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Chris Jordan
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The ploughman may have heard the splash .... I write about music and pop culture for the Asbury Park Press, Gannett, click on link for story!
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Groom Zach Bryan sings Bruce Springsteen classic at wedding

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Groom Zach Bryan sings Bruce Springsteen classic at wedding
Groom Zach Bryan sang the Bruce Springsteen classic “Tougher Than the Rest” to new bride Samantha Leonard at their wedding
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January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Here’s the Top 13 songs of 2025 by New Jersey music makers, subscribers only in print Friday !

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Here's the Top 13 songs of 2025 by New Jersey music makers
The year 2025 was rich with new original music from New Jersey and here's a sample of the 13 best the state has to offer.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Frank Sinatra not part of Trump world, says daughter Nancy Sinatra

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Frank Sinatra not part of Trump world, says daughter Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra, daughter of the Hoboken-born Frank Sinatra, has pushed back on those associating her late father with the presidency of Donald Trump.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Winter snow knocks out shows at Stone Pony, more at Jersey Shore

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Winter snow knocks out shows at Stone Pony, more at Jersey Shore
The impending winter storm has chilled New Jersey nightlife options for Friday, Dec. 26.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The family tragedy that changed Mike The Situation of Jersey Shore 'to the core'

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The family tragedy that changed Mike The Situation 'to the core'
Mike Sorrentino, a native of Manalapan, is marking his 10-year anniversary of sobriety and has just opened the Archangel Center in Tinton Falls.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Why it's a Very Hippie Holiday on the Asbury Park boardwalk, subscribers only in print Dec 26 !

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Why it's a Very Hippie Holiday on the Asbury Park boardwalk
A Very Hippie Holiday show with Marc Ribler and Friends will featuring '60s rock classics at Tim McLoone's Supper Club in Asbury Park.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Smithereens , Darlene Love added to Basie Center Walk of Fame

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Smithereens, Darlene Love added to Basie Center Walk of Fame
The Smithereens and Darlene Love were inducted into the Count Basie Center for the Arts' Walk of Fame during their holiday-themed concerts
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December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Bruce Springsteen fire alarm: Why does this keep happening to Boss?

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Bruce Springsteen fire alarm: Why does this keep happening to Boss?
A fire alarm stopped Bruce Springsteen at the WhyHunger 50th anniversary Hungerthon benefit concert inside the Stone Pony in Asbury Park
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December 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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‘Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere' gets streaming, Blu-ray dates

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'Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere' gets streaming, Blu-ray dates
'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,' starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, will be available on digital formats and Blu-ray DVD.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Bruce Springsteen brings holiday cheer to WhyHunger benefit at Stone Pony

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Springsteen brings holiday cheer to WhyHunger benefit at Stone Pony
Bruce Springsteen brought an extra dose of holiday cheer to the WhyHunger 50th anniversary benefit concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Bruce Springsteen classic 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' is 50 years old

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Springsteen classic 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' is 50 years old
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's “Santa Claus is Comin' to Town” recorded Dec. 12, 1975, on Long Island.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Who’s sold the most concert tickets? Springsteen, Bon Jovi score big on Pollstar list

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Who's sold the most concert tickets? Springsteen, Bon Jovi score big
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Bon Jovi are i the Top 10 of Pollstar's 25 Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium list.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Engelbert Humperdinck recalls when Jimi Hendrix played in his band

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Engelbert Humperdinck recalls when Jimi Hendrix played in his band
Engelbert Humperdinck's A Winter World of Love tour, featuring holiday classics and greatest hits, is coming to New Jersey.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Sea Hear Now 2026 in Asbury Park: Dates have been announced

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Sea Hear Now 2026 in Asbury Park: Dates have been announced
The 2026 Sea Hear Now festival is taking place in Asbury Park on the third weekend in September
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December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Jeremy Allen White scores Golden Globes nom for Bruce Springsteen biopic

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Jeremy Allen White scores Golden Globes nom for Springsteen biopic
Jeremy Allen White has a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Bruce Springsteen in 'Deliver Me from Nowhere'
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December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Still time to order Asbury Park Press Bruce Springsteen book for holiday delivery

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Still time to order APP.com's Springsteen book for holiday delivery
How to get “From Freehold to E Street: Six Decades of Bruce Springsteen” from the pages of the Asbury Park Press in time for holidays
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December 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Check out this article from Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik headlines Light of Day, here's ticket info

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Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik headlines Light of Day, here's ticket info
John Rzeznik, frontman for the Goo Goo Dolls, will headline the “Bob’s Birthday Bash” main event of the Light of Day WinterFest at the Count Basie.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Marky Ramone playing Stone Pony; Springsteen took back this hit song

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Marky Ramone playing Stone Pony; Springsteen took back this hit song
Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, which plays Ramones classics and more, are coming to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving from Bruce Springsteen, Patti: Boss fights hunger

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Happy Thanksgiving from Bruce Springsteen, Patti: Boss fights hunger
Patti Scialfa shared a pic of her and hubby Bruce Springsteen strolling among the brush on Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day,
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November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Asbury Park band Status Green is celebrating 20 years with big Pony show

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This Asbury Park band is celebrating 20 years with big Pony show
Status Green, who formed in 2005, will celebrate their 20th anniversary Friday, Nov. 28 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Fact check: No Jon Bon Jovi statue despite what Facebook says

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Fact check: No Jon Bon Jovi statue despite what Facebook says
Jon Bon Jovi doesn't have an eight-foot statue cast in bronze on a pedestal despite multiple postings on Facebook saying he does.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Bon Jovi guys bring the jokes to 2025 NJ Hall of Fame ceremony

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Bon Jovi guys bring the jokes to 2025 NJ Hall of Fame ceremony
David Bryan of Bon Jovi was one of 17 inductees into the New Jersey Hall of Fame at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford. See the full list.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Sorry, Springsteen and Patti Scialfa aren't hosting Rockefeller Center Christmas show

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Bruce Springsteen and Patti aren't hosting Rockefeller Christmas show
Bruce Springsteen and Pati Scialfa hosting this year's 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center' special on NBC is another AI generated fake news story
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November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Best dive bars at the Jersey Shore? 10 spots loved by locals for stiff drinks and good times

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Best dive bars at the Shore? 10 spots loved by locals for stiff drinks and good times
Best dive bars at the Shore? 10 spots loved by locals for stiff drinks and good times
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November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Bruce Springsteen Story Center in Freehold gets a web site: A story 'we get to tell'

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Bruce Springsteen Story Center in Freehold gets a web site: A story 'we get to tell'
The My Hometown: The Bruce Springsteen Story Center in Freehold has created a new web site with information on the project
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November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM