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“The Jersey Sound” is a love letter to New Jersey's diverse music scene.
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JERSEY HISTORY
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Letter from the Editor
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All Mike Greenblatt has ever done in his entire life is listen to music and tell people about it, be it as a New York City publicist, editor or freelance journalist.
It’s been five decades of journalistically chronicling rock’n’roll, blues, jazz, folk, soul and country, and it all started in New Jersey as Music Editor of the Aquarian Weekly and then in New York City as editor of Modern Screen’s Country Music, Wrestling World and Metal Maniacs.
His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
His first book—Woodstock: Back To Yasgur’s Farm—about a life-changing weekend he experienced in 1969 at the age of 18, came out in 2019. He is currently the Editor of this website as well as contributing to Goldmine Magazine and The Aquarian.
Mike Greenblatt:
Man, this year flew by fast. At this rate, I best enjoy it all as there ain’t much time left for me. Consider Ann Cole. She was a hot rising soulster from Newark who even had the Muddy Waters band as her back-up during a tour of the Deep South. As usual, she performed a song written for her called “Got My Mojo Working.” Muddy returned to Chicago, done stole the song, put his name on it as writer, and reaped the rewards. Cole languished in obscurity. Her tragic tale is told in this month’s “History” section.
Jersey Boy J. Howard Duff has been rocking for decades. He’s the subject of this month’s “Up Close” and can only be described as someone who still sings for the song, not for the money, not for the fame, and not for the girls, although he started out that way.
This month’s “Jersey Bookshelf” is from one of my literary heroes, Philip Roth, from the same Newark neighborhood as I. I was hoping TJS guru Randy Dominguez wouldn’t censor it and he didn’t. I guarantee you no other Jersey-centric site would dare post a review with what’s in this one. Have I got your attention?
The Jersey Sound isn't just a documentary; it's a love letter to the soul of New Jersey's music scene.
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