Famous Musicians/Groups from NJ and NY

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm putting together a project for Liz and it's beginning to burn me out. I'm trying to generate a mixtape of famous (read: commercially and/or critically successful) music acts that are primarily known from being from New York or New Jersey.

This is the list I have so far:

Bruce
Bon Jovi
Frank Sinatra
Smithereens
Southside Johnny
Skid Row
Lou Reed
Velvet Underground
Wyclef Jean
Billy Joel
Ramones
Barry Manilow
STP (two members from Jersey)
Blues Traveller
Spin Doctors
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Stray Cats
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Wallflowers
Twisted Sister
Sugarhill Gang
Run DMC
LL Cool J
(70 percent of all East Coast Rap, got it Jay-Z, Biggie, Diddy, etc... the mix tape doesn't include much rap so we can leave those acts out)
Lenny Kravitz
Kool and the Gang
Joan Jett
Eddie Money
Gnarls Barkley (Danger Mouse)
House of Pain/Everlast
Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros/Satellite Party (Perry is from NYC)
KISS
Beastie Boys
Blue Oyster Cult
Moby
Neil Diamond
Talking Heads
(Streisand... again, not on the Mix Tape so leaving out)


I know I'm missing a lot. Anybody?

[BoondockSaint]

House of Pain and Everlast are from Cali. I think Everlast and Danny Boy were born in NY but both grew up in Cali.

[Tenbatsuzen]

House of Pain and Everlast are from Cali. I think Everlast and Danny Boy were born in NY but both grew up in Cali.

Considering they were born in NYC and HoP's only video was from New York's St. Patrick's Day parade, I think they count as being New York branded.

[tele7]

Fountains Of Wayne

[BoondockSaint]

Anthrax
Public Enemy

[Judge Smails]

Whitney Houston

[BoondockSaint]

Mary J. Blige

[drjoek]

Television
New York Dolls
Bums in the Park (a little obscure maybe)
Bobby Darin

[BoondockSaint]

Living Colour

[Section 8]

Monster Magnet

Black Label Society (Zak Wylde is from Jackson, NJ)

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Sonic Youth

[midwestjeff]

Living Colour

Earl would be so proud.

[BoondockSaint]

Earl would be so proud.

BRC baby!!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Yo La Tengo
Debbie Harry

[hedges]

Al Kooper
Simon & Garfunkel
Afrika Bambaata
John Hammond

[midwestjeff]

I have to disagree with Jane's Addiction. I've always seen them as an L.A. band. Then again, i did not know that Perry was from NY, so maybe i don't know shit.

[midwestjeff]

Dylan? I know he came from MN, but he got his start in NY.

Jim Croce?

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

De la Soul
Mariah Carey
They Might Be Giants
The Fleshtones
The Cramps
The Feelies
Harry Chapin

[BoondockSaint]

Black 47

[spoon]

My Chemical Romance


And right now is it me or is the hottest scene for rock/alternative (to what I don't know) in Texas, Austin to be very specific?

It's crazy to think that's the way it has evolved.

[NickyL0885]

Taking Back Sunday, Nightmare of You, Brand New, Bayside, glassjaw.

[hedges]

Agnostic Front

[Dirtybird12]

From "detachable penis" & "jesus is way cool" fame, KING MISSLE /John S Hall

hardcore legends - cro-mags

[flipper21]

The Bongos

[A.J.]

There's a bunch from the early days of rock n' roll. Just a few:

Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
The Drifters
Dion and The Belmonts
Carole King
Neil Sedaka
The Shangri-Las
Phil Spector (born in NY)

[StupidGirlllll]

Wu Tang Clan
That rap band that played the OPP song

[grlNIN]

Carly Simon
The Misfits
Pete Yorn
Zakk Wylde
Ted Leo (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)
The Dillinger Escape Plan

[ANC]

That rap band that played the OPP song

Naughty By Nature

[ANC]

[quote=A.J.;1478801]
Dion and The Belmonts
[quote]

I'm related (well through marriage) to Dion

[Earlshog]

Crankcase

[ANC]

Also:

- Bouncing Souls
- The Slackers
- Vanilla Fudge
- Type O Negative
- Patti Smith
- P-Funk
- The Misfts
- Redman

[Freitag]

Crankcase

Commercially and/or Critically successful?

