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There is only one finale left in the 2025 FREE Summer of Concerts presented by Tony Mart.

This Friday night, September 12th we present that finale!

Join us for the “Best in the Nation Celebration of the USA Today Readers Poll Top 10 Outdoor Concert Series. We are #1 in the Nation!

The Tony Mart musical rookies of the year, Twisted Livin’ Band will open the show!

Original Allstar Danny Eyer will triumphantly return after his treatment and rehab to sing the Bill Haley and Del Shannon songs that honor some of the greatest stars in Tony Mart history.

The Tony Mart Allstars will be there with other original members Dr. Bobby Fingers, Howard Isaacson, again performing his Number One Song in the Nation, “Daylight”; and the musical director of the Tony Mart Allstars, Rich “Megahurtz” Kurtz, will be there solidly leading the band, frolicking on the bass and enjoying the greatest moments of our lives!

We’ll have “Mega” as we call him, on the radio show this week to talk about these inimitable lifetime experiences we share as the producer and the musical director.

One of the greatest and most respected international classic rock stars in the world, Mitch Ryder, will be there.

Somers Point Has One Historic Rock Star Still Standing!!

From the time that Len Carrie, the drummer in The Spike Jones Big Band, and his Krackerjacks began swinging Tony Mart’s in 1952, until the summer of ’65 when Bob Dylan took Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson away from Conway Twitty and Tony Mart’s, there were dozens of the biggest names in rock n’ roll performing regularly every summer through the 50’s and the golden age of the 60’s.

There is only one still standing! Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels rocked Somers Point many times before Mitch became an iconic, international rockstar in his famous career.

Mitch Ryder will perform many of those multimillion selling hits in his illustrious career at the “First in the Nation Celebration” concert, Somers Point Beach on Friday Sept. 12th, 7pm, when he will headline with the Tony Mart Allstars.

In addition to mega hits “C.C. Ryder/ Sally Take a Ride”, “Good Golly Miss Molly” & “Devil With the Blue Dress On”, you will hear his hit, “Sock It to Me Baby” that went to #6 in the country, until moralists tried to get it banned even though Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In was joking “Sock it to Me Baby” on national TV.

It will be a joyous and historic ending to yet another “First in the Nation” season of magical and unique concerts on the Beach in Somers Point.

Thankfully our own iconic singer and guitarist, Danny Eyer, will be back on stage that night warming us up with the music of Bill Haley and Del Shannon.

Also with The Allstars you will see Howard Isaacson performing his #1 smooth jazz hit, “Daylight”; the world class keyboard player and musical director of Dead Zep, Waynard Scheller; Dan Burke & “Big Bob” Ernano continuing Detroit rock n’ roll with a tribute to Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. The party starts with the wildly popular emerging blues rock stars from right here in South Jersey, Twisted Livin’ Band.

For his world class, phenomenal, musical direction and performances with his own band, Dead Zep, and the Tony Mart Allstars we recognize the gifted and multitalented Waynard Schiller as the Tony Mart Music MVP for 2025.

Local recording, artist and band leader, Dan Burke, will also appear in a tribute to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band to add even more Detroit rock ‘n’ roll to the concert!

It will be a 2 1/2 hour celebration of our musical legacy. If you would like to be a patron of the “First in the Nation Celebration”. You can make a $100 or more donation and be named on our Legacy Patron List and receive photo ops and a keepsake poster that night by sending an email to tonymartpresents@gmail.com contacting any member of The Tony Mart team at the beach concert or on Facebook.

Please send an email or bring a check made payable to Tony Mart Cares if you would like to be a Patron of the First in the Nation Celebration. Summer of ‘65 posters and special commemorative T-shirts with “Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels” will be available while they last at the concert.

We would like to once again thank the State of New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the City of Atlantic City, especially Mayor Marty Small and Kashan McKinley, for the extraordinary support and cooperation that they and the Atlantic City Police Department gave us as we all enjoyed the best summer at Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk since before the pandemic!

We are ready to Let the Good Times Roll and Roll even more all summer long in 2026!

We want to recommend the fine dining, value pre fixe menu called “Sunday Gravy” starting 4:30 on Sundays at Capriccio, the award-winning Italian restaurant at Resorts Casino Hotel.

Don’t leave without trying the peanut butter cannoli pie!

Unlike so many things that are not what they once were, the service and the ambience at Capriccio befits the haut cuisine experience. Magnificent!

We will have Chef Robert Levenson, Chef David Wong and Food and Beverage Director Jeff Wray on the show October 4th to talk about it and the autumn and winter menus coming. What a great way to spend a late afternoon or evening overlooking the Boardwalk and the ferris wheel!

Back on the Bayside in Somers Point, we want to invite everyone to enjoy the very reasonable, delicious relaxed North End Grill, now located where the sushi restaurant was just a couple years ago on Bay Avenue right next to the Gateway Playhouse.

The family there, Angelo, Jimmy the Barbecue Man, and Stephanie are becoming part of the Tony Mart family and we thank them again for the fabulous Sponsor Party which they hosted for the Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point.

