Asbury Park in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Honey Suckle Rose
Fats Waller and Andy Razaf
Photographed by Beth Woolley
1. Honey Suckle Rose Marker
Fats Waller and Andy Razaf
srote the
Grammy Hall of Fame Song
Honeysuckle Rose
Recorded by nearly 500 artists
Erected 2020 by Asbury Park Museum and Asbury Park Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2020.
Location. 40° 12.932′ N, 74° 1.251′ W. Marker is in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Atkins Ave north of Springwood Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Atkins Avenue, Asbury Park NJ 07712, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, specifically on the Jersey Shore, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: President Wilsons Asbury Park Executive Offices (approx. 0.6 miles away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bradley Beach World War I Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); S.S. Morro Castle Disaster (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jersey Central Power & Light Employees (approx. 1½ miles away); New Era Anchor (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Spirit of the American Doughboy
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Also see . . .
1. Honeysuckle Rose (song) (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 3, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Fats Waller (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 3, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. Andy Razaf (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 3, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2021, by Beth Woolley of Neptune, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 47 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 28, 2021, by Beth Woolley of Neptune, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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