dolan ellis

Arizona State Balladeer Dolan Ellis has written and performed hundreds of distinctly Arizona songs, including some about the holiday season.

We're taking a trip back in time to Interstate 17 in the 1950s with state balladeer Dolan Ellis.

“Historians write the history, but balladeers bring it to life.” So says Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s official state balladeer, who has spent more than 60 years bringing Arizona to life through song. Ellis performed a few numbers and answered...