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84-556: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are an American musical group from the Jersey Shore led by Southside Johnny . They have been recording albums since 1976 and are closely associated with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band . They have recorded or performed several Springsteen songs, including " The Fever " (1973) and " Fade Away " (1980). Springsteen has also performed with the band on several occasions. In 1991, Springsteen and

168-431: A large number of rock bands . Hair metal group Bon Jovi has been one of the most popular bands in the world since the mid-1980s. Beginning in the 1990s and continuing into the 2000s, Bon Jovi has experimented with other genres, such as country rock . Skid Row is a New Jersey–based heavy-metal band formed in the mid-1980s and reached the height of its success in the early 1990s. Sebastian Bach , formerly of Skid Row,

252-752: A Party ". In 1979, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes performed a homecoming concert in Asbury Park which was the subject of a documentary film directed and produced by Neal Marshad called Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at the Asbury Park Convention Center . The film was first shown in January 1980 on Warner Cable's QUBE in Columbus, Ohio. In August 1979, the band played at Knebworth Festival in England. The headline act at both their appearances at

336-600: A Two Way Street". Paul Kyser produced Soul Generation and Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers . Hip hop group Sugar Hill Gang , artists behind one of the earliest major commercial hip-hop songs " Rapper's Delight " is from Englewood , New Jersey. Rapper Lauryn Hill , born in East Orange and raised in South Orange , has been noted as one of the best female rappers of all time by magazines like Billboard , winning

420-662: A big hit, in Las Vegas and the Night Club circuit around the country, doing over 300 shows a year. Steve van Zandt , “Miami Steve” at the time, was in the band in the early ‘70s. In 1975, Silver was tired of being on the road and left the group. Gross and Stevens went on as a duo to great reviews for their music and comedy, and continue to perform to this day. The Dovells performed at both of President Bill Clinton 's inaugural balls, with Clinton guest appearing on saxophone . In 1991, Len Barry reunited with The Dovells twice. He died in

504-585: A duo, Southside Johnny & The Kid, together with Kavanaugh, they also played in bands such as Albee & The Hired Hands and the Bank Street Blues Band. By 1974, Van Zandt was playing with Al Berger in The Dovells backing band and Southside Johnny began to play with the Blackberry Booze Band which Kenny Pentifallo had already been drumming for. It was this band that eventually evolved into

588-574: A pop rock band formed in 2005. The brothers were all raised in Wyckoff and moved to Little Falls . The trio had a Disney Channel show and starred in Camp Rock . Halsey , a successful pop artist emerging in the mid-2010s, was born and raised in Edison . The State of New Jersey, with its dense and diverse population and its history as a summer entertainment playground for the working and middle classes, produces

672-674: A short-lived 1970 band including Garry Tallent and Bobby Williams (drums), was among the first of these bands. The same quartet also acted as backing band for a local folksinger Jeannie Clark. Van Zandt was also a member of Steel Mill at the time, and Southside had just left one of his formative bands, Maelstrom. Following this, Steve Van Zandt & Friends was formed in January 1971, including Springsteen, Tallent, Williams, and Danny Federici . By February 1971, Van Zandt and Southside, together with Tallent and David Sancious , were playing as Steve Van Zandt & The Big Bad Bobby Williams Band. In March 1971, Van Zandt and Southside also featured in

756-428: A short-lived Springsteen band, The Friendly Enemies. The highlight of their brief existence was opening for The Allman Brothers . Other members of this band included Tallent, Sancious, Williams, and Vini Lopez . In April 1971, Van Zandt and Southside also began co-leading The Sundance Blues Band, a group whose line-up would also feature Springsteen, Lopez, Tallent, and Sancious. In May 1971, Springsteen also recruited all

840-459: A significant number of music institutions, events, and live music venues. Large live venues: List of New Jersey music venues by capacity (1,000 attendees or greater) . The State of New Jersey has a diverse population that produces a significant number of live music performances and venues. As of 2023, focal points of live local rock include: Frank Sinatra (from Hoboken, died 1998) had at least one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with " Strangers in

