Edwards brothers
to perform at
Mountaineer Days
BY HEATHER BARR
Two talented guitar and vocal
musicians created from one
Kings Mountain family. Calvin
and Jett Edwards, brothers with
music careers in Japan, are com-
ing back to perform a special
musical show at the
Mountaineer Days Festival on
October 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the new gazebo in the down-
town.
The brothers grew up around
the Edwards family with their
mother Mary Edwards singing
gospel in the church and their
father Hiawatha singing gospel
and playing the guitar. The
family belongs to the Mt. Olive
Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain. Their father taught
them to play guitar at a young
age and then they took guitar’
lessons and the rest was picked
up through playing. The house
would always be filled with
music from neighborhood jam
sessions in the basement to
many times of 50 people or
more gathered in the living
room of the Edwards home to
enjoy music with guests. The
Edwards family has never been
too shy to open up their home
to friends and family who =~ *
wanted to participate in some *
good music for.the soul:
The adventure into music be-
gan when they played in a band
as early as junior high school.
They won all the Kiwanis Talent
Shows and in high school were
asked to play at the Gardner
Webb University. Calvin played
lead guitar and Jett played bass
guitar. From there they kept
there guitar preference and now
Calvin plays jazz while Jett
plays jazz and other forms. Jett
also plays keyboards and
drums and records most of all
of his background sounds on
his music.
Afterhigh’school Jett moved
to California and opened his
own recording studio which
took off. Meanwhile Calvin
played closer to home with the
famous Five Blind Boys of
Alabama and in local clubs all
over Charlotte. Jett did his own
playing at clubs in California.
After Calvin move dto
California. They played in a
band and their younger brother
Todd Edwards played on
drums.
They lived in California for
some years until Jett decided to
move to Japan after a client
asked to have him closer to be
able to record. He then met his
wife there Kaiko. Jett has a son
Justice in Japan and a daughter
Katherine who lives in
California.
Jett, now 40, was the first
black person to own and pro-
duce his own studio in Japan
called Jett Sonic Studio. He put
out his own tape and CD album
called “Story Teller” produced
in 1997. Jett sings with his fa-
ther on the album in the song
“Heaven Open Doors,” a gospel
number. He also produced a
song about his mother called
“Who's that Lady.” Recently he
has bought into a club in Japan.
Jett and Calvin both live in
Tokyo, Japan presently
Calvin has his own music
productions called Chasity
Music, named after his daugh-
ter Chasity. He has a wife
Tammy, have a daughter
Chasity, 12, and a son Caleb, 4,
who live in Kings Mountain
“We are very excited they are
coming home and so is all their
friends. We have people coming
from all over the country to see
them when they come in. I have
to start baking up food early.
We are so proud of our boys. I
always knew they wouldido;.
well innmusic, evenif I didn’t ©
want them to be in that kind of :
business. Calvin came recently
in May to visit, but Jett hasn’t
been able to get back for three
years,” said mother Mary
Edwards.
Crimson Rose always a hit
at Cleveland County Fair
BY HEATHER BARR
An Elton John or Aretha
Franklin look alike may grace
the stage this year’s Cleveland
County Fair. The band Crimson
Rose will take the big stage on
the side of the fair ground with
music and their own blend of
comedy and entertainment.
Cleveland County's local tal-
ented act has another fun filled
show ready. John Gillespie of
Mooresville likes to sometimes
dress up as famous people like
Elton John or Aretha Franklin to
spice up the show. :
The band plays music from
Beach, Country, Rock to Top 40.
They also like to add comedy to
the show by dressing up in 50's
costumes and doing comedy
skits. They even like to dress up
-a band member as a gorilla to
dance with the crowd for
laughs. -
The band is excited to play on
the big stage this year.
“We like to play the fair. We
like to see the crowd response
of all ages and all different
groups of people,” said Debbie
Terry of Kings Mountain, key-
boards and vocals of the band.
Crimson Rose formed two
years ago and has been playing
around Salisbury, Statesville
and Hickory at weddings, festi-
vals and a variety of different
events since. They will do the
Shelby Fish Camp Jam this year
and maybe the Mountaineer
Days for next year. Right now
they are so busy that they have
no open dates to play until after
the millennium. They will play
in Salisbury at the Wagonwheel
for New Year's Eve.
Crimson Rose formed from
the old band Crimson.
Members now are John
Gillespie from Mooresville who
plays keyboards and vocals,
Ronnie Whisnant of Shelby who
plays guitar, Rick Delozier of
Shelby who plays guitar, Kim
Greene) Truelove from Kings
Mountain who sings vocals and
Rick Terry from Kings
Mountain who plays drums
and Debbie Terry from Kings
Mountain who plays keyboards
and vocals.
Some of the members had
music experience from playing
with Crimson, the old band,
which began in 1980. Kim
Truelove and Rick and Debbie
Terry had a past together in
music already from before play-
ing ten years ago in the County
Line Band out of Gastonia. Rick
Delozier has a music degree
from MIT, John Gillespie has
played for over 17 years in vari-
ous bands, and Ronnie
Whisnant has played for over
seven years and used to play
with the band “Legend.”
“The new Crimson Rose is
more versatile than before. It
has been very enjoyable per-
forming,” said Whisnant.
They practice every week to
stay in tune, but each member
also has a life other than music
to fulfill. They are family orien-
tated and many of them have
children.
