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“Down the Avenue: Stories of Springwood Avenue”

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Check out this wonderful article by Charlie and Pa

Check out this wonderful article by Charlie and Pam Horner, "The Equations: Music in their Hearts and Souls." 💕 Thank you to the Horners for their dedication to preserving Asbury Park’s west-side music history. We’re honored that AP-AMP’s interview with the Equations helped inform this article. 🎵
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"On a frigid January night in 2019, Pam and I welcomed four members of the soul vocal group, the Equations, into the Asbury Park Museum’s tempo- rary home on the boardwalk. We’d met three of the singers earlier in the week when they came to see our exhibit and had invited them back for an interview. I’d been studying some of the photos we had on the walls and when they first entered the museum I said, “Excuse me. You guys look familiar. Are you members of the Equations?” 🎵
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So here we were a few nights later, interviewing the group. With the outside temperature dipping below ten degrees and a 50 mile an hour wind rattling the glass picture windows, the heating system couldn’t begin to keep up. We kept our coats on and turned on the recorder. Here’s what we learned...” (Charlie Horner, “The Equations: Music in their Hearts and Souls”) 🎵
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Read the full article here: http://classicurbanharmony.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Equations-Article-web.pdf 💕 ALSO full article shared in our IG Stories today! 💕
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#westsidewednesday #apamp #asburypark #asburyparkhistory #article #community #singers #blackmusicians #blackstories #springwoodavenue #nj #history #equations

❓Do You Remember❓ — HOUSE OF HITS... the rec

❓Do You Remember❓
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HOUSE OF HITS... the record shop that was located at 1006 Springwood Avenue? Alfred Cinter opened House of Hits in August 1963. 🎶
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David Clayton, in interview with AP-AMP: “Al's House of Hits, the record store - they programmed our record down there. They had the big sign in the window that said, ‘LOCAL TALENT: The Equations record is out! Come and get it!’ Back in the day, we were so proud. I remember when we were coming from the studio and we heard our record on the radio, and we just flipped out in the car, right in the middle of the road. 'That's our record! That’s us!' That's what I would say about [Springwood Avenue]: Asbury was a beautiful city, it was a beautiful place to live. It was my city." 🎶
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Photo: @asburyparkpress 1970 📷
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▫️Correction: this quote is from David Clayton, not Ben Dinkins, which appeared in a previous version of this post. ▫️
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#westsidewednesday #doyouremember #apamp #interview #memories #stories #houseofhits #NJ #springwoodavenue #recordshop #music #musichistory #asburypark #mycity

Cuba’s Night Club was a popular spot on Springwo

Cuba’s Night Club was a popular spot on Springwood Avenue on Asbury Park’s west side in the 1960s. You could often hear live music here. Billie Holiday performed here! 🎵
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Photo: This artistic rendering of the interior of Cuba’s was published as a postcard in the 1950s or 60s. 📸
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❓ What are your memories of Cuba’s? ❓
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#westsidewednesday #apamp #asburypark #nj #newjersey #music #musicians #nightclub #jazz #history #billieholiday #musichistory #community #springwoodavenue #cubas

A big thank you to our friend, Daniel Wolff, autho

A big thank you to our friend, Daniel Wolff, author of, among other books, “4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land,” for writing this article about AP-AMP and the Turf Club for Backstreets Magazine @backstreetsmag 🌱
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Full version on our stories, or visit...
http://backstreets.com/news.html#asburyamp 🎵
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"The Asbury Park African-American Music Project is doing a cool thing. It's working to restore the Turf Club, the last standing music venue on Springwood Avenue." 🎵
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"People tend to talk about the city's Methodist heritage and its "shore" music: Springsteen, Southside, Little Steven. But in a recent SiriusXM radio broadcast (From My Home to Yours, Volume 7), those musicians were eagerly proclaiming their debts to R&B, soul, funk. To restore the Turf Club is to honor a history that's too often neglected, to expand and correct the very definition of Asbury Park." 🎵
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#apamp #asburypark #nj #springwoodavenue #backstreetsmagazine #author #article #turfclub #community #nonprofit #historicpreservation #music #musicvenues #danielwolff

