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Middletown, NJ
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T.M. Stevens, NJ Bassist Who Played With James Brown, Tina Turner, Dies At 72
A bass guitarist from West Long Branch who performed with many legendary musicians has died at the age of 72, according to reports. Thomas "T.M." Stevens died in his sleep at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 10, musician and performance artist Carrie Beehan said in a Facebook post. Beehan had posted in late February that Stevens was hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs. Stevens played bass and sang backup vocals on James Brown's 1986 album "Gravity", according to credits from music database website Discogs. The album includes Brown's hit single "Living In America", which was also featur…
Arlington, VA
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DC Singer Falls Flat On 'The Voice
For "The Voice" judges, Ash Haynes wasn't quite it. The 36-year-old Washington D.C. singer who once sang backup for a Swedish artist at Eurovision took to the NBC stage in this season's debut Monday night, Feb. 27. Haynes sang "Simply the Best" by Tina Turner for judges Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay. None of the judges turned their chairs for Haynes, but did give her some constructive criticism. EGOT Legend told Haynes if she was going to hit the big notes, she should do so "more accurately" and with control and precision. Shay of Dan + Shay said Haynes…
Ridgewood, NJ
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Meet Songwriter Holly Knight In Ridgewood
"Rag Doll." "Love is a Battlefield. "The Best." Holly Knight wrote them all. The acclaimed songwriter will be signing copies of her book "I Am The Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. The memoir discusses Knight rise to fame in the music industry and how she found herself writing for Tina Turner, Aerosmith and Pat Benatar at the birth of MTV, according to a synopsis. The book also touches on her difficult relationship with her mother, along with the usual assortment of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, ac…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Woman Shocks 'X Factor' Judges Revealing She's Voice Behind International Dance Hit
North Jersey native Janice Robinson is making a comeback as a contestant on the latest season of "The X Factor." The 50-year-old from Garfield opened her audition by revealing to the judges that she was the voice and songwriter of international dance hit of the 1990s, "Dreamer." Robinson instantaneously had the entire stadium up and dancing, and earned four yeses from the judges sending her on to the next round of auditions. "Dreamer" is the song that put Robinson on the fast track to success, landing the number one spot on the charts in UK and in the top 10 in…
