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Country Music’s Roots In The Garden State
Country music in New Jersey might sound like a contradiction at first—more turnpikes than tumbleweeds—but the Garden State has a surprisingly rich, if often overlooked, country music history. It’s less about cowboy boots in wide-open plains and more about honky-tonk spirit tucked between diners, shore towns, and working-class roots. It really starts in the early-to-mid