Englewood Makes History

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  • Pandora’s Book Peddlers was a distinctive, community-rooted independent bookstore that played an outsized cultural role in Englewood and northern New Jersey beginning in the early 1980s. Founded in October 1983 by partners Pamela Sheldrick and Vivian Scheinmann, the shop was…
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  • The Avons were an R&B group from Englewood, New Jersey. In 1954 brothers Bob, Bill, and Wendel Lea joined with friends Curtis Norris and Ervin Watson. They originally called themselves The Robins before renaming themselves The Avons. They worked with Bea Caslon of Hull Records…
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  • Bennett Studios was founded in 2001 by Dae Bennett.
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  • Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was a hip-hop and new jack swing group. The group was in existence from 1988 to 1993. It was led by David "Redhead" Guppy. Other members include Joseph "D.J. Wildstyle" Mann, Bo Rock, Lt. Squeak, Buzz, and Poochie. Their debut album, A Shade of Red…
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  • Rock N' Gee is a hip-hop and rap music group. It was founded by friends Reggie "Rock" Passley Jr. and John "Uncle Boogie" Grant in the late 1980s. They grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow High School. Eventually, Shawn Cheatham who grew up in Teaneck joined the…
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  • Today was an R&B music group. It was created in 1984 by friends Fred "Big Bub" Drakeford, Larry "Love" McCain, William McNeir, Ronald Scruggs, and Bernard Belle. It was originally called the Gents. The group met with music producer Teddy Riley and renamed themselves Today.…
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  • The Ronettes were an R&B singing group. It was founded in 1957 by Veronica "Ronnie" Yvette Greenfield, her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley-Ross. They started by singing at Peppermint Lounge in New York City before signing up with Colpix Label. They were…
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  • McCoy-Kipps Production Inc. was a record label founded in Englewood by Van McCoy and his business Charles Kipp.
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  • The Isley Brothers was a R&B music group. O'Kelly Jr, Rudolph, Ronald, and Vernon Isley created the group in the early 1950s. After Vernon passed away, the other three brothers moved to New York City. Their fourth single, "Shout", became their first single to land on the…
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  • The Northern Railroad of New Jersey began on May 20, 1859. The railroads went through Secaucus, New Durham, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Englewood, Tenafly, Schraalenburg, Demarest, Closter, Tappas, and Piermont. 
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