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Turnpike Joe & The Traffic Jam, New York’s Premier Classic Rock/Party Band, has been a major force on the Long Island, New York music scene since 1977. The Band has expanded it’s gig turf to the N.Y. State regional/Tri-State area and covers such performers as ZZ Top, Buddy Holly, Creedence, Chuck Berry, KISS, The Stones, Steve Miller, The Beatles and Tom Petty as well as originals. Starting in 2005, The Band brings it’s show “Songs You Can Sing To” to the New York library circuit. This new show features “Soft Rock Favorites” by such artists as Simon & Garfunkle, John Denver, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, James Taylor and The Beatles, just to name a few.

The Band is comprised of four musicians making for a tight, clean sound - tasteful and not too loud! Besides corporate events, private parties and the club scene, some concert credits include: OTB of Greater New York, N.Y. State Parks Cultural Concert Series at Bethpage State Park, Wildwood State Park, Captree State Park, Sunken Meadow State Park, Orient Beach State Park & Robert Moses State Park, Lighthouse Festival at Montauk Point State Park, Harley Davidson N.Y. State Rally, The Long Island Corvette Show, Town of Hempstead Summer Concerts at Harold Walker Park, Town of Babylon Summer Concert Series at Phelps Lane Mansion, Cedar Beach; Concerts for the Nassau County Public Library System at Seaford, Long Beach & North Bellmore, The City of Long Beach Annual Arts & Crafts Festival/Music Under the Stars Concerts, The Brotherhood Winery Summer Concert Series, The Jones Beach Lobsterfest, The Belmont Stakes Fair at Belmont Racetrack, The Big “A” Fair at Aqueduct Raceway, Bellmore Family Street Festival, and Benefits for North Shore Hospital and Winthrop University Hospital. One of the Band’s original tunes, “You are the Reason” was chosen for airplay on radio station WBAB 102.3 FM and the Band’s version of The Beatles “Birthday” was aired on WHPC 90.3 FM’s “Beatlesongs” show in 2002.  Also selected for airplay was the band's version of Paul McCartney's "High, High, High" in 2005.  Watch for the band's debut album, "Under The Covers", to be released in 2006.