Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 03/24/2025
(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Be a part of the music on April 26, 2025 for the Springsteen Archives 3rd Annual American Music Honors (AMH). Loge tickets go live on March 25th at 12:00pm EST.
This year's honorees will include five industry legends: Emmylou Harris, Joe Ely, John Fogerty, Smokey Robinson, and Tom Morello. Award presenters will include Bruce Springsteen, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, and 2023 American Music Honors recipient, Stevie Van Zandt, while our host will be New Jersey’s very own Brian Williams. Stevie Van Zandt's Disciples of Soul will serve as the house band, and like past years, the audience can expect a jam session at the end of the evening showcasing the incomparable talent of our honorees and presenters.
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).
The link to purchase will be located on the Springsteen Archives webpage. Tickets are extremely limited in this intimate 700-seat theatre and will be capped at two per household. Create a basic account now to make checkout faster and easier here!
The Pollak Theatre is located on the campus of Monmouth University (400 Cedar Avenue) in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
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.”
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.
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