Music

April 19, 2020

My Funniest Friend Part One

I met "Steve" at a backyard party given by my girlfriend at that time, "Terry". It was held at Terry's parent's home in fashionable Millburn, New Jersey. This was a suburban upscale town...
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April 15, 2020

My Great Uncle Barney!

I remember the Centurion architecture. Walking up two sets of stairs to get to the front porch of the home, I vividly remember a man who was the strongest person I had ever seen.
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April 12, 2020

My First Gig!

I was about 13 years old. The special event took place at the Boy's Club of Hillside, New Jersey. The players were Fat Harvey (Lifland) Drums, Allen Kreutzer, Lead Guitar and myself, Gary Temkin...
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April 7, 2020
The Story of Tony Bonjiovi

The sound behind the Motown Success!

This all started in Sayreville, New Jersey... a middle class neighborhood. The Bonjiovi family were all musically inclined.
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April 2, 2020
Story of I'm Going Out

Story of I’m Going Out

The story behind the song, "I'm Going Out (the same way I came in)" originally came from my father's old expression, "I had a hat when I came in.
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March 18, 2020
Frank Sinatra

WNEW New York’s Classic Middle of the Road Radio

Disc jockey, "William B. Williams" was the one who named Frank Sinatra the "Chairman of the Board"?
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February 16, 2020
Sigma Sound in Philadelphia 1975

The Sound Of Philadelphia & Soft Soul

Just having had those experiences was something which will be my highest inspiration for the rest of my life.
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January 30, 2020

Gary Knight – Planet Of The Apes 1968

Quick-off-the-mark singer Gary Knight released this single in May 1968 - just three months after Planet...
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January 21, 2020
Lionel Richie

Is loyalty all but gone today?

Just as so many other artists seem to leave their original groups almost at the very start of their careers without the thought of loyalty.
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