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Dion, Allen, Darryl Anthony, Marc Nelson, Shawn Rivera and Kenny Terry
route that involved a network of
friends and strangers.
The success o fth e group's debut
single and album has garnered the
quintet an NAAC’P Image Award
nomination for “Outstanding New
Artist.” Az Yet also received two
Soul I rani Music Awards nomina
tions for Best R & B Soul Single.
Group, Band or Duo and Best R&B/
Soul or Rap New Artist.
Az Yet’s intricate harmonies and
the fact that they are from Philadel
phia have, naturally, brought com-
parisonstothe multi-platinum group
Boyzll M en(w hosebigg£sthit“End
o f the Road." was also penned and
produced by Babyface).
Ihe group says, however, they
don't mind the comparisons: they
are flattered by them. "W e know
Boyz II Men. we were all young
sters together in Philly,” says Dion.
In fact. Az Yet group member Marc
Nelson is a former member o f Boyz
II Men. He left the group to pursue
a solo career just prior to their sign
ing with Biv Ten Records
Even today Az Yet says a great
friendship exists between them and
their Philadelphia brethren. “ W e’re
all friends and w e’re all products o f
the Philly musical atmosphere.
There was a whole gang of groups
singing all over the city when we
were growing up and we all picked
up and learned from each other.
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What you re hearing from us
and from Boyz II Men is the Philly
sound.
Vanessa Bell Calloway in “Orleans
Vanessa Bell Calloway, one o f
America’s hottest actresses, returns
to network television as the sharp,
no nonsense attorney, Rosalee Clark
in Orleans, the new one-hour en
semble drama from Paramount Net
work Television for CBS-TV. O r
leans moves to Friday nights begin
ning March 28 along with “Jag” and
“Nash Bridges." the series chron icles
the I i ves o f the Charbonnets. a promi
nent New Orleans family whose tri
als and tribulations have led each o f
the members down different paths
in life. Larry Hagman stars as the
honorable Judge Luther Charbonnet,
who was Rosalee’s mentor early in
her career, the formerly professional
relationship has now developed into
a secret romance.
Well-known for her starring role
on the critically-acclaimed 1995 CBS
drama “Under One Roof,” Calloway
currently shares the big screen with
Sylvester Stallone in the high-en
ergy, action-packed Universal Pic
tures’ drama “ Daylight” and is re
membered for her role opposite Eddie
Murphy as the "almost bride” in
“Com ing to A m erica.” The Los
Angeles resident s impressive film
resume also includes her portrayal
as Denzel W ashington s wife in
“Crimson Tide,” as well as guest
starring roles in “The Inkw ell,”
“Number One With A Bullet” and
the critically-acclaim ed "W hat’s
Love Got To Do With It."
Married and a mother o f two,
Calloway received her Bachelor of
Line Arts degree with a concentration
in dance from Ohio University. Audi
ences have gotten a taste of her danc
ing skills in Michael Bennett’s origi
nal B roadw ay production o f
“ Dreamgirls”; and the Debbie Allen-
directed telefilms, “ Polly Coining
Home” and “Stompin at the Savoy.”
In addition to maintaining a busy
acting schedule and home life.
Calloway feels its important to give
back to the community, for the past
seven years, she and her husband
have held an annual “Thanks for
Giving Party” during Thanksgiv
ing. in which they collect food and
Oprah “Survivors” Program
Rescheduled for March 11th
The Oprah Winfrey show with
psychologist Dr Al Siebert giving
expert commentary about survivors
o f tragic disasters has been resched
uled for broadcast on Tuesday. March
11 th
On the program Dr. Siebert ex
plains why some people have a bet
ter chance o f surviving disasters.
The program will broadcast at 4 PM
on KGW Channel 8.
Dr. Siebert, author o f The Sur
vivor Personality, makes expert
observations about Beck W eath
ers — who was given up for dead at
the 27,000 foot level on Mt. Everest
last May; M argaret C rotty — who
survived the sinking o f the ferry in
the South Indian Ocean by sw im
ming for 16 hours to a distant
island; Frank Law rence — who
survived the casino fire in Puerto
Rico ten years ago by ju m p in g out
a third story w indow; and Paul
Barney -- a survivor o f the Estonia
boat disaster that killed alm ost
1000 people.
— some people are more likely to
survive than others if they are self-
reliant and adapt quickly to new
developments
clothing for homeless families.
Orleans is a Samoset. Inc. pro
duction is association with Para
mount Network Television, th e
Paramount I elevision Group is part
o f the entertainment operations of
Viacom Inc.
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The members o f Az Yet (Dion.
A llen. D arryl A n th o n y , M arc
Nelson, Shawn Rivera and Kenny
Terry) — the Philadelphia-born
quintet responsible for the plati
num-selling “Last Night." which
hit number one on Billboard's R&B
singles chart and was currently a
top IO “ Hot 100 Single” -- learned
two important lessons th is past year;
it pays to trust friends and some
times you can depend on the kind
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After several years o f constantly
calling LaFace Records, leaving
messages and trying to get the at
tention o f the label’s co-ow ner
Baby face, the group finally reached
the celebrated producer/singer
songwriter through a circuitous
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