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The Stone Pony Big Top, precursor to the Stone Pony Summer Stage, allowed the venue to host bigger acts, like Courtney Love and Hole, Blind Melon and Live on an outdoor stage adjacent to the club.
The Stone Pony's management also established "The Stone Pony Foundation" to promote music education at the elementary and high school levels. An amplifier was purchased for an aspiring teenage blues guitarist from the area, and the club was a sponsor for an event at another venue which benefited music and art education in Asbury Park schools.
Bill Martin. Stone Poneys (also the Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys, and The Stone Poneys With Linda Ronstadt) were a folk rock trio formed in Los Angeles, consisting of Linda Ronstadt on vocals, Bobby Kimmel on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kenny Edwards on lead guitar. Their recordings include Ronstadt's first hit song, a ...
The Stone Pony has a big reason to celebrate this summer: The legendary Asbury Park music venue turned 50 in February. “On this day 50 years ago, a gentleman named Jack Roig opened the doors to ...
The album was released in the LP format on Capitol on January 30, 1967, in both monaural and stereophonic editions (catalogue numbers T 2666 and ST 2666, respectively).. In March 1975, Capitol reissued the album under the name The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (catalogue number ST-11383), following the multi-platinum success Linda Ronstadt had in 1974-75 with her #1 album Heart Like a ...
To help celebrate the Stone Pony's 50th anniversary — it opened on Feb. 8, 1974 — check out our five fun facts about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the legendary venue.
The Stone Poneys' version went to No. 12 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart (with 'featuring Linda Ronstadt' on the single label; she was the only band member on the track). As Edwards recalled, the band based their original recording of the song on a version by The Greenbriar Boys from their 1966 album Better Late than Never!
A book release party is set for Saturday, June 8, at the Pony. Marc Ribler will lead the house band, and past and present members of the E Street Band, the Asbury Jukes, the Smithereens, the ...