So much talent on Asbury Park’s west side to cel

So much talent on Asbury Park’s west side to celebrate! 🎵 PIZAZZ… a vocal group from Asbury Park. Members are Richard Witcher, Kevin Witcher, Dave Clayton, and Ernest Daniel. 🎵
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#westsidewednesday #springwoodavenue #pizazz #music #musichistory #apamp #asburypark #nj #newjersey #historicpreservation #singers #vocalgroup #africanamericanhistory #asburyparkhistory

Exciting things in the works at the Turf Club!! 🎹
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AP-AMP is so happy to collaborate with @springwoodavenuerising on a beautiful mural with Mr. Larry Walker that celebrates the music and history of Springwood Ave!! 🎨
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Keep an eye on our social media ... more to come on the Turf Club!! 🌱
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#westsidewednesday #apamp #asburypark #asburyparknj #music #history #community #springwoodavenue #springwoodavenuerising #mural #turfclub

Jimmy Cobb was known for his understated but unfor

Jimmy Cobb was known for his understated but unforgettable percussion on legendary jazz albums, including Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue”. He also accompanied Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan, among many others. Jimmy Cobb passed away on May 24, 2020. #rip ▪️
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Photo credit: Tom Pich
Photo source: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-nea-jazz-master-jimmy-cobb ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #blackhistory #apamp #music #musician #jimmycobb #milesdavis #jazz #drums #drummer #kindofblue

Lorraine Chandler (c. 1946 - Jan. 2, 2020) #rip ▪️
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Lorraine Chandler was a soul singer, songwriter, and record producer - in fact, she was one of the first black female producers. She was born and raised in Detroit. Some of the songs she wrote include “I’ll Never Forget You” (recorded by the O’Jays) and “Do It” (recorded by Billy Sha-Rae). She sang, arranged, and produced Eddie Parker’s “The Old… The New… The Blues” in 1989. ▪️
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#blakmusicmonth #africanamericanmusicappreciationmonth #music #musicians #apamp #singer #africanamericanmusic #blackhistory #soul #detroit #femalemusician #producer #songwriter #lorrainechandler

Born in New Orleans in 1930, R&B musician, Robert

Born in New Orleans in 1930, R&B musician, Robert Parker, was known for his 1966 hit “Barefootin.’” Mr. Parker worked with many musicians throughout his career including Fats Domino and Little Richard. Mr. Parker passed away January 29, 2020. #rip ▪️
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https://youtu.be/azIytXgdggA ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #neworleans #guitar #rnb #musichistory #dance #drums #dancer #bass #barefootin #robertparker

The voice of singer and songwriter Thomassina Carr

The voice of singer and songwriter Thomassina Carrollyne Smith, a.k.a. Toni Smith, is familiar to a generation of music lovers. Known for co-writing and performing “Funkin’ for Jamaica” with trumpeter Tom Brown, Toni Smith was also a sought-after backup singer, arranger, vocal producer and recorded several singles as a solo performer. She passed away on January 28, 2020. #rip ▪️
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Listen to Funkin’ for Jamaica here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo ▪️
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Image source: soultracks.com ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #nyc #soul #funk #singer #songwriter #funkinforjamaica #tonismith

Lucien Barbarin, influential Louisiana trombonist,

Lucien Barbarin, influential Louisiana trombonist, was the third generation of New Orleans Jazz musicians in his family. He passed away on January 30, 2020. #rip▪️
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🎵 “By and By,” Lucien Barbarin, vocals, trombone, tuba, and drums 🎵
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For more info go to the site:
https://www.wbgo.org/post/lucien-barbarin-soulful-trombonist-and-link-new-orleans-musical-tradition-has-died-63 ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #trombone #tuba #drums #singer #brass #neworleans #jazz #lucienbarbarin