924-572: A stripped down format. In February 2013, Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools released their debut studio album entitled Songs From the Barn , which was recorded in Jon Bon Jovi 's converted horse barn studio in New Jersey. The album features twelve tracks, including six original songs written by John Lyon and Jeff Kazee, and includes covers the band had been playing live. In August 2015, Southside Johnny and

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1008-583: A trio of backing singers, Patti Scialfa , Soozie Kirschner , and Lisa Lowell. In 1983, Trash It Up was released by Mirage Records and produced by Nile Rodgers while 1984's In the Heat saw Asbury dropped from the band's name. It also marked the end of Billy Rush’s association with the Jukes. After leaving the band, Rush went on produce for Taka Boom , Serge Gainsbourg , and Kacy Crowley . In 1985, guitarist Bobby Bandiera replaced Rush. The following year, in 1986,

1092-518: A variety of artists, both nationally or locally known. Jim Murphy and The Pine Barons have been playing bluegrass at venues in southern New Jersey for over forty years. The Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival takes place annually at the Salem County Fairgrounds in Woodstown, New Jersey . The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club celebrates folk music in the northern part of the state. The Irish festival at

1176-416: Is a Canadian singer who has lived in New Jersey for almost two decades and still fronts bands. Since the early 1980s, the New Jersey bands Overkill and Hades have been recording and performing thrash metal around the world. Trixter is a glam metal band also from New Jersey. Monster Magnet is a very well known stoner rock metal band from Red Bank with releases on labels such as Elektra. Ripping Corpse

1260-548: Is a celebrated mandolinist and Newgrass composer. Another highly respected New Jersey folk artist is Meg Baird . John Gorka , a leader of the New Folk movement, was born in Edison. New Jersey folk singer and activist Catherine Moon has released several critically acclaimed independent albums. Atlantic City native and folk singer Jim Albertson sings songs that tell stories of South Jersey . The variety of folk and bluegrass music reflects

1344-620: Is a community radio station based in Sergeantsville, NJ broadcasting a variety of music, talk, and educational programming. Internet radio stations also contribute to New Jersey's music scene. For example, Blowupradio.com, an Internet station devoted to underground Jersey rock, has been contributing to New Jersey's music scene since 2000. Other internet radio stations in New Jersey that contribute to New Jersey's music scene include ThePenguinRocks.com and AltrokRadio.com and DJJD's Metallicave on NuclearRockRadio.com The Dovells Gross left

1428-455: Is a well known thrash metal band from Red Bank . Blues Traveler was formed in Princeton in 1987. In the early and mid 1980s the New Jersey nightclub culture realized tremendous popularity with various live acts playing hard rock, heavy metal and dance oriented New Wave music. Some of the more notable acts touring the club circuit was Twisted Sister fronted by lead singer Dee Snider. In 1984

1512-637: Is also involved in the free weekly Sunday evening outdoor summer blues concerts in the West End section of Long Branch, and the monthly year-round blues venue in the Red Bank Woman's Club. Keb Mo , Kim Wilson , Popa Chubby and many others have played here. George Kerr produced "New Jersey Soul" groups such as the Whatnauts (from Baltimore) and the Escorts . Sylvia Robinson composed The Moments ' big hit "Love on

1596-791: Is currently WGHT's morning show host and Program Director. WNNJ in Newton, New Jersey , provides rock music to the Skylands Region of the state. WMGM (FM) in Atlantic City broadcasts rock music to South Jersey. WWNJ in Toms River, WWCJ in Cape May, and WWFM at the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College all broadcast classical music. The long running free form program Anything Anything with Rich Russo airs on both WDHA-FM and WRAT-FM. WDVR

1680-543: Is little information about early folk music in New Jersey. One of the more documented regions for early folk music in the colonial era is from the Pine Barrens and shore regions of southern New Jersey. It was there, in the sandy, dense forests and small shore towns, that the earliest settlers played musical elements of their home countries as well as sang stories of the new land they called home. Some examples ranged from Scots/Irish fiddle tunes to Yiddish and Lithuanian songs. It

1764-752: Is located in the Northeastern United States and is part of the Mid-Atlantic region. New Jersey does not have a state song. The square dance is "the American Folk Dance of the State of New Jersey". The Lenape people were the original inhabitants of present-day New Jersey and surrounding areas to the north, south, and west. Social tribal songs were often named after things such as animals, other tribes or groups, and even food. These songs were performed in groups and were usually not long. However,

