| New Jersey has long been an important
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| | Man.
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| area for both rock and rap music. Some
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| | Singer/Actor Constantine Maroulis, a
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| prominent musicians from or with
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| | popular finalist on the television show,
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| connections to New Jersey are: Bruce
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| | American Idol, Season 4 (2005), spent a
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| Springsteen, who has sung of New Jersey
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| | good portion of his formative years in
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| life on most of his albums, hails from
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| | Wyckoff, where he graduated from Ramapo
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| Freehold, and is the most popular rock
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| | High School. Maroulis is developing a
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| musician to ever come out of the state.
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| | television sitcom for ABC based on his
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| Some of his songs that represent New
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| | family life in New Jersey and the
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| Jersey life are "Born To Run", "Spirit In
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| | surrounding metropolitan New York City
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| The Night", "Rosalita (Come Out
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| | area.
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| Tonight)", "Thunder Road", "Atlantic
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| | Musical artists Fountains of Wayne , a
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| City", and "Jungleland".
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| | group of New Jerseyans who took the name
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| Jon Bon Jovi, who hails from Sayreville,
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| | of a semi-famous lawn and garden store on
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| reached fame in the 1980's with hard rock
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| | Route 46 in Wayne.
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| outfit Bon Jovi. The band has also
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| | The band Snowball 37 , a group of
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| written many songs about life in New
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| | brothers who were inspired by a Kevin
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| Jersey including "Livin' On A Prayer" and
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| | Smith reference, is based out of Jersey
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| even named one of his albums after the
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| | City.
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| state (see New Jersey).
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| | Punk music is also an important
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| Frank Sinatra, the only child of
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| | alternative style in New Jersey, perhaps
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| working-class Italian-American
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| | starting with the band that essentially
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| immigrants, was born December 12, 1915 in
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| | invented horror punk, The Misfits, who
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| a tenement at 415 Monroe St. in Hoboken.
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| | hail from Lodi. In the 90s, The Bouncing
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| He sang with a neighborhood vocal group,
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| | Souls and Catch 22 were also prominent
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| the Hoboken Four, and appeared in
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| | figures in New Jersey punk, strongly
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| neighborhood theater amateur shows before
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| | influenced by New Brunswick's Sticks and
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| he became an entertainment legend as an
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| | Stones. The Cryptkeeper Five are from
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| Academy Award winning actor, and one of
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| | Hamilton, New Jersey.
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| the most famous male vocalists of all
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| | The DeLeo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots
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| time. Some of his greatest hits include
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| | are both from Point Pleasant. The
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| "Strangers In The Night," "My Way," "Luck
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| | brothers, Dean and Robert, are the
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| Be A Lady," and "New York, New York."
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| | guitarist and bassist for the band.
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| Dionne Warwick was born in East Orange
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| | Pete Yorn is a singer/songwriter from
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| and has had a long career, including
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| | Montville. He has two albums out:
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| nearly 60 charted hits, from "Do You Know
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| | musicforthemorningafter (2001) and Day I
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| The Way to San Jose?" (winning the first
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| | Forgot (2003).
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| of her five Grammys), "Alfie," "I'll
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| | Indie Rock band Green Arrows are from
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| Never Fall In Love Again," and "That's
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| | Freehold, NJ.
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| What Friends Are For." She is a cousin of
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| | Deborah Harry from Blondie was raised in
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| Whitney Houston.
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| | Hawthorne.
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| Ashley Tisdale was born in West Deal, New
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| | Blues Traveler was formed at Princeton
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| Jersey but has more of an acting career
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| | High School in 1987. John Popper, along
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| than a singing career. She has sang songs
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| | with high school buddies drummer Brendan
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| in the Disney Channel movie High School
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| | Hill, guitarist Chan Kinchla and the late
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| Musical like What I've Been Looking For,
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| | bassist Bobby Sheehan are all natives of
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| Stick To The Status Quo, Bop To the Top,
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| | New Jersey.
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| and We're All In This Together.
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| | Spin Doctors began as Trucking Company in
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| Whitney Houston was born in the city of
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| | 1989 with Chris Barron (lead singer) and
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| Newark, but grew up in neighboring East
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| | Eric Schenkman and were high school
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| Orange. She had a successful solo career
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| | friends of the aformentioned Blues
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| in the 1980's and 1990's, and is best
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| | Traveler frontman John Popper at
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| known for her cover of Dolly Parton's "I
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| | Princeton High School.
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| Will Always Love You" which set new
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| | Four out of the five members of the 80's
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| records for sales and weeks at number
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| | Metal group Skid Row are originally from
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| one. Houston has sold well over 180
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| | the Jersey Shore area. The band rose to
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| million records internationally. Her
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| | fame in 1989 with hits such as "18 &
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| mother is Cissy Houston, winner of two
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| | Life," and "I Remember You." Progressive
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| Grammy's in her own right.
