SIGNATURE SOUNDS: The America: Ride On Tour mixes pop-rock with folk-jazz at State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, November 1.

Grammy Award-winning rock band America comes to the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick with its Ride On Tour on Friday, November 1 at 8 p.m.

The band’s best-known tunes — which include “A Horse with No Name,” “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” and “Sister Golden Hair” — were cornerstones of 1970’s Top 40 and FM rock radio. Their combination of melodic pop-rock and folk-jazz elements, slinky Latin-leaning rhythms, and impressionistic lyric imagery contrasted with other more traditional country-rock leanings and highly personal lyrics.

The trio won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1972, and began working with George Martin and Geoff Emerick in 1974. This successful team went on to record seven albums and several Top 10 hits, including “Tin Man,” “Sister Golden Hair,” and “Lonely People.” In 2020, the band released their ultimate eight-disc anniversary box set, Half Century (America Records), and streamed their concert special America — Live at the London Palladium for the very first time.

State Theatre New Jersey is at 15 Livingston Avenue. Visit stnj.org for tickets, which range from $59 to $359.