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1848-515: Is located in the Dover area and has a long history of providing North Jersey with both classic and modern rock. Madison, New Jersey native Eddie Trunk worked at WDHA early in his career. WGHT Radio is located in Northern New Jersey, and is a spring board for a long list on On Air Radio Talent. WGHT , formally known as WKER-AM, has been broadcasting at 1500-AM since the early 1960s. Jimmy Howes

1932-639: Is sometimes used to categorize musicians from the Jersey Shore region. The musicians within this scene span a wide range of genres, from doo-wop inspired artist and group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to heartland rock musician Bruce Springsteen and his band the E Street Band (with some of its members being lumped into this sound as well), as well as punk rock band the Gaslight Anthem (who collaborated with Springsteen on their newest album). Punk rock and hardcore have played an important role in

2016-641: The Billboard Hot 100 . A collaboration with American singer P!nk earned the group a No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart from the song " Can We Pretend ". Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were rock and roll stars in the 1960s, scoring hits with " Sherry ", " Big Girls Don't Cry ", and " Walk Like a Man ". The Shirelles , formed in Passaic , were a girl group popular in the early 1960s. Garage rock band

2100-595: The Chubby Checker movie Don't Knock the Twist in 1961. They released a series of singles over the next few years. These included " You Can't Sit Down ", a top hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. Len left at the end of 1963 for a solo career under the name Len Barry . The high point of his solo career was the Top 5 smash " 1-2-3 " in 1965, and the follow-up hit "Like a Baby". The Dovells released " If You Wanna Be Happy " on

2184-522: The Crossover Thrash Metal band, Method Of Destruction was formed with Stormtroopers Of Death former frontman, Billy Milano. The 1987 debut, U.S.A. For M.O.D. was released on NJ based label, Megaforce Records and entered the Billboard Top 200 charts soon after. The Dillinger Escape Plan from Morris Plains and The Number Twelve Looks Like You from Paramus were essential in solidifying

2268-556: The Fugees had a #1 Hot 100 hit with " Doo Wop (That Thing) " in 1998. Akon (who moved to Jersey City) had 2 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 2000s, including " I Wanna Love You " in 2006. The Jonas Brothers had one #1 Hot 100 hit with " Sucker " in 2019. Halsey has had 2 Hot 100 #1 hits like " Closer " with the Chainsmokers, in 2016. Music is broadcast in New Jersey by terrestrial radio stations , cable FM , local wire networks , satellite and

2352-570: The Hollywood Walk of Fame , a statue in Hoboken, a street and a park named after him in Hoboken, various buildings in universities named after him, as well as various streets named after him throughout the country. Frank Sinatra's daughter, Nancy Sinatra , also went on to become a successful pop artist, peaking in popularity during the 1960s. Whitney Houston , one of the best selling artists of all time with over 220 million records sold worldwide,

2436-791: The Internet . Radio stations WFMU from Jersey City , WSOU from Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey (winner of awards from publications such as Friday Morning Quarterback, the College Music Journal and Album Network) and WPRB from Princeton are three of the most well known independent/college radio stations in America. Newark's WBGO is one of the country's most important independent jazz stations. WRPR in Mahwah has also gained relevance for its rock programming. WDHA-FM "The Rock of New Jersey,"

2520-461: The Jersey Shore sound popularized by Bruce Springsteen , The Gaslight Anthem came together in New Brunswick in 2005 and released 5 studio albums to a mix of critical acclaim and high chart positions, including two Top 5 records with Handwritten and Get Hurt . The New Brunswick, New Jersey music scene is heavily influenced by alternative rock and hardcore punk. The city has been home to

2604-761: The New Jersey Ballet are all located in the Newark area. These groups regularly travel to different venues throughout the state to give performances. The Cape May Music Festival is held every year at the Mid-Atlantic Center for Arts and Humanities in Cape May, New Jersey , featuring classical and chamber music. The South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, New Jersey , features classical soloists and ensembles. Other classical music performing groups throughout New Jersey include The Bay-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra,

