Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong inspires an evening of jazz and swing!

by | Oct 21, 2013 | Carol Ealons (Tuxedo Junction) | 0 comments

Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong was the inspiration for an evening of jazz and swing with the Birmingham Heritage Band at the Cooper House in downtown Huntsville, Alabama on October 6, 2013.  Carol Ealons, Ardent Writer author of this fantastic and stirring history of jazz in Alabama and, more importantly, Birmingham’s place in the pantheon of jazz accomplishments, was in attendance signing autographs and books.

Bobby L. Hayden Historical Tours promoted the event along with the Tennessee Valley Jazz Society.  Bobby and Howard Bankhead, Executive Director of the Jazz Society, were honored along with Heritage band leader, Tolton Rosser, by Richard Showers, Huntsville City Council for their support of jazz and its rich history.

Carol Ealons, author of Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, signs autographs at an evening of jazz and swing at the Cooper House in Huntsville, Alabama on October 6, 2014.

Carol Ealons, author of Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, signs autographs at an evening of jazz and swing at the Cooper House in Huntsville, Alabama on October 6, 2014.

 

Bobby Hayden, promoter for the evening of jazz and swing by the Birmingham Heritage Band, poses with Ardent Writer author, Carol Ealons. Her history of Birmingham jazz, Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, inspired the event.

Bobby Hayden, promoter for the evening of jazz and swing by the Birmingham Heritage Band, poses with Ardent Writer author, Carol Ealons. Her history of Birmingham jazz, Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, inspired the event.

 

Richard Showers, Huntsville City Council member, honors Tolton Rosser, band leader for Birmingham Heritage Band

Richard Showers, Huntsville City Council member, honors Tolton Rosser, band leader for Birmingham Heritage Band

 

Ken Gurley, President of Tennessee Jazz Society and Howard Bankhead, its Executive Director, pose with Carol Ealons, author of Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, and Steve Gierhart, Publisher of The Ardent Writer Press.

Ken Gurley, President of Tennessee Jazz Society and Howard Bankhead, its Executive Director, pose with Carol Ealons, author of Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong, and Steve Gierhart, Publisher of The Ardent Writer Press.

 

Frank "Doc" Adams plays a solo at event honoring Carol Ealons' Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong

Frank “Doc” Adams plays a solo at event honoring Carol Ealons’ Tuxedo Junction-Right Back Where I Belong

 

Steve Gierhart

Steve Gierhart

Dale “Steve” Gierhart is a retired business manager for the United States Army. Based in Huntsville, Alabama on Redstone Arsenal, his career lasted from 1975 to 2010 in which he managed contracts, finances/accounting, and cost estimating for several missile defense systems, among which were Stinger, Avenger, Chaparral, Sentinel, JLENS, SLAMRAAM, and Non-Line of Sight.  The author wishes to thank the many co-workers, peers, and contractors who made these programs successful.  It is their tireless work that brought these systems to the soldier that needed them.  While budget constraints made it difficult for some of their work to see its full potential, they never blinked, they adjusted.  They persevered. Steve hails from Shawnee, Oklahoma; but most of his adult life has been spent in the beautiful hills of North Alabama where he lives with his wife, Bonny, who raises Tennessee Walking Horses. Between them, Steve and Bonny have 5 children and 9 grandchildren. Steve enjoys writing now that he is retired and plans more excursions of the imagination. He and Bonny, a retired engineer who worked as a contractor on several NASA and Army programs, will travel in their retirement though 15 horses, 4 dogs and 3 cats can crimp the best of plans.

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