Deborah L. Jacobs

When Family Meets Music: Jamal Roberts Turns City Winery Into Home with ‘Heal’
There are concerts that feel like entertainment and then there are nights that feel like family. When Kolbi Jordan joined ...

Why Jamal Roberts Says Festivals Feel Different Now and How Fame Changed His Song ‘Liar’
Fame can feel like a gift and a storm at the same time. Jamal Roberts knows this well. After winning ...

Michael Jackson’s Quietest Moment: The Untold Story Behind His 1988 Smash Hits Awards Reflection
There are moments when the spotlight feels heavier than the stage itself. In October 1988, Michael Jackson stepped into such ...

From ‘Billie Jean’ to ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’: Michael Jackson’s Lisbon Night to Remember
There are nights when music feels bigger than the stadium itself. In Lisbon, on September 26 1992 Michael Jackson stood ...

When Elvis Presley Turned a Concert into a Love Story: Hawaiian Wedding Song Live in New Haven, 1976
There are songs that feel like a gift, handed straight to the heart. That was the feeling when Elvis Presley ...

Elvis Presley’s Charlotte 1976 Performance of ‘How Great Thou Art’ That Made the Coliseum Feel Like a Church
There are nights when a song feels bigger than the stage itself. That is what happened in Charlotte, North Carolina, ...

Presley’s ‘And I Love You So’: The Quiet Strength of His Second-to-Last Concert in Cincinnati
There is something haunting about late June of 1977. Elvis Presley walked onto the stage in Cincinnati, carrying the weight ...

From Thibodaux to ‘I Cross My Heart’: How John Foster Turned One Night into a Memory That Lasts
There are nights you wish you could bottle up forever, and August 22 in Thibodaux was one of those nights. ...

When ‘Callin’ Baton Rouge’ Turned Thibodaux Into One Voice: John Foster’s Unforgettable Pavilion Debut
There are nights when music feels like it belongs to everyone in the crowd. That is what happened in Thibodaux ...

John Foster’s Homecoming at Paragon Casino: A Night of Country Fire, Tenderness and ‘Callin’ Baton Rouge’
There are concerts where you know you are watching an artist step into their own, and John Foster gave one ...