crowd saying, “Overcome evil
with good, falsehood with truth,
and hate with love.”
Following rousing applause,
singer Jacquita May excites the
audience with her tribute to for-
mer New Jersey Hall of Fame
honoree Whitney Houston.
Backed by Burtnik and the Hall
of Fame band, May sings Hous-
ton’s 1985 #1 single, “How Will I
Know,” expertly accompanied by
Reagan Richards and Khadijah
Mohammed on background vo-
cals. As the ensemble performs,
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audience members can be seen
and heard dancing in their seats
and singing along with these tal-
ented musicians!
Steven Van Zandt takes the
stage to induct fellow musician
Tommy James. Van Zandt ex-
plains that he is impressed by
three things about Tommy. First
is “his craft,” which Van Zandt
describes as James’ exceptional
songwriting abilities. Next up is
“his voice,” about which Steven
exclaims, “The simple fact is he
is one of the greatest rock ’n’ roll
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