CINDY STAGOFF
James Mastro, second from right, with the Guitar Bar All-Stars and Hoboken administrator of cultural affairs Geri Fallo at the play-along concert at Sinatra Park in Hoboken in July 2022. A video of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” from this concert is the most-viewed in the history of NJArts.net’s YouTube channel.
For the last seven years or so, NJArts.net has been posting videos on its own YouTube channel: more than 130 of them, to date. One of them — James Mastro covering Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” at Sinatra Park in Hoboken, in 2022 — has received more than 71,000 views, and many others have generated significant numbers as well.
I thought it would be fun to take a look at the 25 most-viewed videos. Here they are, from the top down, with their view numbers as of today (Nov. 29, 2025) plus links to the posts they ran with.
Many of the videos were made by Cindy Stagoff, though I made a few of them, and some were contributed by other sources. Some were featured in our Songs to See Us Through series that was created in response to the pandemic in March 2020, and ran through November 2020.
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1: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” James Mastro at Sinatra Park, Hoboken. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: July 22, 2022. 71,493 views. Post: Audience members join in at Guitar Bar’s play-along concert in Hoboken
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2: “A Heart Needs a Home,” Richard Thompson and Zara Phillips. Published: June 15, 2020. 7,037 views. Post: ‘A Heart Needs a Home,’ Richard Thompson and Zara Phillips
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3: Laura Benanti at No Kings Rally at Brookdale Park, Montclair. Video by Jay Lustig. Published: Oct. 18, 2025. 2,472 views. Post: Laura Benanti, as Melania, sings song mocking Trump at Montclair No Kings Event
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4: “Did I Shave My Vagina for This,” Tammy Faye Starlite at Washington Square Hotel, New York. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published Oct. 18, 2023. 1,899 views. Post: Tammy Faye Starlite brings colorful cast of characters to Richard Barone’s Village Nights series
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5: “I Misunderstood,” Richard Thompson at Woodbridge High School. Video by Jay Lustig. Published July 26, 2020. 1,833 views. Post: A ‘rare treat’: Richard Thompson at Woodbridge High School
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6: “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” Tammy Faye Starlite at Pangea, New York. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published Oct. 7, 2019. 1,548 views. Post: Tammy Faye Starlite sings Marianne Faithfull’s songs and reveals herself
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7: “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” Tom Warren at Sinatra Park, Hoboken. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: July 22, 2022. 1,508 views. Post: Audience members join in at Guitar Bar’s play-along concert in Hoboken
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8: “Chaise Lounge,” Tammy Faye Starlite at Sinatra Park, Hoboken. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: July 22, 2022. 1,418 views. Post: Audience members join in at Guitar Bar’s play-along concert in Hoboken
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9: “Valerie,” Richard Thompson at Woodbridge High School. Video by Jay Lustig. Published July 26, 2020. 1,277 views. Post: A ‘rare treat’: Richard Thompson at Woodbridge High School
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10: “Sooner or Later,” Glenn Mercer. Published April 14, 2020. 1,218 views. Post: ‘Sooner or Later,’ Glenn Mercer
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11: George Clinton Band Room Naming Ceremony. Published March 17, 2022. 1,208 views. Post: George Clinton honored at his Newark elementary school
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12: A Message from Dennis and Cindy Dunaway. Published March 17, 2020. 1,160 views. Post: Dennis and Cindy Dunaway say ‘All You Need Is Love’
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13: “Wild Horses,” The Rolling Stones at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: May 29, 2024. 1,011 views. Post: Rolling Stones at MetLife Stadium, Night 2 review: A band ‘on fire’
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14: “Mary,” Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Published: May 9, 2020. 1,008 views. Post: Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche celebrate mothers and caretakers with Patty Griffin’s ‘Mary’
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15: “Under My Wheels,” Ricky Byrd and Dennis Dunaway at City Winery, New York. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: Dec. 2, 2018. 707 views. Post: City Winery goes glam for a night, with an all-star cast
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16: “Going, Going, Gone” Laura Cantrell at Little City Books, Hoboken. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: Nov. 17, 2018. 697 views. Post: Mary Lee Kortes and friends bring a Dylan songfest to Hoboken
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17: “I Haven’t Seen the Movie,” Rogue Oliphant at Little City Books, Hoboken. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: April 11, 2019. 658 views. Post: Rogue Oliphant brings its literary rock to Hoboken Literary Weekend
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18: “Hello in There,” Joe D’Urso at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair. Video by Gail Prusslin. Published: Oct. 8, 2022. 543 views. Post: A heartfelt celebration of John Prine at Outpost in the Burbs
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19: “Wall of Death,” Big Mamou with Richard Thompson at Tierney’s, Montclair. Published: Feb. 18, 2025. 533 views. Post: Big Mamou will bring spirit of Mardi Gras to shows in New Jersey and New York
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20: “Olde Store Fronts,” Edward Rogers & Stephen Butler. Published: May 4, 2020. 529 views. Post: ‘Olde Store Fronts,’ Rogers & Butler
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21: “Sister Morphine,” Tammy Faye Starlite and Keith Hartel. Published: March 17, 2020. 523 views. Post: ‘Sister Morphine,’ Tammy Faye Starlite and Keith Hartel
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22: “People Everyday,” Speech at NJPAC, Newark. Published: Nov. 25, 2022. 513 views. Post: ‘Represent!’ concert at NJPAC in Newark brings once-in-a-lifetime lineup together
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23: “Cowboys in Africa,” Bush Tetras at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, New York. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: Aug. 28, 2022. 468 views. Post: Tape Hiss, The Bongos and Bush Tetras team up for exhilarating show
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24: “Let It Bleed,” Tammy Faye Starlite at Mercury Lounge, New York. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: Aug. 25, 2023. 468 views. Post: ‘A real river of song’: Musicians pay tribute to the late Scott Schinder at NY concert
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25: “Guitar Town,” Steve Earle at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair. Video by Cindy Stagoff. Published: Nov. 9, 2025. 467 views. Post: Steve Earle tells life story, in music and words, at Outpost in the Burbs
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