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Waiting In The Rain

On September 11, 2014 by admin With 0 Comments - Artists, Music, Texas Weather
A young woman waits in the rain for an outdoor concert to begin in Fort Worth, Texas. ©2014 Robert W. Hart

A young woman waits in the rain for an outdoor concert to begin in Fort Worth, Texas. ©2014 Robert W. Hart

Rain.

We miss it here in north Texas. We’ve had far too little for far too long.

I shot this photo as part of a DallasNews.com slideshow at the Most Good Music Festival in Fort Worth on September 6, 2014. Nobody, even devout concert-goers, was complaining about the rain. Jack Ingram and Stoney LaRue headlined and although several bands were rained out in the afternoon, Ingram and LaRue went on to perform in a constant drizzle.

I heard no whining.

“Tom Waits Live at The Paladium 1978” Print Available

On November 5, 2013 by admin With 1 Comments - Artists, Music
Tom Waits in performance with Leon Redbone opening at the Palladium in Dallas on Dec. 2, 1978. Robert W. Hart ©2013

Tom Waits in performance with Leon Redbone opening at the Palladium in Dallas on Dec. 2, 1978.
Robert W. Hart ©2013

I was a 23-year-old photographer working at the Denton Record-Chronicle in December of 1978 when my best friend bought me a pair of tickets to see Tom Waits and Leon Redbone at The Palladium Ballroom. The December 2nd show was just a couple of weeks shy of my 24th birthday.

I was then, and continue to be, a fan of both artists but I’ve followed Waits’ career closely. His lyrics have always inspired me and he remains one of my favorite writer/performers. I’ve always believed that poetry, like art, is where you find it and Waits does it better than most.

Waits’ “The Heart of Saturday Night” album is pure genius. The Billboard Top Ten for 1978 featured no less than five songs by the Bee Gees and/or Andy Gibb. Debbie Boone and the Commodores were up there too and while Andy was asking “How deep is your love?” Waits was warning his squeeze that “If I exorcise my devils, well, my angels may leave too.”

My best friend, whom I just happened to be married to, accompanied me and I shot photos while Waits performed.

The Dallas Morning News writer, Pete Oppel did an interview with Waits during his Dallas stop and you can read that here.

This photo and others by several talented Dallas photographers are included in the upcoming “Shot In Dallas” exhibit at Kettle Art in Deep Ellum.

The 2013 Van Cliburn Winners

On June 10, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Fort Worth, Music
Vadym Kholodenko looks to conductor Leonard Slatkin while performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Vadym Kholodenko looks to conductor Leonard Slatkin while performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Sean Chen throws his head back near the end of his performance of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op 30 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Sean Chen throws his head back near the end of his performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op 30 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart


Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winners from left silver Award Winner Beatrice Rana, Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko and Crystal Award winner Sean Chen at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winners from left silver Award Winner Beatrice Rana, Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko and Crystal Award winner Sean Chen at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Final Round of the Van Cliburn: Night Two

On June 9, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Artists, Fort Worth, Music, Texas
Vadym Kholodenko of the Ukraine performs Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Vadym Kholodenko of the Ukraine performs Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Japanese pianist Tomoki Sakata performs Mozart's Piano Concerton No. 20 in D Minor during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Japanese pianist Tomoki Sakata performs Mozart’s Piano Concerton No. 20 in D Minor during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Sean Chen, from the U.S., performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major op. 73 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Sean Chen, from the U.S., performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major op. 73 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 7, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

The Final Round of the 14th Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth

On June 7, 2013 by admin With 0 Comments - Artists, Fort Worth, Music

For complete coverage of the final round of the Van Cliburn Competition go to TheaterJones.com.

Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong glances up at conductor Leonard Slatkin during her performance of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong glances up at conductor Leonard Slatkin during her performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Beatrice Rana, of Italy, performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Beatrice Rana, of Italy, performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Nikita Mndoyants of Russia, performs Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

Nikita Mndoyants of Russia, performs Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16 during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013.
©2013 Robert W. Hart

Leonard Slatkin conducts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013. ©2013 Robert W. Hart

A baton-less Leonard Slatkin conducts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra during the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas on June 6, 2013. Word is that when asked why he didn’t use a baton, Slatkin said, “I forgot them.”
©2013 Robert W. Hart