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2688-542: The "Bristol Stomp". Mealey left the group in 1962 for personal reasons, but still did some recordings with them. The Dovells first national hit was " Bristol Stomp ", a dance song . This was followed by the similar hit "Do the New Continental" (featured in the John Waters movie Hairspray for a minute). "Bristol Stomp" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc . They appeared performing both songs in

2772-489: The 1990s and 2000s and they changed membership several times. As of 2015 their lineup includes keyboardist Jeff Kazee and bassist John Conte. In 1987, the band was in the film Adventures in Babysitting . They were featured in the college frat party scene singing two songs. In 2010, the band released Pills and Ammo with songs written by Southside Johnny and Jeff Kazee. The Jukes continue to perform extensively throughout

2856-605: The 1990s. Hard rock band The Parlor Mob is from Red Bank. Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo grew up in Carlstadt . Pop music had no shortage of artists from New Jersey. One of the most successful artists of all time with an estimated 150 million record sales, Frank Sinatra , was born and raised in Hoboken . Sinatra began his career during the beginning of the swing era , and his music can be described as classical pop, easy listening , swing , and jazz . Today, Sinatra has three stars on

2940-440: The Asbury Jukes released their first new album in five years, called Soultime! The album is described as a "collection of vintage-sounding contemporary soul", garnered positive reviews and the band began an extensive tour in fall 2015 in support of the album. On February 16 and 17, 2024, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes played two sold out shows at The Stone Pony to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary. About an hour into

3024-507: The Asbury Jukes. The original Jukes line-up was then completed with the addition of Mexican American Carlo Novi (tenor sax) and Billy Rush (guitar) In July 1975, Steven Van Zandt joined Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band and subsequently accompanied him on the Born to Run tour . Meanwhile back in Asbury Park , the Jukes became Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes and continued to play as

3108-423: The Asbury Jukes. The original BBB had been playing together since 1968 and by 1974 featured a line-up of Paul Green (harmonica, vocals), Paul Dickler (guitar), David Meyers (bass) and Kenny Pentifallo (drums). They established themselves as the house band at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey . Green was the band's lead singer but he preferred to play harmonica. Southside Johnny was playing harmonica with

3192-516: The Bank Street Blues Band but had few opportunities to sing lead. Green and Southside Johnny effectively swapped bands and Southside Johnny soon emerged as the leader of BBB, firing Dickler and Meyers but keeping Pentifallo on the drums. He subsequently recruited Kevin Kavanaugh and Van Zandt, who in turn recruited Al Berger, and in June 1975, inspired by Little Walter & The Jukes they changed their name to

3276-593: The Brooktones in 1959 to form the group The Gems with Jerry Gross, Mark Stevens, Mike Freda, Warren Purdy, and Roland Scarinci. The remaining Brooktones signed to Parkway Records in 1960 and added Jerry Sirlen and William Shunkwiler to the group, while changing the band's name to The Dovells. While rehearsing " Out in the Cold Again ", which turned out to be the B-side of " Bristol Stomp ", Len called Jerry and asked for help with

3360-690: The Doughboys formed in Plainfield in 1965; The Critters were also from Plainfield and formed in 1964; other New Jersey garage bands included Richard and the Young Lions from Newark, and the Myddle Class from Berkeley Heights . Figures of Light were a garage rock band formed in New Brunswick in 1970. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band became one of New Jersey's most successful rock groups with

3444-444: The E Street band appeared on Southside Johnny's Better Days album. During the band's formative years, Steven Van Zandt was the band's co-leader, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, and other members of the E Street Band, including Clarence Clemons , Max Weinberg , Garry Tallent , Ernest Carter , Patti Scialfa , and Soozie Tyrell performed, toured, or recorded with the Jukes. The band's horn section , known as

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3528-626: The Garden State Philharmonic, the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. These music groups perform throughout the state, as well as present shows at several universities which serve as home base for some of these groups. American composer John Philip Sousa would perform concerts on the lawn of the historic Congress Hall (Cape May hotel) . World-famous opera singer Frederica von Stade

3612-593: The Jersey Shore celebrates Irish folk music every summer in Sea Girt . John Dull, a Rutherford native, is a well known folk artist who has worked with a wide variety of musicians in many genres. Progressive bluegrass band Railroad Earth hails from Stillwater, New Jersey . Hunterdon County, New Jersey native Sharon Van Etten is an acclaimed singer of folk and indie rock music, performing solo as well as with many other famous artists. David Grisman , born in Hackensack ,

