Englewood Makes History

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  • Bernard Jackson is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the R&B trio Surface, a group that rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. With his smooth, emotive voice at the forefront, Surface scored multiple chart-topping hits, including the No. 1 singles…

  • Henry Lee "Big Bank Hank" Jackson was a hip-hop artist and member of The Sugarhill Gang. He traveled to Englewood and worked as the Crispy Crust pizza shop manager. He had an impromptu audition for Sylvia Robinson with the other future members of the group. He lived in Tenafly,…
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  • John David Jackson, known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper born on November 18, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York. He has lived in Englewood New Jersey since 2005. He rose to fame in the early 2000s with a string of hit albums—Ghetto Fabolous (2001), Street Dreams…

  • Jones, Patrick Stanfield is an American guitarist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer whose music bridges blues, rock, jazz, and folk traditions. Known for his expressive guitar work and thoughtful songwriting, Jones combines roots-based authenticity with a contemporary…

  • Shanell "Lady Luck" Jones was a rapper. She was born in Englewood and moved to Teaneck when she was thirteen. Her aunt and uncle were Joe and Sylvia Robinson. She graduated from Teaneck High School with a deal with Def Jam Records.
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  • Kitty Kallen (1921–2016) was a popular American singer whose career spanned the big-band era, radio, television, and popular music. Born Katie Kallen in Philadelphia, she began performing as a child and rose to national prominence in the 1940s as a vocalist with the bands of…

  • Q-Tip’s career has roots that stretch into Englewood as part of the broader history of New Jersey’s role in hip-hop. Though he is most closely associated with Queens, New York, Q-Tip lived for a time in Englewood, New Jersey, joining a tradition of artists and cultural figures…

  • Ulysses S. Kay was a prolific American classical composer whose work bridged music, history, and the Black freedom struggle. He was born into a distinguished musical family: his uncle was King Oliver, the legendary New Orleans jazz cornetist and bandleader who played a pivotal…
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  • Clara Kellogg was the featured performer at the opening of the Athenaeum in Englewood in 1870. Clara Louise Kellogg (1842–1916) was one of the first American-born opera singers to achieve international fame. Born in Sumterville, South Carolina, and raised in New York, she…

  • Alicia Keys (born Alicia Augello Cook in 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actress whose blend of R&B, soul, jazz, and classical influences made her one of the most successful recording artists of the 21st century. She rose to international…
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