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Music Mount Rushmores by state

In 1964, Pitney’s publicist, Andrew Loog Oldham, introduced him to the Rolling Stones, whom he produced. He recorded the Jagger-Richards composition “The Girl Belongs to Yesterday”. Pitney also assisted in the recording of the Stones’ “12 X 5” album. With Phil Spector, Pitney sat in on a 1964 Rolling Stone recording session, during which they recorded “Not Fade Away”, had a brief fling with a teenage Marianne Faithfull, and recorded songs by Randy Newman and Al Kooper, long before those musicians became famous.
 
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Madmannsucks said:
Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the United States, four in the Top 10. In the United Kingdom he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The Rockville Rocket Gene Pitney was a big deal at one time. Kind of underrated when you look at his body of work. I knew his kids growing up, they were a little older than me. He was a great husband and father, a true class act when he had every opportunity to go in a different direction. He used to drive around Somers in an old SUV or a little British convertible. When he was in the convertible, he dressed the part with big shiny shades and a leather jacket. In the SUV, he looked like a blue collar guy going to the dump. My parents used to tell me he was very famous in their day.
 
Chuck said:
We should set some parameters like you need to have developed as a musician / band in the state taking credit. Something like that. I’m a Jersey music guy, but Paul Simon is a New Yorker. I’d throw in Sugar Hill Gang, By Nature, Queen Latifah for those that may mock Jovi (which I don’t).

NJ’s musics scene was great in the 80s (my youth). There were so many bands and venues to play. It incubated success. That’s why you have so many solid NJ bands like Blues Traveler, the Smithereens, and others that grew up in NJ but the band is claimed by another state. Also, NJ artists showed NJ pride despite the state generally getting mocked.

I’m not sure any state’s music development scene is like that anymore. Austin and Nashville have great scenes (and I hate Country), but those artists go there, they aren’t born there. Many artists are now found through auditions by labels or agents, and bands don’t seem to start young. I don’t think you have the same garage band (we were always basement bands) local scenes. Plus, it’s hard to make money when your songs can be streamed a million times and you make $1,500.
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Just the Newark/East Orange area produced Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick, Wayne Shorter, Frankie Valli, By Nature, Redman, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef, and Queen Latifah.
 
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whaler11 said:
I know more about Rivers, than Rivers knows about his own damn self.
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High school? UConn? I know that his name is Rivers and I had to Google his last name. Big fan.
 
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Guapo said:
Lol @whaler11 likes Bon Jovi lol
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I’ve seen them a couple of times. Good shows. They are fine.

Husker Du lol.

Bon Jovi is playing giant stadiums in Russia and Southside Johnny is playing the Ridgefield Playhouse. Also headlined the worst Mike and the Mad Dog shows of all time.
 
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Bon Jovi has an album named NEW JERSEY.

It has 5 top 100 singles. 2 hit #1.

It was the #1 album for 8 weeks and is 7x certified platinum.

And oh yeah it’s named NEW JERSEY.

It’s like doing a Yankees mt rushmore and leaving off Babe Ruth for Kevin Maas.
 
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Mano said:
100 million Bob Jovi fans can be wrong, you included.
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I used to date this rich girl who loved them. She would rent us limos from Ffld to the Meadowlands for the shows.

Looked good in leather pants. Who argues with that.

One time Nickleback opened up. They were legitimately horrible.
 
How about Chris Carraba (Dashboard Confessional) if we’re tossing around Rivers?
 
If you lean on sales, charts, and awards I submit
Indiana:
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Babyface
Axl Rose or John Mellencamp

Michigan:
Stevie Wonder
Madonna
Smokey
Eminem

Tennessee:
Aretha
Dolly
Tina Turner
Justin Timberlake

But Jersey has good case.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Massachusetts beats Connecticut pretty handily. Not sure CA can lose this.

Boston, Aerosmith, J. Giels, The Cars, James Taylor, Donna Summer, Pixies. Those all beat Michael Bolton.

Louisiana is going to do pretty well if you like Jazz.
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You forgot the Remains, Beacon Street Union, and the Barbarians for starters.
 
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