Somers Point City Council president, Janice Johnston, announced that Steve Rogers, executive producer of PBS, has reached out and met with the Somers Point Beach Committee and is making arrangements to tell the story of “Eddie & The Cruisers” in Somers Point.
PBS will be covering the 4th of July Beach Concert with John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band and reporting on the unique musical history of Somers Point.
Below is the Summer 2024 lineup.
June 14: Bywater Call Hot Emerging Americana/Canadian Roots Rock & Jam with Southern Soul
June 21: The Billy Walton Band with Destinee Monroe Rock, Motown, Funk, Disco, Soul & Blues One of The Best Bands In The Northeast
June 28 – Dane Anthony Band Rock, Motown, Funk, Soul and Blues
July 4: John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band Celebrate Somers Point Legacy of Eddie & The Cruisers: Hear “Dark Side” “Wild Summer Nights” “Tender Years”
July 5: Mardi Gras In July: Waylon Thibodeaux & Ben Levin At The Piano With Danny Eyer World Class Cajun Fiddler & Bourbon Street Entertainer, New Orleans Party Music
July 12: Ladies Night Double Header: Dana Fuchs Off Broadway “Across The Universe” To The Beatles Music Movie And Her Songs On The Billboard Charts
“The Girls Can’t Help Themselves” Tribute To The Women Of Rock N’ Roll, 60’s To Today Featuring Patty Balbo
July 19: The Phantom Blues Band with Special Guest Star Curtis Salgado Multi Grammy Awards Winners, Soul Blues And Bma Award Winners Heather ‘Lil’ Mama Hardy On The Funky Fiddle
July 26: Tony Mart Legacy Last Waltz Starring The Radiators’ Dave Malone, Bonerama’s Mark Mullins, Honey Island Swamp Band, Bob Margolin & Johnny Sansone Doing Original Songs From The Movie
August 2: Tom Hambridge & The Rattlesnakes Preeminent Nashville Producer Of The Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zz Top, Susan Tedeschi, Kevin Pakulis
August 9: Third World One Of The Greatest And Most Popular Reggae Bands In The World: “Now That We’ve Found Love” “Try Jah Love” “96 Degrees In The Shade”
August 16: Wildflower 70’s Night at Tony Mart’s With Original Members Who Played Somers Point In 1970! Popular Horn Band Sounds of Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire And Philly Funk
E Street Shuffle Premiere Springsteen Tribute Band
August 23: Jimmy Carpenter Band Saxophone Star & Musical Director Of The Big Easy Cruise New Orleans Party Music
August 30: Tommy Castro & The Painkillers One of The Greatest Blues Rockers In The World, 4 Time “BB King Entertainer Of The Year”
September 6: Tony Mart Allstars: Red Classic Rock, Country Rock, New Wave Dance Party, World Class Original Musi
Photos courtesy of John Loreaux