3696-499: The Jukes, leading Billy Rush to take over as the band's co-leader and principal songwriter. The next three Jukes albums were all released on Mercury Records . The Jukes was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and produced by Barry Beckett . This was then followed by Love is a Sacrifice and a double live album Reach Up and Touch the Sky . On the live album, Stephan Galfas helped out with engineering and production and also featured

3780-406: The Jukes. This Time It's For Real , released in 1977, saw Van Zandt write eight of the album's ten songs, including three co-written by Springsteen. It also featured guest appearances from The Drifters , The Coasters and The Five Satins . Their third album, Hearts Of Stone , released in 1978 was recorded without guest appearances and featured entirely original material. Van Zandt wrote seven of

3864-577: The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien . Southside Johnny and Steven Van Zandt , the two prime movers behind the formation of the Jukes, began playing together in various bands during the early 1970s. These bands, initially based out of The Upstage Club at 702 Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey , were usually short lived and often included Bruce Springsteen and various future members of The E Street Band . Funky Dusty & The Soul Broom,

3948-525: The Miami Horns , has also toured and recorded with Springsteen. More than one hundred musicians can claim to have been members of the Asbury Jukes, including Jon Bon Jovi who toured with the band as a special guest during 1990. Bon Jovi has also cited the band as an influence and Jukes' Bobby Bandiera and Jeff Kazee have also toured with Bon Jovi . Other notable band members include Mark Pender and Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg who have played regularly with

4032-632: The Night " in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys ) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including " December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) ". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with " Celebration " in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including " Living on a Prayer " in 1987. Whitney Houston (died 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including " I Will Always Love You " in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with " Set Adrift on Memory Bliss " in 1991. Lauryn Hill of

4116-682: The State of New Jersey, but not the U.S. Government. The Powhatan Renape Nation are descendants of the Powhatan people of Virginia. A group of the Powhatan migrated to present day southern New Jersey and are recognized as a tribe by the New Jersey, but not Federal, government. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra , based at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center , the New Jersey State Opera , The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, and

4200-487: The album You Can't Sit Down in 1963. The song was previously released by Jimmy Soul earlier that year and based on the song "Ugly Woman" by Roaring Lion . In 1963, American Bandstand signed the band to Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars national U.S. tour which was scheduled to perform its 15th show on the night of November 22, 1963 at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas until suddenly the Friday evening event had to be cancelled moments after U.S. President John F. Kennedy

4284-458: The band has won many awards throughout their career. Blues is still rich in New Jersey, and is supported by two blues societies—North Jersey Blues Society (NJBS), and Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation (JSJBF). The North Jersey Blues Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, was founded to celebrate the heritage of blues music through the unity of fans, musicians, society members, venues, and business owners who will collaborate and promote

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4368-455: The band released At Least We Got Shoes as Southside Johnny & the Jukes before becoming Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes again. In 1991 they released Better Days which yielded minor hits with "It's Been a Long Time" and "I've Been Workin' Too Hard" and included vocal contributions from Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi . Bon Jovi even joined the band as a special guest on their 1990 tour. The band released several more albums in

4452-495: The band's second show, Lyon told the crowd he wasn't feeling well but would try to go on. He then stumbled backwards, knocked over the mic stand and sat briefly on a bench on stage before being taken away for medical attention. The show continued with Kazee and Bandiera handling much of the vocals. It was later reported that Lyon suffered from dehydration. Current Former Only available in Vinyl 45 Tour and 33 Tour Jersey Shore sound The U.S. state of New Jersey

4536-486: The biggest compilations in punk. U.S. Chaos influenced North America for Skinhead and OI Predating as The Radicals in 1978. All Hailing from East Paterson, Bergen and Passaic counties. Emerging in 1983 after the breakup of three-piece Impossible Task, seminal skate punk band Hogan's Heroes was founded in South-Central New Jersey in 1984. Indie rock and punk band Titus Andronicus formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey in 2005. Several prominent college rock bands originated in

