On August 23, 2005, at The Corner Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey, musicians and friends of recently departed singer-songwriter Jack Stock gathered to celebrate Jack and his unique and soulful original music.

The gig was the brainchild of ubiquitious folkster, Spook Handy, who always seems to be in the right place to help out his fellow musicians. Jack's surviving partner, Kathy, got to hear renditions of all the Jack Stock favorites, including: "By the Light of the Moon," "Rebel Boys," "Highway," "Cowboy," "Boo Boo Its Over," and of course everyone's favorite, "Motel in New Jersey."

Many musicians joined in channelling Jack and his musical spirit, including: Keith Beck, Joe Canzano, Mike Grau, Tom Martin, JPat, Rebecca, Noel, John and Ken of Stone Soup, Joe Hughes and Jesse Kessler of Goldenseal, and Jay Renda. Tom Florek filmed the entire concert, which he will be including in a documentary about Jack's life. Jack was a greatly loved figure in the local music scene and was a regular on the live cable TV show Cafe Improv in Princeton. Jack was also a regular player at The Broadway Central in its heyday and helped make that venue an unforgettable hangout before it closed.

Jack Stock and his music will be missed by many. His memory will live on as part of our musical history. Stay tuned for more info on the documentary.
By Joe Hughes

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like a celebrity because you are from America.” He also mentioned that the audience was particularly engaged because “There’s a certain audience for new music and songwriters.”

Obviously Bobby and Southside Johnny did well in England, because they sold out every show they played. Southside Johnny is apparently well known in England, and this gave Bobby what he calls the most interesting challenge of his career, playing before such large audiences.

 For the time being, Bobby intends to continue playing solo because of the logistics of hauling a band around. “It’s great to be free in these countries...he who travels fastest travels alone,” he said.

 The day he got off the plane from England, Bobby received notice that he would have to get back on and fly to LA for his House of Blues gig. Sharing the ticket with Jakob Dylan and Lucinda Williams sounded like a pretty amazing time, and Bobby said there was, “More jamming in the dressing room than there was on stage.” He said the California audience was “Very open to all the other artists. They treated me as well as they treated Lucinda Williams.”

 This coming year Bobby plans to only go to England twice, and spend the rest of the time recording. Currently all of Bobby’s EP’s have been released independently.

By Eve Amendola