Proving once again that there is life after the Beach Concerts, Tony Mart Cares is going to host one of the most memorable and phenomenal events of 2025 on Monday night September 22 starting at 6 PM. “Dedication to Danny“ will be a history making concert with over 20 bands and performers and the wonderful hospitality, excellent draft beer selections and Irish pub cuisine of Josie Kelly’s Public House, 908 Shore Road in Somers Point.

The general admission donation will be a minimum of $25 per person. We want to support Danny in a heartfelt way as he lost half of the summer season because of illness.

If you want to reserve one of the tables for your party, contact Josie Kelly’s at (609) 904-6485 and have dinner while you are there. Take a look at the list of performers that follows this email blast and you’ll see why this is going to be one of the hottest tickets on the South Jersey music scene this year!

Save the date Monday, September 22. Join us in Dedication to Danny, a true musical and cultural treasure with his world class vocal performance and unique “flow of conscious” guitar stylings beloved by all.

It’s time for Local Summer Celebration to begin at the Circle Liquor store, probably the best independent liquor store in the world and certainly the best place in New Jersey to get ready to Let the Good Times Roll!

The huge selection of cocktails in a can, seltzer and all the other popular convenient warm weather drinks for late summer fun are available. The light liquors to go with your Prosecco and make the perfect apéritif for your barbecues and parties are available as part of the huge international specialty Lacore selections. The right thing for before the meal with sparkling wine and the perfect thing for after dinner drinks combined with other bourbons, whiskies, brandies and of course, countless vodka combinations for martinis and cosmos.

There is a delicious selection of world class Prosecco‘s at very low prices and several of them are available chilled. Don’t miss the Bell Casal probably one of the best you’ll ever taste!

The light world class whites including Pinot Grigio from the Alps and the central coast of California as well as wonderful world class French whites especially old world, Chardonnay, and white Bordeaux blends at tremendous Values for great summer parties. Check out the 1.5 Liter white Bordeaux blend for only about $19.

Circle has the most impressive selection of rosé wines from Provence and an astounding array of Pinot Noir from the Russian River, Oregon and France!

There are so many great light reds as well as super deals on big reds and champagne.

Try the Roederer Estate Champagne. A perfect flavor of late summer for only $25 a bottle!

We love our valued sponsor Rich Gerber, and we congratulate him on receiving his Medicare Masters Certification, giving him expertise and recognition on healthcare subjects impacting aging and family.

After rigorous training and many hours of continuing education, Rich Gerber earned this designation to add to his vast expertise in guaranteed financial investments, annuities and multi year, guaranteed annuities, as well as the knowledge to put it all together the right way for you, your family, and your future.

We again congratulate Richard and ask you to call him at 609-653-9101 to talk to him about the many ways he can learn more about you, your family, and your future.

With his over 48 years of experience it is a great advantage for any of us to speak with an expert like that for free!

We can’t wait to have a glass of wine with you Richard and celebrate!

Remember the Big Easy Cruise is well over 80% sold out so if you want to experience this luxurious and tremendously hip Louisiana Music Cruise, contact Bigeasycruise.com right away and ask for the Tony Mart discount.

Just a couple weeks after the holidays, you can immerse yourself in a luxurious cruise surrounded by the greatest New Orleans musical artists in the world performing on the lovely Holland America Eurodam right on board with you.

The Big Easy Cruise is leaving Fort Lauderdale on January 18, 2026. It will sail up the Mississippi River to New Orleans, where another one of our headline stars, Galactic, will perform at their nightclub, Tipitina‘s, for all of those passengers fortunate enough to be on The Big Easy Cruise enjoying the comfort, safety and luxury of the Holland America Eurodam, while intimately relaxing and simultaneously experiencing the greatest, most exciting performances of Little Feat, Trombone Shorty, Cyril Neville, Samantha Fish, Marcia Ball, Mark Broussard; Soul Rebels, Johnny Sansone, Susan Cowsill, George Porter, Jr., Beausoleil for the Cajun touch, and a dozen more Gulf Coast music stars.

Go to Bigeasycruise.com to check it out quickly as it will almost assuredly sell out! Tell them Tony Mart Presents referred you and get a special discount.

We will see you for one last hurrah this Friday the 12th at 7 PM on the Beach and at our major musical celebration for Danny Eyer at 6 PM on Monday, 22 September: Get together with us and Let the Good Times Roll!

FIRST IN THE NATION CELEBRATION PATRONS

DR KEN JAGGER

PATTY BASILE NARDO

THE CLASS OF ’75 REUNION WHO WILL BE ON THE BEACH CELEBRATING THAT NIGHT THANKS TO TERRY PURO REILLY AND DANNY REILLY

THE TREE MAN TIMMY AND HELEN LENZSCH

PLAID SALMON & TWISTED LIVIN’ BAND THANKS TO THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS “MOMAGER” LAURA KEITER

JOHN PRESTON

MADALYN & JOEY FURHRMEISTER