New Jersey is the birth place of an endless wealth of excellent music.
Home of huge acts including Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Leslie Gore, Count Basie, Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie, James P. Johnson, The Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, George Clinton, Kool and the Gang, Sarah Vaughan, Wyclef Jean, The Misfits, Skidrow, Symphony X, Overkill, Thursday, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and many many more.
New Jersey has also given birth to important artists of the indie scene including The Gasight Anthem, Yo La Tengo, and Real Estate. Additionally New Jersey has contributed a large number of artists to the Hip Hop scene.
All of which makes sense given that Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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