4620-448: The blues in Northern New Jersey. NJBS priorities include: Promoting the performance of local and national blues musicians in the Northern New Jersey; Offering blues artists and audiences artistic programming and venue opportunities; and Providing educational opportunities to increase awareness of blues music and art. The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation (JSJBF) not only organizes up to three free music festivals every summer, but it

4704-502: The cultural past of America and New Jersey, including stories of the widely varied ethnic groups in the state, as well as revivalist styles. In the early 20th century, Newark was an important center for jazz innovation with other smaller New Jersey towns also providing talent. James P. Johnson of New Brunswick and other pioneers helped invent stride . Willie "The Lion" Smith , who grew up in Newark , played stride as well as other styles of jazz piano. Donald Lambert of Princeton

4788-400: The festival, over two consecutive Saturdays on 4 and 11 August, were Led Zeppelin . In 1979, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes underwent several important changes. Their first three studio albums had only been moderate commercial successes and they were subsequently dropped by Epic Records . His commitments to Bruce Springsteen occurred as Steven Van Zandt ended his affiliation with

4872-605: The harmonies. After two days of trying, Len asked Jerry to be part of the group and replace two of the other members. Sirlen and Shunkwiler were replaced by Gross and Freda. Mark went on to start his own group Tony & the Raindrops ("Our Love is Over", a local hit), and later joined The Dovells in the 1960s. Warren Purdy went to work for The Boeing Company. Roland Scarinci enlisted in The Marine Corps then went on to work for AT&T. The Dovells at that point (1961) were Len Borisoff (aka Len Barry), Gross, Silver, Mealey, and Freda, which went on to record eight hit records, starting with

4956-466: The house band at the Stone Pony . However Van Zandt maintained his association with the Jukes and produced a four-song demo at the Record Plant Studios that attracted the attention of Steve Popovich of Epic Records . This then led to Van Zandt producing their debut album, I Don't Want to Go Home , at the same studio. Van Zandt also wrote three songs for the album including "How Come You Treat Me So Bad?", which featured guest vocals from Lee Dorsey and

5040-432: The largest library of jazz and jazz related items in the world. The Newark Museum has annual summer jazz concert series featuring world known artists. Atlantic City , beginning in the 1920s, was a world-famous venue for jazz performers, as well as other music. The Paradise Club on Illinois Avenue was billed as the world's first nightclub and hosted a wide variety of famous artists. Since 1979, Newark has been home to WBGO ,

5124-445: The local Chamber of Commerce turned it into a food festival. The JSJBF now runs free summer jazz and blues concerts along several shore towns. The Liberty Jazz Festival also occurs every year in Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Formed in 1964 in Jersey City , Kool & the Gang is well known for their Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit, " Celebration ", as well as various other singles such as " Ladies Night " and " Get Down On It ", and

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5208-754: The members of The Sundance Blues Band to play in his very short-lived band, Dr. Zoom & The Sonic Boom. Among the many musicians to play with this group was Kevin Kavanaugh, a future Juke. Kavanagh grew up in Middletown, New Jersey and was a childhood friend of Van Zandt. They had also played together in a band called The Shadows. Beginning in July 1971, Van Zandt, Lopez, Tallent, and Sancious also began backing Springsteen as The Bruce Springsteen Band and they would eventually evolve into The E Street Band . Southside Johnny would also occasionally play with this band. 1972 would prove to be another active year for Van Zandt and Southside Johnny. As well as playing with The Sundance Blues Band, backing Springsteen, and performing as

5292-458: The mid-1980s. Power pop band and New Jersey natives Fountains of Wayne based their name on a shop from their hometown of Wayne. My Chemical Romance , formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in late 2001, had a number 2 album on the Billboard 200 with their 2006 album The Black Parade . The Early November formed in 1999 in Hammonton, NJ , and after a 4-year hiatus beginning in 2007, reunited in 2011. Often referred to as modern progenitors of

5376-441: The more popular jazz venues in Newark in the first half of the Twentieth century was the Grand Hotel on West Market Street. Savoy Records , an early important jazz record label, was located in Newark. Casa Blanca on Broad Street and The Cadillac Club are just two of the many Newark live jazz venues that have showcased performers in the Twentieth century. The Institute of Jazz Studies at the Newark campus of Rutgers University has

