Bankhead Presents Program | January 2025
Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver
SAT JAN 4 @ 8 PM
After being awarded a full Rotary International scholarship to study music and voice and being selected to sing as the voice of John Denver in the CBS Television Movie “Take Me Home, the John Denver Story,” there was no doubt that Jim Curry would continue to sing the praises and songs of America’s Troubadour – John Denver. As a life-long fan, Curry dedicated himself to continue John Denver’s legacy of songs and his message of love and caring for our planet to future generations.
Since 2002 the combined talents of Jim and his band have brought John’s Music back to thousands upon thousands of people. Jim is honored to have had John Denver band members join him in some of the most prestigious venues in the country. Curry also works behind the scenes to preserve Denver’s music. Most notable is Jim’s collaboration with Lee Holdridge in rebuilding and preserving Denver’s original symphony arrangements.
Jim Curry was a key performer in the induction of John Denver to the Colorado Music Hall of fame show hosted by Olivia Newton John. Curry was also the host of the official John Denver Estate show which toured the United States and Australia.
Jim’s latest project is titled “Such a Wild Place” and was produced by two of John Denver’s band members, Pete Huttlinger and Chris Nole. It includes four original songs co-written by Jim Curry and also includes three unreleased songs written by John Denver.
Jim continues to perform John Denver’s heartfelt songs on Cruise Ships in Symphony halls and in Performing Arts Centers to growing audiences all over the world.
Marcus Collins | JC Fisher | John Hagen
featuring
Josh “4 Hands” Hanlon—Piano
Larry Hanson—Guitars
Pete Generous—Drums
The Texas Tenors
FRI JAN 17 @ 8 PM
The Texas Tenors are the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America’s Got Talent! Since appearing on the series in 2009, JC, Marcus and John have released performed close to 2000 concerts, recorded 5 studio albums, produced 2 PBS Specials, and have written two hit children’s book that have earned them impressive recognition including 3 Emmy Awards, The Gelett Burgess Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature and the distinction of being Billboard Magazine’s #10 Classical Artist in the World. The tenors’ most recent albums “Outside the Lines”, “Rise” and “A Collection of Broadway and American Classics” all debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts. These classically trained, versatile tenors were recently honored to be included among the top 50 acts in the world and the only vocal group from the United States invited to appear on NBC’s America’s Got Talent: The Champions and are filled with pride to be inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The Texas Tenors will celebrate a huge milestone for the 2023-2024 season… 15 years together! On TTT’s 15th Anniversary Tour you will hear new music along with rousing patriotic favorites and everything from Country to Classical! Come and celebrate with the boys and make some new and lasting memories at a concert experience you’ll never forget.
James Nestor: Unlocking the Power of Breath
THU JAN 23 @ 7:30 PM
James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released in May 2020 by Riverhead/Penguin Random House and was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly–and how to get it back. To date, Breath has sold more than 2.5 million copies and and has been translated into more than 35 languages. Breath was awarded the Best General Nonfiction Book by the American Society of Journalists and Authors and was a Finalist for Science Book of the Year by the Royal Society. Nestor has spoken at Stanford Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, the United Nations, and more. He lives and breathes in San Francisco. mrjamesnestor.com | @mrjamesnestor
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Colin Hay
FRI JAN 24 @ 8 PM
Born in Scotland, Hay moved with his family as a teenager to Australia, where he first came to international fame with seminal ’80s hitmakers Men At Work. While the band would reach the heights of stardom—they took home a GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist and sold more than 30 million records worldwide on the strength of #1 singles like “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Down Under”—by 1985, they’d called it quits and gone their separate ways. Hay released his solo debut the following year and, over the course of the next three-and-a-half decades, went on to record twelve more critically acclaimed studio albums that would help establish him as one of his generation’s most hardworking and reliable craftsmen. Rolling Stone praised his “witty, hooky pop” tunes, while NPR’s World Café lauded his “distinctive voice,” and late night hosts from David Letterman and Craig Ferguson to Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel have all welcomed him for performances.
Over the course of his remarkable solo career, Hay developed a reputation as a gifted raconteur with serious comedy chops, and his frequent appearances at LA’s Largo club helped garner him a legion of fans in the entertainment world. Among them was actor/director Zach Braff, who called Hay’s mix of heartfelt songwriting and hilarious storytelling “one of the most amazing things I had ever seen.” Braff would go on to feature Hay’s music prominently in the GRAMMY-winning soundtrack for Garden State and invite him to appear as himself on the hit series Scrubs, which helped introduce his music to a whole new generation of listeners.
On top of his rigorous schedule as a solo artist, Hay has also managed to tour the world several times over with Ringo Starr & His All–Star Band, release an audiobook of Aesop’s Fables, star in the award-winning documentary Waiting For My Real Life, and even provide the voice for Fergus Flamingo in Disney’s The Wild.
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Classic Albums Live – Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan
FRI JAN 31 @ 8 PM
Classic Albums Live is thrilled to bring Texas Flood, performing this iconic debut album from Stevie Ray Vaughan in its entirety – exactly as you remember it – note for note, cut for cut. Called “joyful and thrilling” by the Toronto Star, “perfect” by the Chicago Tribune, and hailed for their “amazing musicianship“ by the Orlando Sentinel, there is a playfulness to Stevie’s music that comes to life on stage. This boogie woogie album, will have you tapping your toes and rocking to thunder riffs that you’ve come to know and love.
UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater
Back to the Moon and the Stars Beyond
Now thru January 5, 2025
Thursdays — Sundays, 1 pm — 5 pm
FREE & OPEN to the Public
Discover captivating images of the universe, complementing the immersive experience of COSMIC ODYSSEY, that played onstage during October and November. Explore deep space discoveries and stunning visuals captured by the Hubble and James Webb Telescopes.
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