Asbury Park, New Jersey 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, Marty Munsch, Gary U.S. Bonds, along with many more. 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
Asbury Park, New Jersey a potent but as yet unknown rival. A B&W multi-camera recording of Blondie in 1979, just prior to the release of their fourth album, Eat to the Beat, was taped at the Asbury Park Convention Hall on July 7, a home-state crowd for Jersey girl Debbie Harry, who was raised in Hawthorne. The New Jersey Music Hall of Fame was founded in Asbury Park in 2005. There are plans to build a museum somewhere in the city as part of the redevelopment. The West Side of Asbury Park has traditionally been home to black music, including jazz, soul, gospel, doo