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?: ? Chronicle Profile Springs conies h< ... Ely-AUDREY WILLIAMS .^OTaronicle Staff Writer Last week,^ai Michael Jackson won an unprecedented eight Grammy Awards in the same year j-j and trumpeteer Wynton Marsalis accepted two of his own, Winston-Salem native Charles Springs sat glued to his television set, an uneasy feeling having come over him. i-l ? -* ' * vraa jtaiuus, !>ays springs. T* you get that way ^ when you see your friends accomplishing or achieving goals you'd like." ? Spring, as he is known in the entertainment business, says he and Marsalis, who captured awards ? for his first jazz album and his first classical LP, h established a brief friendship in New Orleans, the Grammy winner's hometown. Spring took over the Creators, a New Orleans band that Marsalis and his brother had formed. After leaving the jazz city, Spring and a band he formed in Las Vegas were the opening acts for Rich Little, the Spinners, Melba Moore and Parliament at the Sahara Hotel, a night spot on the Vegas strip. J It was in 1971 that Spring left Winston-Salem with i; a local group called the Blendors to launch a career in the entertainment business. Five months ago, he > came back home, not because he couldn't make it big on the West Coast, but because he wanted to to take advantage of a better recording opportunity in the Piedmont ^he ^saysT" * "I just came back home to get waxed," says Spring, whose voice has the velvety sound of popular vocalist Larry Graham. 4<On the West Coast the recording industry is funny. Nobody opens up to you V i Malcolm B. Smith Smith wins talent hunt Malcom Bernard Smith, Reynolds on the piano and a 12th-grade student at the Richard Mitchell of Paisley North Carolina School of High School, a baritone the Arts, won first place in singer, the 1984 Omega Talent Judges for the contest Hunt Contest, sponsored were Mrs. Ilene Sears, by the Psi Phi Chapter and piano and theory; Robert supported by the Mu Morris, choral director; and Epsilon Chapter of Omega Dr. Fred D. Tanner, Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. at chairman of the music Winston-Salem State department and director of University, where the the marching band and all contest was held. music staff members of Smith is the son of Mrs. Winston-Salem State Jerlean A. Barber of 213 University. Loop Street in Greenville, Members of the Talent S.C. Hunt Contest committee Before entering the are Emory Jones, School of the Arts, Smith chairman; Rudolph V. attended Berea High School Boone Sr., ' co-chairman; in Greenville. He was a Galvin Crsip, Ronald soloist in the Singing Peterson, Ron Peppers, Christmas Tree in 1981 and Phillip Rector, Michael 1982. He has performed Stroud and John Thomas. with tb* Little Theatre and Other fraternity members the Warehouse Theatre of contributing greatly toward for one year with the South were Howard X. ^haw, Carolina Honors Chorus. programs keeper of records At the School of the Arts, and seal; Edwin L. he is active in the Patterson, chaplain; and Achievement of Black Isaiah Tidwell, basileus of Artist Club and the the graduate chapter. Resident Hall Association The program was a Club. His hobbies are commemorative tribute to photography, camping and the late brother Jack using his salesmanship skills Atkins, father of the talent on/4 Vmc ortal ic tn h#?rnmp a hunt idea. The nrocram was UI1U AAA?3 ^VUl AO i/VVVflllV M - ? - | ^ singer and actor. sponsored by the Psi Phi Amadi Hummings, a Chapter of Omega Psi Phi viola student at the North Fraternity Inc. and Carolina School of the supported by Mu Epsilon Arts, won second place. Chapter at Winston-Salem Derrick Lawrence, a State University. Prizes student at East Forsyth were $75, $50 and $25. The Senior High School and a first place winner will baritone, won third place. represent the local chapters Other contestants were at the sixth district Beth Hastings of Atkins meeting's Talent Hunt High School on the piano, Contest on May 12 at Melissa Kugel of Reynolds Myrtle Beach, S.C.. High School on the flute, Last year's local winner, Rochelle Livia Joyner of Odell C. Shoffner III, won Parkland Senior High -the district contest and School on the piano, second place in the national Towanna Evette Van contest. He is a music Eaton, also of Parkland on student at Howard the piano, Deena Jones of University. t )me to get waxed & and says, 'Hey, man, here's four or five thousand dollars. Go record yourself a record.' " /\na men a lot ot people on the top are too scared to open up to new talent because they think you're trying to take their place," he says. The opportunity to record, Spring says, will come from a little help from friends in Greensboro, who have access to a recording studio. He and the newly formed band, Spring, named after him, will do a remake of Steven Still's "Love The One You're With." "The music industry is a real cutthroat business," says Spring, "but the people here are my frfends and 1 know them and what they're all about. "Shoot, you couldn 7 tell me nothin' when I got paid for my first gig. I was proud of that dollar." ? Charles Springs Jr. "I can go in a studio here and not be charged the amount ot monies to record if I were on the West Coast," he says. While he's waiting to get his first record pressed, Spring, who sings, arranges, writes his own material and plays several instrument, runs a small ceramics business in the basement of his Spaulding Drive home with his mother, Tressie Springs. He^says his Tnutherrwho would rather see her son get married and get a regular job, could do without the music. But his father, Charles Springs Sr., understands because he, like his son, also aspired to be an entertainer. United Way establisi United Way president W. tion March 19. Dodglas Ashby announced He joined Forsyth Coun recently the establishment ty government in July 197! of a new division at the and