Bruce Springsteen bandmate Steven Van Zandt and brother Billy honored with street name in NJ
Published: April 26, 2024, 8:29 p.m.
Show business dreams are real in Middletown.
Wilson Avenue was ceremoniously renamed Van Zandt Way in honor of half brothers Steven Van Zandt and Billy Van Zandt on Friday, April 26. Newsman Brian Williams, also a Middletown native, emceed the event, which closed a portion of Wilson midday. Several hundred people attended, mostly Middletown residents.
“You’re in the presence of an architect of our own sound, the Jersey Shore sound,” said Williams of Steven.
Little Steven VanZandt recognizes his first manager Kay McEvilly, Tinton Falls, during the street sign dedicated to him and his brother Billy. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024The VanZandt's (l-r) Steven, Kathi and Billy, gather under the street sign dedicated to them along Wilson Avenue. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024Little Steven VanZandt is shown with his first manager Kay McEvilly, Tinton Falls, during the street sign dedicated to him and his brother Billy. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024A copy of the VanZandt Way sign sits behind chairs on the riser on Wilson Avenue in Middletown. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024The VanZandt's (l-r): Billy, Kathi and Steven, gather under the street sign dedicated to them along Wilson Avenue. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024Little Steven VanZandt is interviewed by the media after Wilson Avenue was dedication to him and his Brother Billy and renamed VanZandt Way. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024Little Steven VanZandt (right) is shown with his brother Billy and sisterr Kathi along Wilson Avenue before the street sign dedication. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024Television newsman and Middletown native Brian Williams does an impersonation for Little Steven (left) and Billy VanZandt during the street sign dedication for them along Wilson Avenue. The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) partnered with Middletown Township for the dedication Friday, April 26, 2024
