New Jersey 101.5 » John Lennon http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sun, 26 May 2013 00:12:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Weekend in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-18/ http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-18/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:43:23 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=252583  

April 12th, 1967 - Mick Jagger receives a punch to the face by an airport official at Le Bourget Airport in France. Jagger had lost his temper when The Rolling Stones were all searched for drugs.

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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, played at this venue.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-7/feed/ 0 24th June 1975: Carl Wilson (1946 - 1998), guitar and vocals, and Dennis Wilson (1944 - 1983), drums, of the American surf group The Beach Boys, performing live. (Photo by Gary Merrin/Keystone Features/Getty Images) Imagine – 32 Years Ago Seems Like Yesterday http://nj1015.com/imagine-32-years-ago-seems-like-yesterday/ http://nj1015.com/imagine-32-years-ago-seems-like-yesterday/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:21:18 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=203362 It was 32 years ago today. The world was brought to its knees when we lost John Lennon.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/imagine-32-years-ago-seems-like-yesterday/feed/ 0 Matthew Peyton/Getty Images) As We Remember John Lennon's Death – Whose Death Shook You to Your Knees? http://nj1015.com/as-we-remember-john-lennons-death-whose-death-shook-you-to-your-knees/ http://nj1015.com/as-we-remember-john-lennons-death-whose-death-shook-you-to-your-knees/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:07:00 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=202561 On December 8th, 1980 about 10:30 pm, a cloud was put over my holiday season that would last forever. That was the night that a deranged “fan” murdered John Lennon in cold blood while his wife Yoko Ono watched in horror.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-2/feed/ 0 Susan Wood, Getty Images Rolling Stones Trivia http://nj1015.com/rolling-stones-trivia/ http://nj1015.com/rolling-stones-trivia/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:00:20 +0000 Amy Wright http://nj1015.com/?p=182837 The Rolling Stones will perform at The Prudential Center in Newark on December 13th and 15th. This weekend we're featuring Jersey's favorite "Stone's" hits on New Jersey 101.5.  To honor the occasion, I've dug up some fun Rolling Stone's trivia.  Enjoy!

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1965 - Working on Rubber Soul at Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles record ‘Run For Your Life’ in its entirety, in five takes, and another new Lennon song at the time called 'This Bird Has Flown’. The title would later get changed to ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-143/feed/ 0 The Beatles Photo by Central Press / Getty images John Lennon at Age 72 – Imagine That http://nj1015.com/john-lennon-at-age-72-imagine-that/ http://nj1015.com/john-lennon-at-age-72-imagine-that/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:32:41 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=177405 Today is John Lennon’s Birthday. The former Beatle and peace activist, murdered outside his home on Dec 8th 1980 would have been 72 years old.

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