New Jersey 101.5 » Sly And The Family Stone http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Do You Have a Favorite New Jersey-Esque Song [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/do-you-have-a-favorite-new-jersey-esque-song-video/ http://nj1015.com/do-you-have-a-favorite-new-jersey-esque-song-video/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:26:12 +0000 Dan Specht http://nj1015.com/?p=210254 Lord knows there are tons of songs out there that refer to The Garden State and everyone has their favorite. Well here's my two favorites and I guarantee you've never heard them before.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-4/feed/ 0 Top Motown soul pop group Diana Ross and the Supremes, left to right, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Cindy Birdsong, 1968. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) This Day in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-135/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-135/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:00:44 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=168598 September 22nd
1958 - Elvis Presley gives one last press conference in Brooklyn at the Military Ocean Terminal, with special permission from the Army. He then joined the rest of the 3rd Armored Division on the USS General Randall for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany.

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1967 - Mick Jagger and The Beatles meet up in Bangor North Wales to seek guidance from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They were interested in learning about Transcendental Meditation and attended an introductory seminar given by Yogi

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-123/feed/ 0 Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger - Photo by Victor Blackman / Getty Images Soul Lost Its Don Today. [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/soul-lost-its-don-today-video/ http://nj1015.com/soul-lost-its-don-today-video/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:18:30 +0000 Ray Rossi http://nj1015.com/?p=50171  

As if it's not enough of a shock to loose one 70's icon (Metuchen resident Robert Hegyes) in a week, now comes word of the sudden passing of Don Corneilus, creator and host of Soul Train.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/soul-lost-its-don-today-video/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-17/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-17/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:33:53 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=30663 December 18th
1966 - Tara Browne was killed when driving at high speed in his Lotus Elan after it collided with a parked lorry in South Kensington, London. A close friend of The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Brian Jones

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-17/feed/ 0 Sly & the Family Stone (Photo Credit - Micheal Ochs Archives/Getty Images) This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-11/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-11/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:40:21 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=23911 December 4th:
1965 - The Byrds started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' the group's second No.1.  A No.26 hit in the UK.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-11/feed/ 0 The Byrds by Michael Webb - Getty Images