has worked in pro agency devoted to com- gressively reponsible posi munity resources. Gregory tions, including in L. Bethea, current senior tergovernmental relation assistant to County coordinator and manage Manager H.L. Jenkins, will ment analyst. In 1980 be in charge of the division Bethea received the Edwii as deputy executive director M. Gill award as the mos of the . Community outstanding countv ad Resources Division. ministration student at th Institute of Government a Incorporated in the new the University of Nort division will be several Carolina at Chapel Hill. H United Way programs, in- belongs to numerous pre eluding volunteer develop- fessional organizations an ment, management train- serves on the board c ing, workplace services, directors of several loci community planning and non-profit agencies, ir government relations, eluding Crisis Contrc Bethea will assume his posi- Ministry, Urban Art Campaign receives i Winston-Salem Urban tions located here. Thes League's Challenge to two gifts to the Urba Acheive Campaign has League by the James C received pledges of $25,000 Hanes and John and Ann from the James G. Hanes Hanes Foundations are a Memorial Fund/Founda- example of the outstandin tion and $20,000 from the way in which local philar John Wesley and Anna thropic interest support ou Hodgin Hanes Foundation, vital community organiza announced campaign chair- tions." man Robert A. Emken The Challenge to Acheiv recently. Campaign has also receive several corporate gift! "We are very pleased to Vulcan Materials Co. ha receive these two fine pledged $7,500 and Dough gifts," said EmkeTi. Battery Manufacturing ha "Winston-Salem is for- contributed $2,000. Th tunate to have several ma- campaign earlier receive jor philanthropic founda- pledges of $150,000 froi ^ 7, ~? " I nt'ul wnmpn frrhfr JL^IVT VAAA^AA wvr w Alderman Virginia K. past 20 years at the awar Newell and Kitty D. Sparks ceremony, of Winston-Salem have been nominated for the Following the ceremon Distinguished Women of a reception will be he North Carolina Award. honoring the 88 nomine The awards will be for the award. Reservatio presented by Gov. James B. must be made and t! Hunt Jr. to Five of the state's outstanding women a leaders at a banquet March J/ Ivv 1/ OOl ' 23 at the Hilton Inn on Ra!eigh>rough street 'n be held on The ceremony will Seven Winston-Sale coincide with the podiatrists are staffing celebration of the 20th free Foot Clinic on Sati anniversary of the N.C. day mornings at First Bf CotStfcil on the Status of tist Church at Fifth a Women. Spruce streets. Rep. Annie Brown The Winston-Sale Kennedy of Winston- Podiatry Group w Salem, appointed in 1963 diagnose problems and i by Gov. Terry Sanford to minister primary foot c the first Governor's from 9 a.m. until noon et Commission on the StatuV week, of Women, will speak on' The^linic was formed the progress of women in .meet a community need North Carolina during the offering podiatric servic \ I T ^Si|||MW^/ Multi-talented singer and musician Charles Sprint In regular English, that means making a record (| "Music is about the only thing I can deal with on a consistent basis," says Spring, who once played in a Sumter, S.C., band with balladeer and guitarist Peabo Bryson before he achieved fame. "Ceramics, I short. I guess I sort of got a blend of both my parent's talents." Like many of today's entertainers, Spring had his first audience in the church. Later he*took piano and 'tes division HHRH Council, the Creative Life Center, the Council on H 5 Drug and Alcohol Abuse || Wm 1 W "V r^J "J the N.C. Black Reper tory Theatre. 11 Bethea holds a B.A. I] f + s degree from N.C. Central II yOU T V-r Q 1 University and has com- || ' ' pleted course work towards || \A/kof 1 ar- master's degree at the || \N llal } ' University of North || i r Carolina at Chapel Hill. I call us tor e ? it Ashby said that Bethea's II h position on the staff at II 1 Bookcase e United Way made a signifi- II ^ ' Carpeting >- cant increase in the ac- 11 Chairs d tivities for which he wiH be I) >f reponsible, adding that the || Drapenei i\ agency will be increasing its || E: Entrance c . II Compute i- focus on community II K >1 resources as an outgrowth . VA/'ncfn s of its long range plan. " WlnSlOl Quality O pledges __ e R.J. Reynolds Ind. and I mm?mm n $50,000 pledges from both I hmbh the Hanes Group and USQUI a Wachovia Bank and Trust tmmm?tml n Co. ? The two foundation gifts and various corporate and j individual commitments br- y ? 05 l" ing the campaign total to e d The campaign seeks to . _ ... 5. raise a minimum of POINTELLE KNI is $550,000 to fund renova- Slip into these lacy pointelli 15 ',0 0f the UrLban Lea?ue's your outfits. Sleeveless V-n is buildings at the northwest warm days. Assorted Paste ie corner of Fifth and Trade pacesetter sportswear win id streets in downtown m Winston-Salem. ds regisration fee of $16 must AVI be received by March 16. " For more information, " y, contact the N.C. Council * J Id on the Status of Women, I / es 526 N. Wilmington St., ns Raleigh, NC 27604 or call >dr::i Saturdays rm at no charge, to people who a might otherwise neglect &, jr- foot health as a part of their ;MB ip- total health care program. wtf i&k 11 Contributing their time, A ^ on a rotating basis, will be * \ 1} Daniels, John Hodges, Jim II a " Mothershed, Robert ar? Sprinkle, David Stauffer iC and Walter Zelasko. For more information by call, Dr. Robert Sprinkle at I f he Chronicle, Thursday. March 8, 1984-Page A7 * is has his mind on one thing: "getting waxed.'* >hoto by James Parker). saxophone lessons from Fostina Holman and Dr. Fred Tanner, two local music teachers. As a youngster, he sang in the choirs of St. Paul Methodist and Dellabrook Methodist churches. '4 was singing in the church," he says, "but 1 wasn't any good at it because my voice hadn't developed yet." 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