Jersey's Favorite Hits

A great deal has been said and written about David Bowie in the past few days. We have been highlighting Bowie hits all weekend on New Jersey 101.5! At this time, since it has all been said..I figured that it would be appropriate to republish what I wrote about David Bowie, here at NJ101...

With a name like Orleans, you'd think that the band was from New Orleans, right? Wrong!

I LOVE the 80's! Its more than just a slogan! We all have so many favorite songs from the "Decade Of Decadence." The last time that I gave you 5 forgotten 80's hits...over the summer...it was a BIG hit!

Back in the 1980's, Tommy Tutone gave us one of the most famous phone numbers* in rock 'n' roll history! 867-5309/Jenny! People still dial it to this day, asking for Jenny as a prank!

New Brunswick native Franke Previte, and his band "Franke & The Knockouts" scored several hits in the early 1980's...but he my be best known for the HUGE hits that he co-wrote for a movie soundtrack! Franke played in several local bands, through his teen years. ...

These road markings look like eyes, don't they?

Naked Eyes is a synthesizer-centered pop band formed by two friends from Bath England, Pete Byrne on vocals, and Rob Fisher on keyboards. This, initially, short-lived band would create two of Jersey's Favorite Hits!

In honor of New Jersey 101.5's "Back To The Future Weekend," get the Huey Lewis And The News Story...they're responsible for much of the musical sound of these fun movies from "Back In The Day!" 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 e

Happy "Back To The Future Day!" 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!

Recently, I profiled 5 bands that had chart hits in the "Big Decade" that have been largely forgotten...and that article got a big response...so, let's do it again!   "Dreamtime"--Daryl Hall Jim Gearhart's engineer, Brian, is the biggest Hall and Oates fan that I know...he...