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Janet Stevenson, born March 20, 1951, resident of Five Points South from 1955 to 1995. Attended Ramsay HS and University of Alabama (BA and MLS). Worked at Social Security Administration 1974 - 1983 and Homewood Public Library (adult services librarian). Vice President of Five Points South Neighborhood in 1970's and worked on the renovation of the [[Five Points South]] intersection. Jazz singer who had her own jazz quartet and also played with [[Cleveland Eaton]]. Close friend of [[Malcolm McRae]], murdered in 1983.  Daughter of Frieda Stevenson and William Alfred Stevenson.  Currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Janet Stevenson, born [[1951]], edits BhamWiki as '''User:Jazzi'''. She attended [[Ramsay High School]] and the [[University of Alabama]] where she earned a BA in Journalism in 1972 and an MLS in 1984. She was a resident of the [[Five Points South]] neighborhood, from 1955 to 1995, served as the vice president of the [[Five Points South neighborhood]], and worked on the renovation of the [[Five Points South]] intersection. She was a close friend of [[Malcolm McRae]], murdered in 1983, who owned the Signature House in [[Cobb Lane]]She is the daughter of Frieda Stevenson and William Alfred Stevenson, an attorney who was a solo practitioner in Birmingham.


Appeared in the original production of the stage musical [[Tuxedo Junction]].
She worked at Social Security Administration from 1974 to 1983, where she was a claims authorizer and later a supervisor.  After returning to the University of Alabama for her MLS, she was the adult services librarian at the [[Homewood Public Library]]. She also worked as a law librarian at both [[Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal]] and [[Bradley Arant]]. 
 
She is an accomplished jazz singer who led her own jazz quartet when she lived in Birmingham.  She also was a friend of and performed with [[Cleveland Eaton]]. She appeared in the original production of the stage musical [[Tuxedo Junction]].
 
In 1995, she moved to Washington, DC, where she worked as a librarian and as an IT specialist, specializing in designing government websites that were compliant with Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
 
She is retired and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
===External Links===
*"[https://www.janetstevenson.com Website of Janet Stevenson, Jazz Singer]"

Revision as of 17:03, 2 August 2022

Janet Stevenson, born 1951, edits BhamWiki as User:Jazzi. She attended Ramsay High School and the University of Alabama where she earned a BA in Journalism in 1972 and an MLS in 1984. She was a resident of the Five Points South neighborhood, from 1955 to 1995, served as the vice president of the Five Points South neighborhood, and worked on the renovation of the Five Points South intersection. She was a close friend of Malcolm McRae, murdered in 1983, who owned the Signature House in Cobb Lane. She is the daughter of Frieda Stevenson and William Alfred Stevenson, an attorney who was a solo practitioner in Birmingham.

She worked at Social Security Administration from 1974 to 1983, where she was a claims authorizer and later a supervisor. After returning to the University of Alabama for her MLS, she was the adult services librarian at the Homewood Public Library. She also worked as a law librarian at both Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal and Bradley Arant.

She is an accomplished jazz singer who led her own jazz quartet when she lived in Birmingham. She also was a friend of and performed with Cleveland Eaton. She appeared in the original production of the stage musical Tuxedo Junction.

In 1995, she moved to Washington, DC, where she worked as a librarian and as an IT specialist, specializing in designing government websites that were compliant with Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

She is retired and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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