5460-432: The most Grammys of any female rapper. Hill's band, The Fugees , was formed in South Orange along with Wyclef Jean and Pras Michael . Rapper Redman was raised in Newark . Hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature originated in East Orange, New Jersey in 1987, under the group name the New Style. Rapper/Singer and Actress Queen Latifah was born in Newark, New Jersey , and grew up in nearby East Orange. Rapper and actor Ice-T

5544-423: The music of New Jersey, with many prominent artists in these genres originating from the state. This included many figures from the punk and new wave movements. Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry and drummer Clem Burke both grew up in New Jersey ( Hawthorne and Bayonne , respectively). Patti Smith grew up in Deptford Township , Tom Verlaine , founder and frontman of the punk/new wave group Television ,

5628-427: The nine songs including "Trapped Again", co-written with Southside Johnny and Springsteen. Springsteen also donated two further songs, the title track and "Talk to Me". The band was also featured in the 1977 film Between the Lines which starred then unknown actors Jeff Goldblum , John Heard , Lindsay Crouse , Jill Eikenberry , and Stephen Collins . The band is shown performing "Sweeter Than Honey" and " Having

5712-479: The northeast United States and annually in the UK and Europe. In 2011, looking to expand his artistic opportunities, Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools were formed. Composed of musicians Jeff Kazee , John Conte, Tommy Brynes, and Soozie Tyrell, the ensemble plays largely an acoustic range of music from Bob Dylan , Mose Allison , Muddy Waters , NRBQ , Richard Thompson , Emmylou Harris , The Band , George Jones , and others, including some Asbury Jukes material in

5796-772: The only 24/7 jazz radio station in the New York/Jersey City/Newark metro area. Other well known jazz instrumentalists from the Garden State include Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen, Leigh Howard Stevens, a marimba musician who re-invented the way the instrument is played by pioneering the "Musser-Stevens Grip, " Nick Lucas , Joe Pass , Jimmy Lyons , Larry Young , Steve Swallow , George Van Eps , Buster Williams , Tony Scott , Bucky Pizzarelli , John Pizzarelli , David S. Ware , Al Di Meola , and Steve Swell . Hundreds of jazz albums for Blue Note Records were recorded in Alfred Lion 's home studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey . The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation (JSJBF) Festival ran annually in Red bank until 2004 when

5880-400: The performances and dancing would linger. A significant amount of this part of Lenape culture was lost as Dutch and later British settlers moved into the region and pushed the Lenape west. Eventually the U.S. Government resettled the majority of the Lenape in Oklahoma. The Ramapough Mountain Indians and the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape are Lenape descendants that are recognized as tribes by

5964-399: The release of their Born to Run album in 1975. Springsteen's friends and fellow Jersey Shore natives, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes , also saw commercial success. Donald Fagen of Steely Dan was born in Passaic and grew up in South Brunswick. New Brunswick band Looking Glass scored a number one hit with " Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) " in 1972. The term Jersey Shore sound

6048-545: The state as a forerunner of the mathcore and experimental metal scenes as well as several of the members of Candiria . New Jersey is also home to the highly acclaimed progressive power metal band Symphony X , and funeral doom metal band Evoken . Brielle native Mark Tornillo was the lead singer for New Jersey metal band T.T. Quick and is now the lead singer for the German metal band Accept . Jeff Janiak , vocalist of British hardcore punk groups Discharge and Broken Bones

6132-538: The state. The Smithereens were formed in Carteret and built up a following in the state, becoming an early success in the alternative genre with songs like " A Girl Like You " and " Behind the Wall of Sleep ". Other alternative bands, such as Wayne 's Dramarama (of " Anything, Anything " fame) and Westfield 's Whirling Dervishes , saw success during the 1980s and 1990s. Indie rock band Yo La Tengo formed in Hoboken in

6216-445: The title track, which effectively became the band's signature tune. Other highlights on the album are two songs donated by Springsteen, " The Fever " and "You Mean So Much To Me". Clarence Clemons provided bass vocal on the former but is credited under the pseudonym Selmon T. Sachs while the latter was performed as a duet by Southside Johnny and Ronnie Spector . During the 1970s, Van Zandt went on to produce two further albums with

