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* '''Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes''' |
* '''Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes''' |
Revision as of 05:50, 20 March 2015
Southside Johnny | |
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Years active | 1970–present |
Labels | Columbia Records, Mercury Records, Leroy Records |
Website | SouthsideJohnny.com |
John Lyon (born December 4, 1948),
Southside has long been considered the Grandfather of "the
Biography
Early days
Lyon was born in Neptune, New Jersey,[1] and grew up in Ocean Grove, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Neptune High School[4] with Garry Tallent and Vini Lopez, two future musical cohorts of his, in 1967[5]
1975-1980
Southside Johnny first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s as the second act to emerge from the
In 1977, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes were featured as a bar band in the movie Between the Lines.
In 1979, Southside Johnny and Asbury Jukes appeared on the Canadian sketch comedy television show
1980-1990
In 1979, the band was dropped by its record company. Now working without Van Zandt, they released The Jukes in 1979 and Love is a Sacrifice in 1980. Neither of these achieved much success either. The band's first official live release also came out in 1980, the double live album Reach Up and Touch the Sky.
In 1982
In 1983, Southside Johnny served as a technical advisor on the film Eddie and the Cruisers.[citation needed]
During the 1980s Southside Johnny's recording contracts continued to change almost by album, but he continued to release records: Trash It Up (1983), a disco influenced album written by Billy Rush and produced by Nile Rodgers; In the Heat (1984) an album trying to reach out to "Adult Contemporary" radio; and At Least We Got Shoes (1986) where guitarist and Jersey shore fixture Bobby Bandiera took over songwriting and guitar work from Billy Rush and led the Asbury Jukes back to their original sound.[citation needed] Songwriting credits on At Least We Got Shoes also contain a song co-written by Bandiera and singer Patti Scialfa, who was known as a Jukes collaborator since the 1980 album Love is a Sacrifice and who became a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band in 1984.
In 1985, Southside Johnny contributed the title track to the film Tuff Turf.
In 1987, Southside and the Jukes were featured in the film Adventures in Babysitting performing at a college frat party. They performed the songs "Future In Your Eyes" and "Expressway to Your Heart".[citation needed]
In 1988 Southside Johnny released his first solo record Slow Dance containing ballads and love songs like "On the Air", but also "Little Calcutta", a rare political song, describing the life of the homeless in New York City.
1990-
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In 1990, Southside contributed the songs "Memories of You" and "Written in the Wind" to the film Captain America.[citation needed] Additionally, he performed the song "Please Come Home for Christmas" for the 1990 film Home Alone.[citation needed]
His recording career was re-launched with the album Better Days (1991), which featured production by Van Zandt, songs by Springsteen, and vocal performances from Van Zandt, Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. With Bobby Bandiera driving the band, the Jukes were gaining new energy for a world wide tour supporting the album. But once again, Southside Johnny's bad luck with the industry was shown when the record label went bankrupt while the tour was still rolling.
Southside performed the theme song for the 1990s television
In 1992, Southside contributed the song "Shake 'Em Down" to the film The Mighty Ducks.[citation needed]
Southside eventually relocated to
In 1998 Southside Johnny came back into the spotlight with an independent release titled Spittin' Fire, a live record with a semi-acoustic Jukes lineup released in France containing a 20-song set recorded during a series of 10 shows at the Chesterfield Café in Paris, France.
Since 2001 Southside Johnny and the Jukes have toured the UK and Europe as an annual event, their first since the 1992 Better Days tour, although Southside and Bobby Bandiera did some acoustic shows in 1995.
After a decade without a record contract Southside finally founded his own record label in 2001 under the name of Leroy Records, and started releasing and distributing his new records fully under his own control: Messin' with the Blues (2000), Going to Jukesville (2002), Missing Pieces (2004), Into the Harbour (2005). Southside continued to perform, and maintains substantial audience followings as 2002's Live At The Opera House DVD, filmed at a sold-out performance in Newcastle upon Tyne, demonstrated.
In 2008, Southside Johnny collaborated with long-time Asbury Jukes trombone player
As of 2009, Southside Johnny Lyon lives again in his original hometown Ocean Grove.[7]
The Jukes' most recent album, Pills and Ammo, was released in June 2010, receiving the most critical acclaim since Better Days. The songs were primarily written by Southside Johnny and Jukes keyboard player Jeff Kazee.
On September 24, 2010, Southside Johnny and the Jukes kicked off an international tour with a free performance at Overpeck Park in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes continue to be a fixture on the U.S. Northeast music scene including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Maryland, as well as throughout the UK and Europe.