[Freitag]

I forgot these:

Looking Glass
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band (Rhode Island but I think the Jersey connection gives them cred)
Little Steven (still part of E-Street but a decent artist in his own right)
Bobby Bandiera

[badorties]

pavement
stephen malkmus
norah jones
jennifer lopez
tony bennett
mountain
hold steady
tv on the radio
yeah yeah yeahs
tribe called quest
peter paul & mary
twisted sister
luna
arlo guthrie
woody guthrie
lcd soundsystem
barry manilow
bette midler
pat benatar
neil diamond
jimmy durante
lena horne
neil sedaka
beverly sills
george gershwin
strokes
interpol
the walkmen
blues expolsion
the bravery
goo goo dolls

[topless_mike]

i was going to say Fat_Opie and his servents in Art of the Topless, but somebody already said Crankcase.
Kinda kills the mood....

[Hottub]

Commercially and/or Critically successful?


I'd say yes. Critically successful. So says the former record reviewer for "The Audiophile Voice". Now it's official.

[EliSnow]

Dylan? I know he came from MN, but he got his start in NY.



I don't think you should count people who are from other places but got their start in NY. NY's a pretty big place for a lot of entertainers to get their start.

Under that rationale, most actors are from Hollywood because that's where they got their start.

[Earlshog]

pavement
stephen malkmus
norah jones
jennifer lopez
tony bennett
mountain
hold steady
tv on the radio
yeah yeah yeahs
tribe called quest
peter paul & mary
twisted sister
luna
arlo guthrie
woody guthrie
lcd soundsystem
barry manilow
bette midler
pat benatar
neil diamond
jimmy durante
lena horne
neil sedaka
beverly sills
george gershwin
strokes
interpol
the walkmen
blues expolsion
the bravery
goo goo dolls

Come on the goo goo dolls are from Canada :wink:

[EddieMoscone]

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[Crippler]

Wu Tang Clan
That rap band that played the OPP song

Isn't Wu Tang from Staten Island?

- Anyway, back to the list, an older act but fairly famous was Dionne Warwick of East Orange, NJ

- Also I think Lauryn Hill is from South Orange, NJ.

- Janis Ian
- Queen Latifah
- Robert Randolph

[JustJon]

Come on the goo goo dolls are from Canada :wink:

They're from Buffalo, but does that really count as a NY band?

The Tokens (went to school with the lead singer's son)

[badorties]

They're from Buffalo, but does that really count as a NY band?

The Tokens (went to school with the lead singer's son)

as much as long island bands

I don't think you should count people who are from other places but got their start in NY. NY's a pretty big place for a lot of entertainers to get their start.

Under that rationale, most actors are from Hollywood because that's where they got their start.

it reminds me of the NY movie list from earlier in the year: there are movies set in ny ('godfather'), but really don't have any NY presence ... unlike 'manhattan,' 'after hours' or '25th hour' where the city is almost a character

[Snacks]

Wu Tang Clan
That rap band that played the OPP song

wu tang, wu tang...

they are from the shylan island

and they did not sing/rap opp that was naughty by nature and they are from NJ

[ANC]

wu tang, wu tang...

they are from the shylan island

and they did not sing/rap opp that was naughty by nature and they are from NJ

Shaolin's own Wu Tang Clan.. ahhh my roots.

[Freakshow]

pavement
stephen malkmus
norah jones
jennifer lopez
tony bennett
mountain
hold steady
tv on the radio
yeah yeah yeahs
tribe called quest
peter paul & mary
twisted sister
luna
arlo guthrie
woody guthrie
lcd soundsystem
barry manilow
bette midler
pat benatar
neil diamond
jimmy durante
lena horne
neil sedaka
beverly sills
george gershwin
strokes
interpol
the walkmen
blues expolsion
the bravery
goo goo dolls

Pavement is from Stockton California, Malkmus lives in Portland, Oregon.

yeah yeah yeahs formed in Ohio

and while we're at it, the Talking Heads are from Rhode Island.

[TeeBone]

Page McConnell (Phish/Vida Blue) was born in Plainfield, New Jersey.

[StupidGirlllll]

wu tang, wu tang...

they are from the shylan island

and they did not sing/rap opp that was naughty by nature and they are from NJ

Did you read the thread title" famous Musicians/groups from NJ/NY. Staten Island is part of NY.

[Coach]

I might have missed the two tuna tacos from Jersey: Mariah Carey and that twat from the Fugees who was in Sister Act 2.
Oh Yeah:Joe Pesci


and for the record: Peter from "Peter, Paul, and Mary" is a fucking punchable douche!