plugged version of his 1971 hit
single, “Draggin’ the Line,” sing-
ing and playing acoustic guitar
accompanied by musician Jona-
thn Ashe on guitar and vocals.
Moving on to a slowed-down
acoustic version of his 1967
smash, “I Think We’re Alone
Now,” the crowd cheers for this
legendary Jersey musician, who
will celebrate a half-century as
an entertainer on June 2, 2017
with a 50th anniversary celebra-
tion concert at the PNC Bank
Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.
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Tasha Smith — known to audi-
ences for her work on the big
screen in such Tyler Perry films as
Why Did I Get Married? and on
television on numerous shows
ranging from Boston Common to
Empire — takes the stage to intro-
duce Wyclef Jean.
Smith tells the audience about
Jean — a rapper, musician, and
actor, who immigrated to the
US from Haiti with his family at
the age of nine and spent many
of his formative years grow-
ing up in the Garden State. First
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