On July 2, 2011 Southside Johnny and the Jukes recorded a live performance of Stevie Van Zandt's Men Without Women album at the Stone Pony in New Jersey for release on CD. The material on Men Without Women was composed almost entirely of unused material originally recorded by Southside Johnny during the Hearts of Stone sessions, later re-recorded by Van Zandt as his first solo album.[8]
In October 2011, with his band The Poor Fools, he recorded a version of "I'm Down" for The Beatles Complete On Ukulele.
According to a post by Southside Johnny from May 2011 on his official website, he is recording a new album with the Jukes.[9] In January 2013, he released a CD called Songs from the Barn with his side project, The Poor Fools.[10]
On May 4, 2014, Southside Johnny headlined at the Hoboken Arts and Music Festival with 300 artists and 30 musicians in Hoboken, New Jersey.[11]
Discography
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Source[12]
- Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
- I Don't Want to Go Home (1976)
- Live at the Bottom Line (1976)
- This Time It's for Real(1977)
- Hearts of Stone(1978)
- The Jukes (1979)
- Love Is a Sacrifice (1980)
- Live: Reach Up and Touch the Sky (1981)
- Better Days (1991)
- Ruff Stuff (EP) (1995)
- Live at the Paradise Theater (2000)
- Messin' With the Blues (2000)
- More Ruff Stuff (EP) (2000)
- Going to Jukesville (2002)
- Found in a Closet (EP) (2003)
- Missing Pieces (2004)
- Into the Harbour (2005)
- Jukebox (2007)
- Ruff Stuff 3 (EP) (2008)
- From Southside to Tyneside (2008)
- 1978: Live in Boston (2008)
- Hearts of Stone LIVE (2009)
- Pills and Ammo (2010)
- Acoustic Ammo (EP) (2011)
- Men Without Women LIVE (2012)
- Southside Johnny & the Jukes
- Trash It Up! (1983)
- In the Heat (1984)
- At Least We Got Shoes (1986)
- Southside Johnny
- Slow Dance (1988)
- Spittin' Fire (1997) (live)
- Southside Johnny with La Bamba's Big Band
- Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits (2008)
- Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools
- Songs from the Barn (2013)
- Selected others
- Jersey Artists for Mankind: "We Got the Love" / "Save Love, Save Life" (1986)
- Soundtrack: Home Alone(1990)
- Killer Joe: Scene of the Crime (1991)
- Rusty Cloud: Walkin' the Night (1994)
- Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green (1997)
- Gary U.S. Bonds: Back in 20 (2004) [13]
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References
- ^ AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "N.J. Rock & Pop Hall: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Minor, E. Kyle (June 18, 2000). "Musi; A Bar Band Once Again Takes to The Road". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
That association was made in Mr. Lyon's youth, growing up in Ocean Grove, N.J., half a mile from Asbury Park.
- ^ Kaz, Ed (December 29, 2000). "It's His Party, and He'll Sing the Blues if He Wants To". Asbury Park Press via AsburyJukes.net. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
[I attended] Neptune High School. The Scarlet Flyers, man.
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(help) - ^ "Garry's Corner, The tribute page to Garry W. Tallent". Perso.wanadoo.es. 1999-03-15. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Leroy Records "Grapefruit Moon - The Songs of Tom Waits", Leroy Records Press Release, August 29, 2008, copy of article on AsburyJukes.net. Accessed December 26, 2008. "Perhaps the biggest seal of approval is Waits’ vocal turn on “Walk Away,” a song in which he and Southside do what they do best: romanticize and mythologize the soul of ordinary average guys—without, of course, getting overly precious. “I just thought it would be funny,” he says. "We both have these voices that no one would consider beautiful."
- ^ Philadelphia Daily News [1], Interview with Jonathan Takiff, November 28, 2008, Interview for the Philadelphia Daily News. Accessed on Philly.com December 27, 2008. "I've moved all over the place, but now I'm back in my old hometown of Ocean Grove, N.J. It's right below Asbury Park, which is the same nightmare it's always been. But I like this place. It's great that I'm a known quantity, but I don't get harassed. It means I can get credit at the grocery store if I forgot my wallet."
- ^ "Springsteen News". Backstreets.com. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes". Southsidejohnny.com. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Songs From The Barn [songs from the barn] - $15.00 : Asbury Jukes, Official merchandise site". Popmusicmerch.com. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Southside Johnny to headline Arts Music Fest 300 artists 30 musicians to participate on Washington Street". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "Discography". SouthsideJohnny.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
- ^ Frank Schulz. "Bruce Springsteen: DISCOGRAPHY II". Frankenschulz.de. Retrieved 2013-03-04.