Born in 1947, guitarist Harold Beane was a Memphis

Born in 1947, guitarist Harold Beane was a Memphis legend who played with a long list of legends from Isaac Hayes to Al Green to George Clinton. He had over 40 album credits, created a solo for Hayes’ 1969 track “Walk On By,” and his work has been sampled by many hip-hop artists. Mr. Beane passed away on February 1, 2020. ▪️
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Photo source: https://georgeclinton.com/family/harold-beane/ ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #rock #rhythmandblues #memphis #staxmuseum #haroldbeane #guitarist

Behind-the-scenes at an AP-AMP interview with Asbu

Behind-the-scenes at an AP-AMP interview with Asbury Park musicians Richard Witcher, Al Covington, Ben Dinkins, and David Clayton. ▪️
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#westsidewednesday #springwoodavenue #music #musichistory #apamp #asburypark #africanamericanhistory #asburyparkhistory #blackmusicmonth

Wallace Roney Jazz trumpeter and bandleader was bo

Wallace Roney Jazz trumpeter and bandleader was born in Philadelphia, Pa. For more info on his life, go to this site. He passed away due to coronavirus on March 31, 2020. #rip ▪️
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https://www.npr.org/2020/03/31/824801424/wallace-roney-intrepid-jazz-trumpeter-dies-from-covid-19-complications-at-59 🎶
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #trumpet #brass #saxophone #sax #drums #band #jazzband #jazz #coronavirus #covid #wallaceroney

We are beyond grateful to announce that we have be

We are beyond grateful to announce that we have been awarded a COVID-19 Response Grant by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. Thank you so much for supporting us in sharing and celebrating the stories of Asbury Park’s African American community. 🙏🏾
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#apamp #newjerseycouncilforthehumanities #newjersey #nj #grant #covidrelief #nonprofit #asburypark #grateful

Big George Brock was a Blues musician from Mississ

Big George Brock was a Blues musician from Mississippi. He played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Memphis Minnie. He passed away April 10, 2020. #rip ▪️
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🎶 “Little Baby” by Big George Brock and the Houserockers 🎶
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #blues #mississippi #harmonica #biggeorgebrock

Jymie Merritt was a Philadelphia-born jazz bassist

Jymie Merritt was a Philadelphia-born jazz bassist who played with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, as well as B.B. King, Chet Baker, Max Roach, and Dizzie Gillespie. This video was filmed in 1958. He passed away April 10, 2020. #rip ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #jazz #bass #doublebass #bassist #electricbass #strings #philly #artblakey #jymiemerritt

Eddie Cooley was an R&B singer and songwriter. His

Eddie Cooley was an R&B singer and songwriter. His 1956 #1 hit, “Fever,” was recorded by artists such as Elvis Presley, Madonna, Beyonce, and many others. He passed away on April 15, 2020. #rip 🖤
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #rnb #fever #songwriter #eddiecooley

Jazz Bassist and violinist Henry Grimes was born i

Jazz Bassist and violinist Henry Grimes was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He played with many jazz greats, including Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and others. Grimes was considered a leading bassist in free jazz in the 1960s. He passed away April 15, 2020 due to complications from coronavirus. #rip ▪️
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https://www.wbgo.org/post/henry-grimes-bassist-avant-garde-pedigree-and-storied-return-dies-covid-19-84 ▪️
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#blackmusicmonth #blackmusic #music #musician #apamp #artist #jazz #bass #violin #strings #coronavirus #covid #henrygrimes

JUNETEENTH ▪️ — The Emancipation Proclamatio

JUNETEENTH ▪️
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves Jan. 1, 1863. ▪️
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BUT it wasn't 'til JUNE 19, 1865 that the slaves in Galveston, Texas were FREED. ▪️
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Artwork by Charles Trott @charlesgtrott —
#juneteenth #freedom #history #blackhistory #art #blackartists #june19th

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