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| | Metal outfit Symphony X formed in North
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| Four of the five members of the popular
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| | Jersey in 1994.
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| new rock group My Chemical Romance hail
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| | American Idol season 4 contestant Anwar
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| from New Jersey. Gerard Way, Mikey Way
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| | Robinson, considered to be one of AI's
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| and Frank Iero are from Belleville, and
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| | most talented male singers, was born in
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| Ray Toro is from Kearny. Some of their
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| | Newark and grew up in East Orange and
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| more popular songs include "Helena" and
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| | Montclair, in addition, he teaches music
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| "The Ghost of You".
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| | at Edison Middle School in West Orange
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| Legendary jazz pianist and bandleader
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| | Legendary rock band Queen (touring with
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| Count Basie, was born in Red Bank in
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| | Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers) chose
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| 1904. In the 1960s, he collaborated on
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| | a New Jersey venue - the Continental
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| several albums with fellow New Jersey
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| | Airlines Arena - to perform their first
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| native Frank Sinatra. There is a theater
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| | USA concert in 23 years on October 16,
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| in Red Bank named in his honor.
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| | 2005. The crowd surprised them with a
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| Asbury Park, is home of The Stone Pony,
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| | strong reaction and plentiful
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| where Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi
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| | participation, even in what were thought
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| frequented early in their careers, and
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| | to be the lesser-known songs.
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| which is still considered by many to be a
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| | Indie Rock band Yo La Tengo makes its
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| "Mecca" for up-and-coming Jersey Shore
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| | home in Hoboken.
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| sound musicians.
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| | Glenn Danzig is an accomplished singer
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| The Velvet Underground, had their first
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| | and musician, and the creative force
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| performance as a band at Summit High
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| | behind The Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig.
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| School in Summit, New Jersey. Songs
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| | He is one of the most influential
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| included "There She Goes Again" and
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| | individuals in dark rock music.
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| "Heroin." Zakk Wylde, who is currently
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| | The Grammy-winning Naughty By Nature of
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| the guitarist with Ozzy Osbourne and
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| | East Orange cut 1992's smash hit "O.P.P."
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| fronts his own metal band, Black Label
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| | Redman, an influential underground figure
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| Society, was born in Bayonne, and was
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| | and Newark native, has recently found
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| raised in Jackson Township. Wylde is
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| | commercial success through collaborations
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| famous for his signature "Bulls-eye"
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| | with Eminem and the Wu-Tang Clan's Method
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| Gibson Les Paul guitar and is considered
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| | Man.
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| to be among the best new guitarists in
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| | All members of the rock band My Chemical
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| rock.
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| | Romance, with the exeption of drummer Bob
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| The alternative rock band Dramarama was
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| | Bryar, grew up in Belleville, New Jersey.
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| formed in Wayne in 1982.
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| | My Chemical Romance's second album, Three
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| The rock band Monster Magnet hails from
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| | Cheers For Sweet Revenge has now sold in
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| Red Bank. The band is best known for
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| | excess of 1 million copies worldwide and
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| their late 90's alt-rock hit "Space
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| | continues to sell strong.
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| Lord." Former Fugee Lauryn Hill, is a
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| | The Catch 22 band originated in East
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| South Orange resident and is hip-hop's
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| | Brunswick as well as the band Streetlight
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| best-selling solo female artist. Her 1998
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| | Manifesto, which was created by former
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| debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn
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| | Catch 22 members.
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| Hill, sold 10 million copies
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| | Ted Leo of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
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| internationally.
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| | grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey and
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| Hip-hop's longest running radio show, was
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| | went on to write The Goldfinch and The
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| founded by two Jerseyans, Special K
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| | Red Oak Tree; a song about his love for
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| (Kevin Bonners) and Teddy Ted (Ted
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| | the state.
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| Whiting) of Hackensack (known as the
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| | Although commonly falsly attributed to
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| Awesome 2), began on New York's WHBI in
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| | being from Queens, thrash metal band
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| 1982 and now appears on WPAT-AM.
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| | Overkill is actually from northern New
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| Other rap artists, including Irvington's
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| | Jersey, although a few of their founding
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| Queen Latifah, the first female rapper to
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| | members were from New York (including Dan
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| succeed in music, film, and TV, and the
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| | Spitz, who would later join Anthrax.
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| Grammy-winning Naughty By Nature of East
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| | Green Day's biggest concert in the USA
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| Orange, who cut 1992's smash hit "O.P.P."
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| | was at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,
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| Redman, an influential underground figure
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| | New Jersey. Their biggest concert in the
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| and Newark native, has recently found
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| | world was at Milton Keynes Bowl in
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| commercial success through collaborations
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| | London, England.
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| with Eminem and the Wu-Tang Clan's Method
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