American Music Honors celebrates artists who have demonstrated artistic excellence, creative integrity, and a longstanding commitment to the value of music in our national consciousness.
“For a wonderful few minutes, the stage of Monmouth University’s Pollack Theater felt like a scene out of a delirious rock and roll fever dream.”
“Densmore got behind the drums as Springsteen sang the Doors’ classics “Light My Fire,” giving an otherworldly howl on the final verse that would have made the late Jim Morrison proud.”
“Closing out the ceremony, Smith led the crowd into the evening’s finale, “People Have the Power,” as most of the inductees and guest performers returned to the stage to dance and sing along. “Come on up!” Smith coaxed a hesitant Dr. Dre onstage, then urged the audience to their feet: “Come on, people! Get up!” The song grew more raucous with every passing second: Steve Van Zandt grabbing a cowbell; Flavor Flav riffing into a mic and hugging everyone. To paraphrase Brian Williams from earlier that night, there was practically smoke rising from the stage.”
Barry & Lizanne Rosenstein
Joan Rechnitz
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BSI Corporate Benefits || Flagger Force || Hackensack Meridian Health || Komar Family || Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, P.C. || OceanFirst || Brian & Heather Samelson || Kim & Finn Wentworth || Withum Wealth Management
Ansell Grimm & Aaron, PC & Michael V. Benedetto, Esq. || Coast Cities Coaches || Doug & Arlene Gallagher || Henry & Joan Mercer || Pure Project Management || TorCon, Inc.
Dr. Fred & Barbara Aueron || Tony & Connie Ambrosio || Sherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman || Andrea & Chris Barber, Jeff Gorlechen, Pat Okker & Lauren Onkey || Beacon Planning & Consulting Services, LLC. || David Bennett & Aimee Fuhriman || Wendy & Marc Cimino || Count Basie Center for the Arts || Karyn & Nicholas Cusanelli || Facility Solutions Group (FSG) || Stan Goldstein - njrockmap@aol.com & Alexandra Jardvall - alexandra-music.com || Claudine Gruen, Flynn McLean, Hal Schwartz, and David & Halette Hammer || Jeanette & Joshua Henne & Family || Janus Brands || Kanesha 03' & Bobby Jones Jr. || Julien's Auctions || Stephen J. Kaufman || Rick & Lisa Loshiavo || The Light of Day Foundation “Fighting Parkinson’s, ALS & PSP Since 2000" || Lisa & Quinn McKean || Jeremy Neuer || Compliments of Trudy & Charlie Parton || Raritan Center Business Park || Burton Ritchie || Todd & Karen Ruppert || Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky || Amy & Ira Steinberg and Shoshana Schiff & Warren Usatine || Ann Unterberg
Janis & Andy Arno || Abir Bhattacharyya & Kathy Orstead || Phil & Eileen Beard || Bill Borner & Kim Koopersmith || Ken & Millie Campbell || Elyse & Andrew Cantor || Michael & Lynn Cardelfe || Carolynn Vybiral-Caruso & John DiMucci || Phil Cohen & Rebecca Kramnick || Compass Sign Co. || Jack & Cathy Conover || Ryan DeCoralis || President Emeritus Grey J. Dimenna & Nancy Kaplen || Mary Vaden & Jeff Eisenstadt || Federal Business Centers || Bruce & Aeryn Fenton || Steven & Heath Friedman || Gerard Family || Elliot Groffman & Hilary Leff || Don Friedman & Ilene Miller || Sheryl Horowitz & Cheryl Hand || Betsy Hodges, LLC || Leslie Hitchner || Andrew Kessler || Raymond & Estelle Klose || Stuart Kohn & Carolyn Bender || Ken Lesnik || Amy Levey & Pamela Najor || Dean & Eileen Lin || Alaina Love, Purpose Linked Consulting || Lester Glenn Auto Group || Lakehouse Music Academy || Martin Guitar || Monmouth Medical Center || National Music Centre - Canada || Dr. Tavit & Mrs. Sossie Najarian || Sabrina Perri & Jeremy Grunin || Pinnacle Associates || Jeana & Drew Piscatelli || Mike & Linda Plodwick || Daniel & Robin Popkin & Modern Recycled Spaces || Provident Bank || Geoff & Jennifer Rabinowitz || Bernie Ranallone || Nancy Rine & Russ Bleemer || Peter T. Roselle ’88 || Linda & Andrew Safran || Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky || Kimberly & Greg Seaman ’99 || Chris & Jessica Shaw || Shore Fire Media || In Tribute to David J. Steinberg & Thomas R. Bell || Susan & Fred Stucker || Anju Thomas & Dev Ittycheria || Travis & Nikki Williams || David Woltemate & Joe Lavine || Ken & Jeanine Womack
Dionne Warwick is one of the most influential vocalists in American popular music, known for her elegant phrasing and emotional precision.
Patti Smith is a visionary artist and poet whose groundbreaking work fused punk, poetry, and rock into a powerful new language of artistic expression.
Dr. Dre is a pioneering producer, artist, and entrepreneur who helped shape the sound of hip-hop and launched the careers of some of the genre’s most influential voices.
The E Street Band is one of the most enduring and influential ensembles in American rock history, with a body of work that has given voice to working-class stories for over five decades.
The Doors were a defining force of late-1960s rock, blending blues, psychedelia, and literary ambition into music that challenged conventions and expanded the possibilities of the genre.
The Band—despite all but one member being Canadians—reshaped American roots music by drawing from folk, blues, country, and rock to create a deeply influential and distinctly American sound.
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