{"id":2044246,"date":"2025-09-23T18:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2044246"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:01:24","slug":"bon-jovi-count-basie-will-be-inaugural-members-of-n-j-theaters-walk-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bon-jovi-count-basie-will-be-inaugural-members-of-n-j-theaters-walk-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Jovi, Count Basie will be inaugural members of N.J. theater\u2019s Walk of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of New Jersey\u2019s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of Count Basie Theater\u2019s new Walk of Fame in Red Bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and the theater\u2019s namesake, William \u201cCount\u201d Basie, will be enshrined this Thursday, the theater <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1197203002454564&amp;set=a.379103327597873&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced on social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announced on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Basie was announced earlier this year, but Bon Jovi was earlier touted only as a \u201csurprise performer,\u201d before being revealed as the other inductee on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_58t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_98t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Count Basie Center Walk of Fame will honor area artists whose early performances on the historic Basie Center stage gave way to worldwide fame and recognition,&#8221; the theater said on its website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The walk of fame will be located on the sidewalk right in front of the Monmouth Street theater, which hosts musicians, comedians and other performances throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bon Jovi was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/music\/2017\/12\/bon_jovi_finally_inducted_into_rock_and_roll_hall.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2018 and Count Basie has a star on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/walkoffame.com\/count-basie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hollywood Walk of Fame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hollywood Walk of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to his musical achievements, Bon Jovi also opened <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jbjsoulkitchen.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JBJ Soul Kitchen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">JBJ Soul Kitchen<\/a> in Red Bank in 2011 to serve three-course meals regardless of a customer\u2019s ability to pay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5it56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_9it56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The restaurant has since expanded into Toms River and Rutgers University-Newark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Chris Sheldon\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lgqXEqdyGDcYjwsyZ23zYQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTM2MDtoPTM2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nj_com_articles_950\/a4b84f3df2e49c87f4ccc98409a4faa0\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Chris Sheldon<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/monmouth\/2025\/09\/bon-jovi-count-basie-will-be-inaugural-members-of-nj-theaters-walk-of-fame.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a>. Add <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=www.nj.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of New Jersey\u2019s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of Count Basie Theater\u2019s new Walk of Fame in Red Bank. Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and the theater\u2019s namesake, William \u201cCount\u201d Basie, will be enshrined this Thursday, the theater announced on social media. Basie was announced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2044247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[305449,339908,309903,378191,362518,378190],"class_list":["post-2044246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-bon-jovi","tag-count-basie","tag-jon-bon-jovi","tag-red-bank","tag-walk-of-fame","tag-william-count-basie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bon-Jovi-Count-Basie-will-be-inaugural-members-of-NJ.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2044247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}