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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.

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STONED IN JERSEY

Lala and Element 88 will strut their stuff onstage at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University tomorrow, June 7 at 8:00 with Stringbean Sorenson opening. It is the second annual concert of the series known as “The Mississippi Delta Meets The Jersey Shore,” a joint venture of The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM), The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation (JSJBF), The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and “Visit Clarksdale.”

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