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Formed in 1988 at Philadelphia’s High School For Creative Arts, Boyz II Men had their big break the following year when they snuck into New Edition man Michael Bivins’ dressing room in Philadelphia. So impressed was he with their impromptu audition – an a cappella version of his group’s “Can You Stand The Rain” – he agreed to manage them on the spot. With Bivins at the helm, Boyz II Men soon scored a deal with Motown and set to work on Cooleyhighharmony, the 1991 debut album which kick-started their stratospheric career.
Written largely by the band and produced by Dallas Austin – the man who’d later oversee some of TLC’s biggest hits – Cooleyhighharmony is a choice work that melds old-school R&B with contemporary influences, and the album’s two lead singles showcased the group’s versatility. “Motownphilly,” co-written by Michael Bivins and featuring a rap cameo that detailed that fateful first backstage meeting, utilized the upbeat, hip-hop-influenced New Jack Swing genre that dominated the charts that year. Meanwhile “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday,” a spine-tingling a cappella cover of GC Cameron’s 1975 hit, perfectly showcased each member’s classically trained vocals and close harmonies. Both singles raced up the charts to become Top 5 US hits.
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Elsewhere, there were slow jams in the form of “Please Don’t Go” and “This Is My Heart”; the Boyz showcased their sensual side on the silky smooth “Uhh Ahh”; and there was another upbeat New Jack Swing-influenced anthem in the irresistible form of the James Bond-referencing “Sympin’.” With its pitch-perfect close harmonies over tough hip-hop beats, “Under Pressure” was perhaps the purest example of the sound the boys themselves dubbed “hip-hop doo-wop.”
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With the band presenting a preppy, clean-cut look that was a fresh change from the street-tough image that dominated R&B at the time, Cooleyhighharmony proved a huge success. After its release on April 30, 1991, it reached No.3 in the US Billboard chart and quickly went multi-platinum. Repackaged the following year to include “End Of The Road,” the song recorded for the Boomerang soundtrack and which had scored Boyz II Men their first No.1 single, the album hit even greater commercial heights as it went on to sell over nine million copies. There was more success come awards season as Cooleyhighharmony won the nod for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals at the 1992 Grammy Awards, setting the stage for their chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling follow-up, II.
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Several Haines student artists were honored for their work after a weekend of experimenting with new techniques and mediums over the course of four days.
Students from all over Southeast Alaska traveled to the Chilkat Valley for the annual Region V Art Festival. Each chose two options for classes and spent an average of 30 hours working on pieces over the weekend.
“It was super challenging, said Ronnie Fairbanks of Craig, who taught a workshop where students created formline art for longboards. “We only have 15 hours to learn how to paint formline. Have you ever tried that? It’s not fun.”
Two Chilkat Valley students were honored for their efforts in his class, Ruby Martin who was awarded best in workshop and Ezra Nash who was given an honorable mention.
“I chose Ruby because if you see this design, she like threw this killer whale together and you can tell she has experience with formline, but it’s super complicated,” said Fairbanks. “She stayed up until 2 a.m. painting. She put in a lot of time, so I’m super proud of her.”
Zorza Szatkowski brought home best in class in both John and Sharon Svenson’s glass mosaic workshop and in a found-item mixed media workshop taught by Juneau artist Sam Jordan. In the latter class, Szatkowski’s distinctive creation “The Eternal Struggle” got a lot of interest during a student art show on Monday.
It features a robotic creation with batteries for eyes, a row of screws spiking down its back, feathered driftwood trees, and a smaller creature with a shell for a head appearing to hunt with a spear.
“It’s so rad to dish out this MacGyver set of random items and see some kid come up with something out of their head,” said Jordan. “You can see that and it’s crazy cool.”
Local artist Skweit Jessie Morgan taught a copper-engraving workshop for seven students.
“Copper engraving is really hard and unpredictable,” said Morgan, who thanked the Chilkoot Indian Association for loaning her class its equipment. She said students who came in with formline experience made the workshop an “amazing space.”
Other local students highlighted for their work included MJ Hotch whose efforts in Tawney Crowley’s gelli-print class won her an honorable mention while Ezra Nash was awarded best in workshop for her work in a painting class taught by Ashley Lohr.
Results:
Glass Mosaic (taught by local artists John and Sharon Svenson)
- Best in Class, Zorza Szatkowski, Haines
- Honorable mention, Zoe Lessard, Juneau
Copper Carving (taught by local artist Skweit Jessie Morgan)
- Best in Class, Riley Soboleff, Juneau
- Honorable mention, Ray Fairbanks, Klawock
Found Items Mixed Media (taught by Juneau artist Sam Jordan)
- Best in Class, Zorza Szatkowski, Haines
- Honorable mention, Hannah Hofstetter, Petersburg
Gelli Print (taught by Wrangell’s Tawney Crowley)
- Best in Class, Tera Hicks, Juneau
- Honorable mention, MJ Hotch, Haines
Beaded Earring Making (taught by Klawock’s Eva Rowan)
- Best in Class, Ali Kittams, Petersburg
- Honorable mention, Ellee Votzm, Wrangell
Glass blowing (taught by Haines’ Tassja Letchworth)
- Honorable mention, Claire Davis, Kake
- Honorable mention, Claire Snyder, Juneau
Halibut Hooks (taught by Kake artist Joe Lewis)
- Blood, Sweat and Tears award (Best in Workshop) Riley Soboleff, Juneau
- Special Unicorn (honorable mention) August Rathbone, Juneau
Formline Longboards (taught by Ronnie Fairbanks of Craig)
- Best in Workshop, Ruby Martin, Haines
- Honorable Mention, Ezra Nash, Haines
Wash Painting and India Ink (local art teacher Kelleen Adams)
- Best in Workshop, Quinn Rafferty, Petersburg
- Honorable mention, Hannah Hofstetter, Petersburg
Upcycled Photography (Skagway’s Valerie Larsen)
- Best in Workshop, Rebecca Midkiff, Petersburg
- Honorable mention, Anna Rock, Petersburg
Painting (taught by Ashley Lohr, of Petersburg)
- Best in Workshop, Ezra Nash, Haines
- Honorable mention, Ayla Loges, Kake
Best for work completed at the event: Zoe Lessard, Juneau
Best for work from home (completed in their home town and brought to Haines): Eve Harrige
Kirk Garbisch award: Kiera Sanderson, of Klawock
Spirit of Art Festival award: Rick Mills
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