New Jersey 101.5 » 80′s music

Meet Billy Ocean [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:13 +0000

Billy Ocean was a huge, international recording star in the mid to late-1980's...but he was on the music scene in England long before!

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Proof that Dennis Malloy Had a Career in Music in the Early '80′s [VIDEO]

Dennis and Judi Show — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:36:30 +0000

Bet you didn't know that Dennis had a brief but successful career as a musician in the early 80's. Yep, you read that correctly.

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Meet Scritti Politti [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:11:29 +0000

Scritti Politti is a British band, formed in Leeds, in 1977 by Green Gartside. Initially a punk band, the group's sound became more "mainstream" in the 1980's.

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Meet Carl Carlton [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:17:28 +0000

Carl Carlton is an upbeat guy when you hear him on New Jersey 101.5. How can you not smile when he sings "Everlasting Love?"

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Meet Huey Lewis & The News [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:25:35 +0000

Huey Lewis And The News are a San Francisco-based pop band that scored 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts in the 1980's and early 1990's!

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Meet Quarterflash [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:07:16 +0000

Quarterflash is a husband and wife band, from Portland Oregon, that formed in the late 1970's.

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Meet Glass Tiger [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:38:18 +0000

In the U.S., we seem to have forgotten about this '80s pop/rock band. But, to riff off one of their hits, they are not gone!

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5 80′s Songs You Have Forgotten, Like Totally! [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:28:03 +0000

I LOVE the 80's! Its more than just a slogan! We all have so many favorite songs from the "Decade Of Decadence."

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Meet Outfield [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:23:50 +0000

You know the Outfield for "Your Love," their biggest hit...and one of Jersey's Favorite Hits. This London-based band is notable for the fact that they have had more success in America than England!

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Meet Baltimora [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:14:04 +0000

Baltimora was actually an Italian (!) New Wave band. It was formed in Milan in 1984.

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