Editing Asbury Park, New Jersey (section)

===Music===
The Asbury Park music scene gained prominence in the 1960s with bands such as the Jaywalkers and many others, who combined [[rock and roll]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[doo-wop]] to create what became known as the Sound of Asbury Park (S.O.A.P.). On December 9, 2006, founding members of S.O.A.P. reunited for the "Creators of S.O.A.P.: Live, Raw, and Unplugged" concert at [[The Stone Pony]] and to witness the dedication of a S.O.A.P. plaque on the boardwalk outside of Convention Hall. The original plaque included the names Johnny Shaw, Billy Ryan, [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Garry Tallent]], [[Steve Van Zandt]], Mickey Holiday, "Stormin'" Norman Seldin, [[Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez]], Fast Eddie "Doc Holiday" Wohanka, Billy "Cherry Bomb" Lucia, [[Clarence Clemons]], Nicky Addeo, Donnie Lowell, Jim "Jack Valentine" Cattanach, Ken "Popeye" Pentifallo, Jay Pilling, John "Cos" Consoli, Gary "A" Arntz, Larry "The Great" Gadsby, Steve "Mole" Wells, Ray Dahrouge, Johnny "A" Arntz, [[David Sancious]], Margaret Potter, Tom Potter, Sonny Kenn, Tom Wuorio, Rick DeSarno, [[Southside Johnny Lyon]], Leon Trent, Buzzy Lubinsky, [[Danny Federici]], Bill Chinnock, Patsy Siciliano, and Sam Siciliano. An additional plaque was added on August 29, 2008, honoring John Luraschi, Carl "Tinker" West, George Theiss, Vinnie Roslin, Mike Totaro, Lenny Welch, Steve Lusardi, and Johnny Petillo.<ref>Wien, Gary. [https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?ID=902 "Asbury Park Music Scene Loses One Of Its Pioneers"], New Jersey Stage, September 13, 2010. Accessed October 22, 2021. "The Asbury Park music scene, which lost two of its biggest fans earlier in the year, recently lost one of its founders. Larry 'The Great' Gadsby, a member of The Jaywalkers -- one of the scene's most popular bands in the 1960s -- and one of the names honored on the Sound of Asbury Park memorial plaque, passed away."</ref>

Musicians and bands with strong ties to Asbury Park, many of whom frequently played clubs there on their way to fame, include [[Fury of Five]], [[The Gaslight Anthem]], [[Clarence Clemons]], the [[E Street Band]], [[Jon Bon Jovi]] and [[Bon Jovi]], [[Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes]], [[Patti Smith]], [[Arthur Pryor]], [[Count Basie]], [[The Clash]], [[U.S. Chaos]], [[Johnny Thunders]], [[The Ramones]], [[The Exploited]], [[Charged GBH]], and [[Gary U.S. Bonds]].

In 1973 [[Bruce Springsteen]] released his debut album ''[[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]'' On his follow-up album, ''[[The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle]]'', one of the songs is entitled "[[4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)]]". Several books chronicle the early years of Springsteen's career in Asbury Park. Daniel Wolff's ''4 July Asbury Park'' examines the social, political and cultural history of the city with a special emphasis on the part that music played in the city's development, culminating in Springsteen's music. ''Beyond the Palace'' by Gary Wien is a comprehensive look at the local music scene that Springsteen emerged from, and includes many photographs of musicians and clubs. Against the backdrop of the fading resort, Alex Austin's novel ''The Red Album of Asbury Park'' tracks a young rock musician pursuing his dream in the late 60s/early 70s, with Springsteen as a potent but as-yet-unknown rival.<ref>Cotter, Kelly-Jane. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1703780711.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+22%2C+2009&author=KELLY-JANE+COTTER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=NOVEL+IS+A+SHORE+THING&pqatl=google "Novel Is A Shore Thing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724100640/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1703780711.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+22%2C+2009&author=KELLY-JANE+COTTER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=NOVEL+IS+A+SHORE+THING&pqatl=google |date=July 24, 2012 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 22, 2009. Accessed January 29, 2012.</ref>

A [[black-and-white]] [[Multiple-camera setup|multi-camera]] recording of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] in 1979, just prior to the release of their fourth album, ''[[Eat to the Beat]]'', was [[Video tape recorder|taped]] at the Asbury Park Convention Hall on July 7, a home-state crowd for Jersey girl [[Debbie Harry]], who was raised in [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]].<ref>In the Flesh: Posted by Richard Metzger [http://dangerousminds.net/comments/in_the_flesh_blondie_live_in_ashbury_park_nj_1979 In the Flesh: Blondie live in Asbury Park, NJ, 1979], Dangerous Minds. Accessed November 11, 2015.</ref>

The music video for Springsteen's "[[Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen song)|Tunnel of Love]]," directed by Irish director [[Meiert Avis]], was filmed at the city's [[Palace Amusements]] and on the Asbury Park boardwalk at sunset in November 1987.<ref>Benitez-Eves, Tina. [https://americansongwriter.com/dire-straits-tunnel-of-love-and-its-links-to-bruce-springsteen/ "How an Amusement Park Ride and Rodgers and Hammerstein Inspired Dire Straits' 'Tunnel of Love' and its Links to Bruce Springsteen"], ''[[American Songwriter]]'', January 27, 2025. Accessed March 27, 2025. "The song also had an unexpected link to Bruce Springsteen‘s song of the same name, the title track of his 1987 solo album. Springsteen’s 'Tunnel of Love' was a love story inspired by the amusement park and rides he remembered at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Springsteen’s 'Tunnel of Love' was specifically linked to Palace Amusements at Asbury Park, which closed in 1988 after 100 years in business. It’s also where Springsteen shot the music video for the single."</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4K7XZGeHTE|title=Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (Official Video)|date=April 11, 2011|via=YouTube}}</ref>