6300-407: Was Rosemary's Babies . also from Lodi, whose drummer Eerie Von , would become bassist for both Samhain and Danzig. Adrenalin O.D. is usually credited with igniting the early N.J. hardcore scene at the dawn of the 1980s. A.O.D. were the first New Jersey hardcore band to release their own records (on the punk indie label they formed called Buy Our Records), tour extensively and be featured on some of

6384-755: Was also born in Newark, and grew up in Summit, New Jersey . Rapper Apache was born in Jersey City . Rapper Coi Leray was raised in Hackensack . Rapper Fetty Wap , best known for his Billboard Hot 100 #2 single " Trap Queen ", was born and raised in Paterson . Rapper/R&B artist Akon moved to Union City as a child, but had also lived and grew up in Newark and Jersey City . See New Jersey house Electronic music group Cash Cash formed in 2008 releasing their hit song " Take Me Home " in 2013. The song peaked at No. 57 on

6468-508: Was also the birthplace and home of the jazz singer Sarah Vaughan – one of jazz's most esteemed vocalists. Viola Wells , also known as, "Miss Rhapsody," was a Newark native who began her career singing jazz, blues, and religious songs at clubs in Newark, and eventually throughout the United States and Europe. Bill Evans was born in Plainfield and attended North Plainfield High School. One of

6552-542: Was another famous jazz pianist. Jazz alto saxophonist Richie Cole grew up and began playing in Mercer County . Other famous New Jersey jazzmen include bandleader Count Basie , saxmen Hank Mobley , Wayne Shorter and James Moody , vocalist Babs Gonzales , trumpeter Woody Shaw of Newark, trumpeter Johnny Coles of Trenton , and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie who lived in Englewood from 1965 until his death in 1993. Newark

6636-700: Was assassinated that afternoon while touring Dallas in an open car caravan. The Dovells continued as a trio , and recorded as The Magistrates for MGM in 1968. As the Magistrates, they recorded the chart hit "Here Comes the Judge," taking advantage of the popularity of the skit on the TV show Laugh-In . Gross and Freda wrote and produced the song, added the female voice of Jean Yost (Hillary), and performed as The Magistrates as well as The Dovells. Freda left to do his own thing in 1969. The Dovells (Gross-Silver-Stevens) went on to be

6720-604: Was born in Livingston and has lived in Irvington and Toms River . Zack Wylde , the founder of Black Label Society and guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne , was born in Bayonne and grew up in Jackson, New Jersey . Jersey City is the birthplace of both hard rock band Rye Coalition and psychedelic rock group The Black Hollies . New Jersey Stoner rock band Core had success with two albums in

6804-609: Was born in Newark but primarily raised in East Orange . Houston's style was a combination of pop, R&B , soul , and gospel music, and became one of the most influential artists of all time as a result of her success and musical techniques. She had 11 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the chart. She has won dozens of awards in her career, and has been inducted into various Halls of Fame . The Jonas Brothers, consisting of Joe , Nick , and Kevin Jonas , are

6888-707: Was born in Somerville, New Jersey . Acclaimed operatic tenor Michael Fabiano was born in Montclair and still resides in the state. In 1796, William Dunlap of Perth Amboy wrote the first professional opera in the United States called, The Archers . The Folk and Bluegrass scene in New Jersey consists of performances at festivals and small venues throughout the state, mostly in small cities and college towns with more active music scenes. Some of these towns and cities are Montclair, Hoboken, New Brunswick, and Princeton. There

6972-566: Was from Morristown , and Richie Ramone , the Ramones ' drummer from '84-'89, hails from Passaic . The Feelies were formed in Haledon in 1976. Arguably the most famous and influential punk band from New Jersey is The Misfits founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey, by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig , who in 1983 broke from the band and formed Samhain and in 1987 Danzig . Among the early hardcore bands

7056-503: Was in this region that stories were sung and legends like the Jersey Devil were born. Various workshops, music development institutions, and festivals throughout New Jersey have celebrated folk and bluegrass music for decades. The Folk Project has hosted many folk music singers in the past years including; Richard Shindell , Bob Franke , and Odetta . The New Jersey Folk Festival is held every year at Rutgers University , celebrating

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