The second edition of the American Music Honors convened on Wednesday evening at Monmouth University in dazzling style. Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, the annual event honors American artists who have achieved excellence as musicians, while also championing creative and social integrity. With the likes of Jackson Browne, Dion DiMucci, John Mellencamp and Mavis Staples waiting in the wings, the capacity crowd at the Jersey Shore university’s Pollak Theatre enjoyed a rollicking rock ‘n’ roll showcase of the highest caliber.
Hosted by retired journalist and news anchor Brian Williams, the event is the brainchild of visionary music industry veteran Bob Santelli, the Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, whose leadership has been behind some of the nation's most vaunted institutions, including the Grammy Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Experience Music Project.
