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ANNUAL CONCERT...We are always
lookin to the future; the present doesn’t
satisfy us, our ideal, whatever it may be,
lies further on. The ideal for a lot of people -
from this area will be a weekend spent in
Hampton, Virginia, at the annual Hampton
Kool Jazz Festival.
George Wem, producer and co-sponsor of
the festival will be bn hand to help Icick off
the longest annual concert event in the
history of the Hampton Coliseum.
TheTWrrestivatr^fated for June 26-28,
will mark the 14th consecutive year for this
musical attraction, which was first staged
by Wein in 1968 as an outdoor centennial
celebration at Hampton Institute. It was
moved in 1970 to the Coliseum as a
co-sponsorship between the city of Hamp
tpn, Hampton Institute and Festival Pro
ductions. Inc.
One of the perform
ers for this year’s
festival will be Nancy
Wilson. 1978 marked
Nancy’s silver anni
versary in the music
business and in those
25 years, no one has
ever doubted that
Nancy 'Wilson is one
of the very liest. Her
lithesome vocals en
compasses jazz, soul,
pop and bluesy ere- BOB JOHNSON
ating a magical style that is always
contemporary, always classic.
Born in Chilicothe, Ohio, and raised in
Columbus, Nancy Wilson grew up surround
ed by music. By the age of 4, she knew she
wanted to De a singer' and she cut her
musical teeth on Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitz
gerald, Carmen McRaie, Little Jimmy
Scott and Nat “King” Cole.
As a teenager, she sang in church choirs,
in quartets with friends and in talent
contests. By the age of 1I>, she was a regular
oh a local television show, and, a few years
later, began performing in small clubs in
the Columbus area; After high school, still
undecided about a musical career, she
enrolled at Central State College with an
eye on a teaching credential. One day, less
than a year later, her college career ended
abruptly when she decided that if she was
~ frMg 16 bg-a-singei, she"d better-get out
there and sing. Getting “out there” meant
taking a' Job as a vocalist with the Rusty
Bryant Band in 1956. That same year she
met Julian “Cannonball” Adderly when she
accompanied the band to New York City for
a recording" session. Impressed with her
talent'and determination, Adderly took an
immediate interest in her career.' '
— During that period, she gave serious
thought to her professional and personal
goals coming to the conclusion that if' she
got three things - John Levy as her
manager, Capitol Records as~her label and
MCA as her agency - she would pursue her
career on a national level. With' her parent’s
blessing, she relocated to New York City,
alloting herself six months to attain her
goals. She worked days as a receptionist
and spent her weekends with Nat' and
Cannonball Adderly. Within four weeks of
arriving, Nancy Wilson got her first big
break when Irene Reid cancelled an im
portant qlub engagement and she was asked
to fill in. She went over so well, the club
booked her on a permanent basis and she
found herself singing four nights a week and
working at her receptionist job days. Before
long, on a tip from Adderly,' John Levy
caught her act..*
Nancy Wilson’s debut single “Guess Who
I Saw Today”’ was well-received. It was
soon followed by “Tell Me The Truth,” her
first big hit,' in 1963. After the success of
“Tell Me The Truth,” the prestigious
"Downbeat” and "‘Playboy” oolls named
her one of the fop singers in the country.
Over the years her hits have included “(You
Don’t Know) How Good I am,” “I Wanna Be
With You,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Can’t
Take My Eyes Off You.” Among h6r honors
are the Jazz Heritage Society’s “Ebdny
Mike” award (1976) and an Emmy for her
own popular television show (1975). '
Another superstar who will perform at
this year’s festival will be B. B. King. Riley
B. King has come quite a ways from the
cotton plantation near Indianola, Miss
issippi, - though in some ways he never
really left it. Indianola is thousands of miles
from the concert halls of Europe, from the
rock palaces of San FrancisCo, from New
York’s Carnegie Hall, but it’s smack in the
middle of B.B.’s music.
A local •santified’ preacher taught Riley
three chords, antf with a borrowed $8 the
future blues great bought his first gbitar. At
twenty, he moved to Memphis and sang
commercial for the Pepticon patent medi
cine company. From the "Pepticon Bby'rto
"Beale Street Blues Boy” was a short
distance. The commercials were so popular
that the young singer was given his own DJ
show. Soon enough "Beale Street Blues
Boy" was shortened to "B.B.”.
JOHNSON GRADUATION
Etta Johnson of 1211 Polk Street, Charlotte, con
gratulates her daughter, Shelita at East Mecklen
burg's commencement exercises, Shelita was among
630 students to graduate in a ceremony held June 8 on
the school's football field. East Mecklenburg had the
city’s largest individual graduating class. (Photo by
,Jim_Bjack_Photographers)
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Use It!
Moreland Is Chariotte’s First Hack Veterinarian
Richard Earl Moreland
has received the Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine de
gree and B.S. in Animal
and Poultry Sciences, from
Tuskegee Institute in Tus
kegee, Alabama, along
with a B.S. in zoology from
North Carolina State Uni
versity in Raleigh. The
Charlotte native graduated
10th in a class of 44 stu
♦ dents studying veterinary
medicine at Tuskegee.
Dr. Moreland was named
to the Dean's List each
semester he studied at N.C.
State and Tuskegee from
1974-81. He attended Char
lotte public schools, includ
ing West Mecklenburg
High School.
He recently was appoint
ed Pathology Internist for
Le ’Cocomotion Ltd.
Entertainment Booking Agency
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James “Coco” McConico
President
2506 Beatties Ford Rd,
kdebrook Professional Center
~ ^^bsidgry of ICM Enterprises
the Veterinary School of
Tuskegee Institute for one
year. Describing himself
as a "Quincy for animals,"
Moreland will run the path
ology lab, lecture and teach
freshman classes on how
diseases affect animals,
and work in the clinic.
His wife, Karen Jones
Moreland of Washington,
D.C., is in the Junior Class
of the Tuskegee School of
Veterinary Medicine. They
have a daughter, Kristen.
As an ultimate goal, the
couple want to open their
own Veterinary Hospital or
clinic.
Moreland is the son of
Jean A. Moreland of 3021
Burbank Dr. in Charlotte
and the late William H.
Moreland Jr. (Jigger Red)
Attending Dr. More
land’s graduation at Tuske
gee were the following
guests: Jean Moreland,
William, Burnadette and
Tabatha Moreland, Gladys
Moreland, Mr. and Mrs.
Rowe Motley, Mr. and Mrs
John Jones of Washington,
D.C., Mr. and Mrs. Mannie
Love Jr. and Dr. and Mrs
Donald Person.
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