Soft Cell is vocalist Mark Almond, and instrumentalist David Ball. This duo gained worldwide fame with one of Jersey's Favorite Hits, "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go."
Peter...Who?, you ask! He had a big international hit in the "Big Decade!"
And, that hit has something to do with the late, great....David Bowie!
All weekend, New Jersey 101.5 is welcoming Bruce Springsteen, and his "River Tour" home to New Jersey!
Tons has been written about Bruce...and with that in mind, I thought it would be fun to give you something a little different....
As the snow flies this weekend...and New Jersey 101.5 remembers Glenn Frey...
I got to thinking that, sadly, I never saw Glenn Frey in concert...
So, now, I will never be able to see the Eagles in concert. At least, not with the total, "classic" lineup...
This 80's new wave band formed in Boston in 1982...originally made up of bassist and vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist and vocalist Robert Holmes, Joey Pesce on keyboards, and drummer Michael Hausman.
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.
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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