The Red White and Blue Stripes: The Presidential Band
Read MoreMany former presidents played musical instruments. A few were accomplished musicians who wrote songs. On this President’s Day 2021, let’s strike up the band!
Yesterday and Today: The Beatles at Washington Coliseum
Read More57 years ago today, the Beatles played their first live concert in America. On the night of February 11, 1964 music and popular culture changed forever. Some 20 years after that historic event, I made a pilgrimage to the site of that first concert, and 50 years later (in 2014) I wrote about this realization that time never stands still. Here’s my remembrance of Washington Coliseum, within walking distance of Union Station.
Don’t Fear the Reaper: The Blazing Story of the 1979 Texxas Jam
Read MoreThe wild story of the 1979 Texas World Music Festival, aka “Texas Jam,” which took place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Part 2 of 3.
Deep in the Heart of Texxas Jam: Remembering the Wilson Sisters Rocking the Cotton Bowl in 1979
Read MoreHere’s Part 1 of a 3-part series on my remembrance of the 1979 Texxas Jam rock concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Video: Happy Hour Hosted by Nolan Dalla with Guest Bill Fayne
Read MoreNolan Dalla hosts “Happy Hour,” a Zoom cast talk show with guest Bill Fayne, a Las Vegas stage legend who has worked in music and entertainment for more than 50 years.
Facing the Firing Squad
