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Jem Records to Release a Jersey-Centric Bowie Tribute
In 1974, Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie had a meeting in Philadelphia where Bowie was recording his ninth album, Young Americans. Bowie wound up covering two Bruce songs in the studio—“It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City” and “Growin’ Up”—but both were given up on. Now it’s time for New Jersey to cover some Bowie.
Kevin Hill To Honor David Bowie
Multi-Talented Kevin Hill from Brick (Ocean County) will perform with his band Secret Sound at the Highline Arena in Aberdeen (Monmouth County) on January 27 in a special all-Bowie performance. Hill should nail the late legend’s tunes as he can go from a whisper to a scream in seconds. His is a jammy THC-friendly mélange of Jazz-Rock Fusion, Hard Americana, Classic Rock, Alt-Rock, Blues-Rock, you name it.