Deborah L. Jacobs
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 ...
Drama, Rhythm, Power: Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” Bucharest Performance Defined a Generation
The first beat hit like lightning and the crowd in Bucharest erupted. Then Michael Jackson slid across the stage stepping ...
When Michael Jackson Performed “Beat It,” Bucharest Roared With Fire and Precision
The lights dropped low in Bucharest and then the crowd erupted. From the very first riff of “Beat It” Michael ...
From Memphis to Madison: Elvis Presley’s “If You Love Me” Showed His Spirit Still Burned
There are performances that carry even more meaning because of when they happened. One of those came when Elvis Presley ...