Musicians From New Jersey

Written by Bandit Palisade Tuesday, 17 August 2010 00:00

Many of the world's most successful musical artists were born and bred right in a New Jersey neighborhood near you. From the big cities to the small towns, the stories and experiences of New Jersey have been told in song and heard on a world wide scale for hundreds of years. Here is a list of some of the musical talent New Jersey has bred.

Artist	Origin
Frank Sinatra Bruce Springsteen Bon Jovi Kool and the Gang Whitney Houston Queen Latifah Dionne Warwick The Jonas Brothers The Duprees Lauryn Hill	Hoboken, NJ Longbranch, NJ Sayreville, NJ Jersey City, NJ Newark, NJ Newark, NJ East Orange, NJ Wycoff, NJ Jersey City, NJ South Orange, NJ

There has been no shortage of musical talent to emerge from New Jersey and this list barely scratches the surface. Other popular musical artists include The Misfits, Redman, Zakk Wylde, and Naughty By Nature.

Here is a music video that Kool and the Gang filmed for the song "Joanna". It was filmed at The Colonial Diner in Lyndhurst, NJ on Orient Way.