This Week in Music History
Take a stroll down memory lane and see what happened this week in music history, July 9-15. Continue reading…
View ArticleBob Dylan wins a Nobel, Springsteen praises 'the father of my country'
Music icon Bob Dylan won The Nobel Prize for Literature this week, a truly amazing accomplishment. Dylan was the first musician to win the prize and the first American to win the prize in Literature...
View ArticleThe time Bob Dylan was wandering around Long Branch
It was ten years ago, July 23rd, 2009, when Long Branch police got a call about an old man walking in the rain, peering through the windows of a vacant house. Continue reading…
View ArticleBob Dylan Announces New Three-CD Set, 'Triplicate'
Bob Dylan will once again dip into the Great American Songbook for another set of standards. Continue reading…
View ArticleI never miss Dylan tributes by NJ's Pat Guadagno — Watch Thurs.
He's keeping Bobfest, which I host every year, alive in spirit, airing this fantastic 2010 film of the performance. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe night Big Joe hangs out at Bob Dylan's house
It was about 2:00 a.m. on a September evening of Labor day weekend some 30 plus years ago when after a day of golfing and an adult beverage or two... Continue reading…
View ArticleThe night Dylan was wandering Long Branch, Big Joe knows why
It was a stormy, dark, late afternoon July 23rd, 2009 and Bob Dylan was in New Jersey scheduled to perform later that night at The Lakewood Blue Claws stadium with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp....
View ArticleJersey Celebrating Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday
This Monday, May 24, 2021 will be Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday. Bob Dylan is the epitome of Rock n Roll and some say he is the most prolific songwriter ever Continue reading…
View ArticleYou might be surprised who wrote your favorite song
I was looking at the music charts and recently Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles celebrated a birthday, she turned 62 . Susanna, if you remember, sings lead on the hit Manic Monday. Manic Monday was...
View ArticleThis is the best New Jersey tribute to Bob Dylan
For years around the 24th of May, (Bob Dylan’s birthday) New Jersey throws an amazing birthday tribute to Rock and Roll legend Bob Dylan. Continue reading…
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September 15th 1968 - The Doors are forced to perform without Jim Morrison at a concert in Amsterdam. While Jefferson Airplane was performing 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', Morrison, stoned on some...
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October 6th 1969 - George Harrison's hits a milestone in his career when his song 'Something' was released as the "A" side of a Beatles' 45, a first for Harrison. Along with Lennon...
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The Rolling Stones - Photo by Len Trievnor / Getty Images January 25th, 1963 - The Rolling Stones play at the Ricky Tick Club at a Hotel in the town of Windsor, Berkshirehire, UK. It is the first...
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March 8th, 1965 - David Bowie makes his television debut. It's on a UK program called "Gadzooks! It's All Happening" and was with The Manish Boys. They performed their single 'I Pity...
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March 30th, 1991 - Gloria Estefan hits No.1 on the singles chart with 'Coming Out Of The Dark'. It is the first single released after Estefan's tragic accident where an 18-wheeler rammed her tour bus,...
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May 10th, 1963 - Bob Dylan walked off the set during rehearsal of The Ed Sullivan Show after being told he couldn't perform his song 'Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues'. The producers had decided this...
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June 9th, 1972 – Bruce Springsteen begins assembling the E Street Band after being signed to Columbia Records. Various Asbury Park ex-band members soon join and the final band consisted of Garry...
View ArticleBob Dylan May Have Made the Coolest Music Video Ever
Bob Dylan released "Like a Rolling Stone" nearly 50 years ago. To go along with his greatest hits album that came out today, 'The Complete Album Collection Volume 1', a groundbreaking...
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January 25th, 1963 - The Rolling Stones play at the Ricky Tick Club at a Hotel in the town of Windsor, Berkshirehire, UK. It is the first time The Rolling Stones, including Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman...
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March 29th, 1979 - At a Dire Straits show in L.A., Bob Dylan asked Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers to play on the sessions for his next album, Slow Train Coming. Dylan had first heard Dire...
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May 31st, 1968 - Working on what will become The White album, Yoko Ono attends her first session with The Beatles. Adding overdubs of bass and vocals on ‘Revolution’, and the final...
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June 7th, 1972 - Elvis Presley makes history by performing four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. George Harrison, John Lennon, David Bowie, Bob Dylan were among music stars to attended the...
View ArticleDylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ draft sells for $2M
NEW YORK (AP) -- A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," sold Tuesday for $2 million, which the auction house called a world record...
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July 4th, 1974 – The Steely Dan break-up is finalized as they play their last show in Santa Monica, California. They would not tour again for the next 18 years as a full band. All this despite the fact...
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March 26th, 1975 - The film 'Tommy' premieres in London theaters today. The movie is based on The Who's 1969 rock opera album by the same name. Later in the year the film would go on to win the award...
View ArticleStones, Dylan, McCartney play Coachella site in October
Goldenvoice Entertainment announced Tuesday it is bringing together top performers from the 1960s including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney for a three-day blowout in...
View ArticleIt’s Bob Dylan’s 75th Birthday – Bobfest 2016 a New Jersey Celebration
For the last 18 years my friend and New Jersey's favorite troubadour Pat Guadagno celebrates Bob Dylan's birthday with a great musical tribute to the rock and roll icon. This year is a big one! Bob...
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Take a stroll down memory lane and see what happened this week in music history, June 4th - June 10th. Continue reading…
View ArticleThree Former Great Bar – Restaurants From Atlantic City, NJ Area
Three Former Great Bar - Restaurants From Atlantic City, NJ Area Continue reading…
View ArticleA Look at 2 Shopping Malls in NJ — One Evolving, One Fading Away
As people buy more items online, shopping malls in NJ either have to evolve or they'll fade into history. Two malls are perfect examples of those situations. Continue reading…
View ArticleMassive Country-Rock Show Coming To Western New York
This year, we may see the largest amount of concerts come to Western New York, ever. Continue reading…
View ArticleHudson Valley Bakery Closes After 60 Years: ‘We’ll Miss You All’
Hudson Valley Bakery Closes After 60 Years: 'We'll Miss You' Continue reading…
View ArticleA Bob Dylan biopic is going to film in NJ
The movie starts filming in New Jersey at the end of March and will continue through May. Continue reading…
View ArticleCasting Call! You Could Be an Extra in a Timothée Chalamet Movie in New Jersey!
Filmmakers for 'A Complete Unknown' starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan are looking for extras in Cape May, NJ this May. Continue reading…
View ArticleFamous Concert Promoter Now Managing Bearsville Theater in Woodstock
Veteran promotor Peter Shapiro has taken over operations at historic theater. Continue reading…
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