Book release party & signing: Wildwood Music Memories with Taylor Henry & Rob Ascough
The Wildwood Historical Museum at 3907 Pacific Avenue will host Taylor Henry and Rob Ascough for a book release party and signing on Sunday, December 13, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm. Books will be available for purchase for $26.99.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Wildwood Music Memories: Entertainment & Nightlife, Volume I, 1885-1969 takes readers on a historical and nostalgic trip through the Wildwoods’ legendary live music scene from the resort’s beginnings to its heyday. It is the first in a series that will span decades, genres, and venues.
At their height, Wildwood and North Wildwood were as happening as New York, Miami Beach, or Las Vegas. From hotspots like the Starlight Ballroom to the Surf Club, the Riptide to the Rainbow, and Club Avalon to the Manor Supper Club, readers are transported back to when the Treniers and Bill Haley & the Comets sparked a rock & roll revolution, Chubby Checker launched a world-altering dance craze, and the Isley Brothers performed with an unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Generations of fans arrived by train – and later the Garden State Parkway – and danced to jazz, swing, rhythm & blues, country western, and rock. And it all happened in bars, cafés, and nightclubs in the Wildwoods, New Jersey.
It will be released on November 24, 2026 and is available for preorder on Amazon, Through-Time.com, and WildwoodHistoricalMuseum.com/shop.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Both authors have published local history books before. Historical society president Taylor N. Henry, MA, wrote Wildwoods Houses Through Time (2018).
Treasurer Rob Ascough co-authored Images of America: Hunt's Pier (2011). He is also editor of RollerCoaster!, the official magazine of American Coaster Enthusiasts.
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