Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 01/28/2025
(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music has announced the honorees of its third annual American Music Honors event, to be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The 2025 honorees are: Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. The event begins at 8:30pm.
“This year’s honorees represent a cross-section of American music,” said Robert Santelli, Founding Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. “Rock, Americana, soul, and country are all represented by some of the most important artists from each of the genres. We are most excited to honor them and welcome them into the American Music Center family.”
American Music Honors will take place in Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre. Stevie Van Zandt’s Disciples of Soul will, once again, serve as the evening’s house band. Award presenters include Van Zandt (Smokey Robinson), Bruce Springsteen (John Fogerty and Joe Ely), Patti Scialfa (Emmylou Harris), and Nils Lofgren (Tom Morello).
Tickets for the Third Annual American Music Honors will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, March 25. Ticket information will be available on the Archives’ website.
“Monmouth University is extremely proud to host the third annual American Music Honors,” said Monmouth University president Dr. Patrick Leahy. “The program has become one of the most exciting music events in New Jersey. We’re honored to welcome John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Smokey Robison, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely to our campus and celebrate their great accomplishments to American music.”
The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music serves as the official repository for the musical legacy of Bruce Springsteen. The Archives includes photographs, periodicals, oral histories, rare recordings, historic footage, and artifacts related to Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Center for American Music produces museum exhibitions, seminars, concerts, and other public and educational programs that both explore and celebrate the nation’s rich music tradition.
About the Honorees:
Emmylou Harris is one of country music’s greatest voices, whose contributions to country have set the bar for so many of today’s female artists.
Austin, Texas-based Joe Ely is known as one of the pioneers of progressive country and an early purveyor of what is now Americana.
John Fogerty is best known for being the singer, songwriter, and frontman for the legendary band Creedence Clearwater Revival. His hits include “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”
Tom Morello has made his mark on modern rock with Rage Against the Machine, The Nightwatchman, and even as an occasional member of The E Street Band.
Artist, songwriter, producer Smokey Robinson was one of the architects of the famed ‘60s Motown Sound/the Sound of Young America with classics as “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Tears of a Clown,” and “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me.”
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