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Celebrating the Life &
Legacy of Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson, the
Grammy-winning “song
stylist” and torch singer
whose polished pop-jazz
vocals made her a platinum
artist died last Thursday af
ter a long illness at her home
in Pioneertown, California.
She was 81.
Wilson, who re
tired from touring in 2011
was influenced by Dinah
Washington, Nat “King”
Cole and other stars. Wilson
covered everything from
jazz standards to “Little
Green Apples” and in the
1960s alone released eight
albums that reached the top
20 on Billboard’s pop charts.
Elegant and un
derstated, Nancy was best
known for songs such as her
breakthrough “Guess Who
I Saw Today” and the 1964
hit “(You Don’t Know) How
Glad I Am,” which drew
upon Broadway, pop and
jazz.
Wilson did not
want to be identified with a
single category, especially
jazz, and referred to herself
as a “song stylist.”
“The music that I
sing today was the pop mu
sic of the 1960s,” she told
The San Francisco Chron
icle in 2010. “I just never
considered myself a jazz
singer.
Continued on Page 7
Savannah Native
Honored By Black
Women Film Network
Stacy Quarterman.
The Black Wom
en Film Network held their
annual holiday party at The
Gathering Spot in Atlanta
on December 8, where over
500 film and television pro
fessionals convened to toast
a year of excellence in Geor
gia’s production industry.
The event recognized the
work of several industry tal
ent who were involved in hit
movies and television shows
filmed in Georgia.
Among those rec
ognized was Savannah na
tive Stacy Quarterman.
Quarterman was
honored for his role as a
Band/Music Coordinator
for the“Bounce Trumpet
Awards” which aired earlier
this year on Bounce TV.
“As a music co
ordinator, your primary re
sponsibilities revolve around
selecting a soundtrack or
set-list that best matches the
intended audience,” states
Quarterman.
Continued on Page 9
The Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. Celebrates
The Kiddie Kotillion and Beautillion 2018
o;
n De
le e m b e r
9th, The
Elmore Theatre at Savan
nah State University was
transformed into a “Win
ter’s Wonderland” as The
Savannah Chapter of Top
Ladies of Distinction, Inc.
celebrated The Kiddie Ko-
tillion and Beautillion 2018.
The winners of the crowns
and titles were Ms. Samaria
Stanley and Master Ahmed
Keen-Avery, Jr.
Ms. Samaria Faith
Stanley is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ahmed and
Sondra Stanley. Mr. Ahmed
is the son of Lady Andrea
Keen-Avery and Mr. Ahmed
Keen-Avery, Sr.
Continued on Page 7
Savannah State Confers Three Honorary
Doctorates On Alumni
During its com
mencement on Saturday,
December 8, 2018, Savan
nah State University (SSU)
conferred honorary doctor
al degrees on three distin
guished alumni.
Annie B. Andrews
‘83 currently serves as the
assistant administrator for
Human Resource Manage
ment at the Federal Avia
tion Administration (FAA)
where she oversees a stra
tegic partnership between
FAA leadership and human
resource services for over
45,000 federal personnel
across the nation.
Continued on Page 3 L-R: Will Metts, Walter E. Gaskin, Annie B. Andrews
Woodville Unveils New Neighborhood Sign
The City of Sa
vannah held a neighborhood
sign unveiling for the Wood
ville neighborhood Wednes
day afternoon. The neigh
borhood is located between
West Bay Street and Lou
isville Road and bordered
on the west by the Dundee
Canal and on the east by
Lynes Parkway. The new
sign is located at the inter
section of West Bay Street
and Lissner Avenue. It was
built with SPLOST (Spe
cial Purpose Local Option
Sales Tax) funds at a cost
of $4,341.22. The City of
Savannah’s Capital Projects
team designed the sign and
the contractor of record is
Sign D’sign.
Savannah Mayor
Eddie DeLoach, Mayor Pro
Tem Carol Bell, and District
1 Alderman Van Johnson,
who represents the Wood
ville neighborhood, attended
the event. District 5 Aider-
woman Dr. Estella Shabazz
and other City officials and
residents also took part in
the well-attended event.
Several past and
present Woodville residents
attended the event along
with neighborhood associa
tion president Tyrone Ware.
“Let this sign stand as a tes
tament that our community
will continue to be a safe,
healthy, environmentally
friendly community where
residents engage in uplift
ing each other spiritually,
socially and economically,”
Ware said. “If we do that we
can ensure that this commu
nity will stand from 1870 in
perpetuity.”
Continued on Page 2
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