bon jovi

Here's the Top 5 requests on The Big Joe Jersey Request Show for the weekend of 3/30, 3/31, 4/1/12.

Celebrated New Jersey icon Jon Bon Jovi turns 50 years old today (3/2/12), that’s hard to comprehend. It seems like yesterday when Jon and the boys formed their band.

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February 18th
1966 - Beach Boy Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song 'Good Vibrations', which went on to become the band's third U.S. number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people

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In honor of the Giants playing in the Super Bowl this weekend, New Jersey 101.5 celebrates the decade of the Giants first big game win...THE 80's!  Listen for a "Big Blue-Big 80's Weekend", we'll be playing Jersey's Favorite 80's hits!  ALL 80's, ALL weekend!

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January 21st
1965 - The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man." Well, not really. The only actual Byrd who performs on the record is lead guitarist/singer Jim McGuinn. Session men replace the rest of the band.

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Jon Bon Jovi wants his fans to know he's alive and well.

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Here's the top 5 most requested songs for the weekend of 12/2, 12/3, and 12/4/11 on the Big Joe Christmas Request Show.

It's a Jersey Homecoming Weekend for this Thanksgiving holiday. Here's this weekends top 5 most requested songs from New Jersey's favorite artists.

It's a Jersey Homecoming Weekend on New Jersey 101.5, playing the artists and groups who started in (and some who still are) from the great Garden State. Two of the biggest artists to come out of Jersey are Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.

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October 30th

1964 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Baby Love,'' The Supremes. The group is the first from Motown Records to have two No. 1 hits.

1978 - NBC-TV airs the animated TV movie, ``Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park,'' in which the band Kiss foils a mad scientist.

1982 - Austr

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