrus has been dropped by Mercury Records.
His manager insists the split isn't reason for Cyrus to sing a new refrain of "Achy Breaky Heart."
"There is interest in Los Angeles as far as film and TV, but that will never take over Billy's career," Al Schiltz said. "His first priority is music."
The 37-year-old country star earned sudden fame in 1992 with "Achy Breaky Heart," a single that crossed over to the pop charts and helped sell 9 million copies of his first album, "Some Gave All." His sales have slipped to about 136,000 with his latest effort, "Shot Full of Love."
A PROUD CHARLEY PRIDE UNVEILS STAR ON WALKWAY
Charley Pride has reason to be proud -- he has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The country star, who was the first black to join the Grand Ole Opry, unveiled his star Wednesday before a crowd of 200 fans cheering on Hollywood Boulevard. It was the 2,140th star dedicated along the famous walkway.
"I tried to keep this low-key so I wouldn't be nervous, but I do want to thank you all for everything," Pride told the crowd.
'DIXIE' SING-ALONG HITS A SOUR NOTE WITH BLACKS
Chief Justice William Rehnquist led a sing-along of "Dixie" at a recent conference in Virginia, upsetting lawyers who view the song as a nostalgic appeal to the days of slavery.
Some black lawyers said they avoided last month's 4th Circuit Judicial Conference because of their distaste for "Dixie," which was included in a song book distributed for the event and has been sung before.
"Dixie" is offensive to blacks, said Brent O.E. Clinkscale, a black attorney. "I think it's nostalgic for slavery," he said.
Rehnquist, 74, declined to comment on the controversy.