Kim Truelove works at Kemet
Industries, Ronnie Whisnant is
a history teacher at Kings
Mountain High School, Rick
and Debbie Terry work at the
Shergill Clinic in Kings
Mountain as a ex-ray technician
and a nurse, and John Gillespie
works too.
“We like to use our talent we
have been given to entertain
people. When people see me
performing they are surprised.
They say ‘wow that’s my nurse
playing’,” said Debbie Terry.
Right now the band has no cd
yet but would like to do one in
the future. They do have a de-
mo tape out and promo pack-
age. They hope to do more
shows in the future and to con-
tinue playing.
“Our main goal for the fair is
to have families come, relax and
have a good time,” said Debbie
Terry.
[LIFESTYLES
Herald/Times
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September 30, 1999 Section A, Page
Vegetarian Day
Friday is good time to get off junk food
BY HEATHER BARR
Bunny food it is said by
some, but many people are
turning to vegetables for better
health and a healthful future.
Today’s menus all over restau-
rants are offering many dishes
without meat. One example of
the craze is with McDonald's
new salads or Subways
Vegetarian sub. In honor of our
colorful nutritious friends,
October 1 is Rural Vegetarian
Day.
Doctors everywhere are
telling patients to eat more veg-
etables because of their obvious
benefits and because of many
new studies that say eating just
afew could save you from
many diseases.
Others believe the economy
would be better. Many vegetari-
ans claim that eating more veg-
etables could help save on grain
production because more grain
must be fed to animals to pro-
duce more meat for us to eat.
According to a book called
“Vegetarian Times by the edi- +
tors of Vegetarians Times maga-
zine and former executive edi-
tor of Vegetarian Times
magazine Lucy Moll, two or
three decades ago only 1 per-
cent of Americans describes
themselves as vegetarian. In
1992 the number was about 6.7
percent which is around 12.5
million. :
One interesting note is in
1993, at San Francisco's’
Candlestick Park , a concession
stand opened named “the °
“Home of Vantastic Ribs”
Natural” which served up vege-
tarian burgers, fruit salad, trail
mix and other goodies to fans
that would rather not chomp a
hot dogs or guzzle a beer.
Some interesting famous peo-
ple who are vegetarians are Bob
Barker (TV personality), Kim
Basinger (actress), Dustin
Hoffman (actor), Jean King (ten-
nis champion), Cloris
Leachman (actress), Marv Levy
(pro-football head coach), Paul
and Linda McCartney (rock
musicians), and Vanessa
Williams (actress and singer).
At present dietician,
Stephanie Knight at the Kings
Mountain hospital says she
serves three to four servings of
vegetables in the cafeteria and
only 2 ounces of meat per meal.
Fresh produce can be pur-
chased at many stores and local
stores in the area. McMurry
Farms in Lawndale on Fallston
Road, Putnam’s Produce in
Shelby on Warren St., Walker’s
Garden Center in Shelby on
Hwy 226 and Mountain View
Farms in Kings Mountain on
Shelby Road. Mountain View
Farms carries fresh squash,
okra, green beans, cabbage and
tomatoes.
In honor of Friday, here are
some recipes that contain vege-
tarian delight.
Garden Fresh Quiche
This flavorful, cholesterol free
microwave version is ready in
half the time it takes to make in
the oven.
(Dine-In Only
Wedneday thru Saturday
Vantastic Ribs Full Rack
Premium Aged 8 oz. Ribeye
Peel & Eat Shrimp 1 doz
Hot Wings 1 doz.
Dorothy Laney
Shelby
Quinn Burgin
Shelby
Ly Miss CU
$15.95
$ 9.95
$ 3.99
$ 2.99
Cheryl Greene
Kings Mountain
Shanna Leeanne Boiter
Kings Mountain
Crust:
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 egg white
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
parsley
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Filling:
1 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 cup asparagus tips
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1 teaspoon margarine
110 ounce carton egg substitute
1/3 cup skim milk
_ 2 tablespoons all purpose-flour
1 tabléspoon shredded
Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/4 teaspoon dried Italian sea-
soning
Crust: In a medium mixing
bowl, combine the crust ingre-
dients. Mix well. Press the mix-
ture over the bottom and up the
sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
Microwave at high power until
the crust is set, about 1 or 2
minutes, rotating plate twice.
Set aside.
Vegetarian Pot Pie
1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetable stock
or white vinegar
1 cup diced onion
1 cup thinly sliced celery
2/3 cup thinly sliced carrots
1 cup diced red bell peppers
2/3 cup sliced frozen green
beans
1/3 cup frozen peas.
1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup of skim milk or soymilk
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1 teaspoon salt or low sodium
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1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 recipe Basic Biscuit Crust
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Coat a two quart casserole dish
with nonstick cooking spray. In
a heavy saucepan over medi-
um-heat, heat the stock or wine
to a simmer and add onion.
Cook, stirring, for three min-
utes. Add the celery, carrots,
bell peppers, beans and peas. If
the mixture begins to dry out,
add 1/4 cup more vegetable
stock or wine. Cook, stirring for
three minutes more.
Lower the heat and sprinkle
the flour over the vegetable
mixture; cook, stirring, for two
minutes. COmbine the skim
milk or soymilk and two cups
vegetable stock in a measuring
cup. Slowly whisk the liquid
mixture into the vegetables. The
sauce will start to thicken. Add
the parsley, salt or soy sauce,
sage, thyme, black pepper and
cayenne. Cook, stirring con-
stantly, until the mixture is
thickened. Remove from the
heat and pour into the prepared
casserole dish.
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