A. I'd probably be a writer. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, The group has always featured Mr. Lyon's soulful vocals and a horn section, often called the Miami Horns in honor of a Jukes co-founder, (Miami) Steve Van Zandt (a k a Little Steven). Hell be in Philadelphia with the Jukes at SugarHouse Casino on Saturday. When reporters asked Scialfa about her extra time in the spotlight, she agreed, explaining "I didn't know when we started rehearsing that he was going to give me a lot to do Bruce coaxed me and urged me to reach. There's a fascination with the other gender in that you just see the world differently than men do, and I'm always fascinated by that. A more extensive tour, including West Coast dates, probably will come next year. Recorde. In 1978, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes released what many critics consider the band's greatest album, "Hearts of Stone." Southside Johnny & the Jukes 1986 album, At Least We Got Shoes, had not left much of a commercial footprint. The move came at a lull in Lyons musical career, and life in San Clemente (which he shares with his wife, Jill, and their two canaries) has been mostly quiet: walks in nearby Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, drinks on the pier at sunset, movie outings. ''. Southside Johnny was born on December 4th, 1948 which makes him 68 years old. I don't know if it's courage. Im not a nostalgist. I treasure my privacy and l like being left alone on the street.". And we were lucky to find each other. The first Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes compilation to be released in America since Super Hits, this 2013 collection casts a wider net than that 2001 set, incorporating a couple of cuts from Southside Johnny 's albums for Universal. He's not rationalizing - he really is content. Click here to edit contents of this page. Other albums, like "Love is a Sacrifice," "At Least We Got Shoes" and a Southside Johnny solo album, "Slow Dance," followed in the 1980's. No. ", By the spring of 1988, rumors were flying that Scialfa and Springsteen were having an affair. In October, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes were joined by fellow Jerseyans Van Zandt, Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi for a full concert at the Stone Pony. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: I have a wife I'm still married to, but we're separated, but I go and visit her. Very much so. Steve was Miami Steve, and I became Southside Johnny because of my love of Chicago blues. I think I earned enough credits to get an associate arts degree, but I'm not sure. Thats where I met Bruce and Steve. Q. What kind of strategy do you use when it comes time to record? You could make a career out of it. Those things were never really that important to me, but what was important was, I was allowed to do whatever I wanted onstage or in the studio. Discography: Studio recordings -- "I Don't Want to Go Home"; "This Time It's for Real"; "Hearts of Stone"; "The Jukes"; "Love Is a Sacrifice"; "In the Heat"; "At Least We've Got Shoes"; "Better Days"; "Slow Dance" (solo). Their onstage interactions got steamier and more suggestive, and in June they were spotted kissing in Rome, Italy. Bruce Springsteen was the breakout star. The article noted that the album had ended up bringing Scialfa into the spotlight, and while it had kickstarted her career, it hadn't led to a large body of solo work, as she had originally hoped it would. A. Recorded over six weeks in June and July, Better Days was released late last month. I think we knew it at the time. One of the things I'm most proud of is that the Jukes haven't lost their edge on stage. We were musicians and we were going to make a go of it one way or another, even if it meant playing in local bands on the weekends and getting a job during the week, but the main thing in our lives back then was music. Anyone can read what you share. I thought it was a great record. Location: 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Contact: 732-502-0600 Hold Fast Records "If you want old vinyl, there is a record shop on Cookman Avenue,'' Lyon says. or anything. The Upstage Club. The Boss, of course, went on to write songs for early albums by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - including '78's seminal Hearts of Stone - traded off band members with them and occasionally appeared with them in concert. Time to find out. Q. It's just natural that you work hard onstage, because it's your chance to make music You don't just go, "Oh, I really don't care.". Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools Thursday (Feb. 2), 8 p.m. Don't knowingly lie about anyone Call 519-635-6257 or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com/, - Venue change for Thursday's Southside Johnny concert in Kitchener, Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Yes, we're all pretty good friends. People come and go; that's part of the business. People like Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, B. After years of singing backup for her husband, Springsteen contributed backing vocals to several "Rumble Doll" songs. It's just the perfect stage for us in some ways. Critics have called us the worlds greatest bar band, Lyon said. 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 . 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 I did it once and went on stage and my voice dried out. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Well, you plan in a vague way that you want to get another album done, but even if you write the songs and you know which way you want to go, when you take it to the band, sometimes they change a little bit and they may shift it a little bit in a different direction and you go, "Oh, I like that," or you don't and you say, "Let's not do it that way. I've always known what the Jukes ought to sound like. From Brucebase: Bruce (and several E-Streeters) with Southside Johnny in the early hours of August 31 (1978) following their gig at the Richfield Coliseum. Guitarist Billy Rush became their main songwriter and band leader, and Southside and company cut two studio albums for Mercury, 1979's soulful The Jukes and 1980's harder edged Love Is a Sacrifice. A. I always took that as a tremendous compliment because some of the best music Ive heard has been in bars. It was crazy. ", Scialfa's second album, "21st Street Lullaby," followed in 2004. "He had long hair, a great grin and chicks just loved the s*** out of him. S. Something does not work as expected? Eager to record again but not excited about signing another record deal, Southside Johnny devised a new strategy and formed his own label, Leroy Records, to release his music when and how he wanted, and giving him full creative freedom. Before Fame View and manage file attachments for this page. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, "Having a Party" Stone Pony show from September 26, 1991, in support of Southside's Better Days album, which was produce. A. I had a care package left on my porch today from a fan who left her initial as K, Lyon said. You're always with men, and we've had women in the band and all, but I just like when I'm not with the guys, I like sometimes to hear somebody else talk. I was just trying to make a really good record for myself.". Featured Pages, Gig Pages He believes every musician has his or her unique sound. But lately, he has spent a lot of time on the road, leaving the canaries with neighbors. Mike Boehm Mike. His multiple awards include recognition for stories on both Bruce Springsteen and Jersey Shore. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com. But I also want to hear a backbeat and a lot of horns. California residents do not sell my data request. Patti Scialfa has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's The E Street Band since 1984 and Springsteen's partner since 1988. Lyon couldnt be faulted for some frustrated yearning over his own career: After all, Huey Lewis & the News is an R&B-based; bar band in the same mold as the Southside Johnny & the Jukes. It's like being an athlete. Southside Johnny & Jill Glasner Wedding Reception. Lyon is a key figure in Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock N Roll, director Tom Jones documentary about the rise, fall, and revival of the central Jersey boardwalk town showing in theaters May 22 and 29. The couple married on June 8, 1991. It leaves you with a strong feeling of respect. This is a must-ask question: What is it about New Jersey? 1978's Hearts of Stone was a superb distillation of everything Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes had been trying to do with their music in the early years, and when it failed to sell significantly better than its predecessors, it signaled some major changes for the band. Southside Johnny Lyon was born on December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA as John Lyon. He wanted to thank a fan who left a care package at his doorstep. It was so great. "And I've always wanted to be as free and odd and eccentric as I wanted, because I'm just naturally that way - and I can. Can I ask you about your mother and your connection to her? I just think it's a great time to make music, and you can communicate with musicians around the world. 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 You somehow scrounged your way through and if you werent starving to death you got to play on Friday and Saturday night. It had never happened to me before. Hes carried on as a hardworking road warrior for decades since, recording with an ever-evolving Jukes lineup, most recently on the 2015 return to form, Soultime! The Jukes have had a number of personnel changes over the years. If anybody needs some, send me an email. In 1984, E Street Band member Nils Lofgren was too sick to join Springsteen and the rest of the band on tour, and Springsteen asked Scialfa to join as a backup singer. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. This is the official Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Facebook Page. Real music Louis Armstrong and the Hot Fives, the Hot Sevens. You care very much because you know that if you don't make music, you're going to have to get a real job, and who wants that? That'd be as bad as working in an office. Three big musicians: Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and yourself come from that area, and you all know each other. You have to really put your heart and soul into it. The album is on Cypress Records, the independent label whose roster leans toward such mellow folk-pop artists as Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen and Jesse Colin Young. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Well, I didn't really believe in it until I had been doing it for a number of years, because most of the time back then, guys wanted to be guitar heroes and play 20-minute guitar solos, and the singer was just somebody that sang in between the guitar solos. New Jersey music icon Southside Johnny Lyon is doing "fine" during the coronavirus outbreak and he has plenty of toilet paper, too. Fairfax public schools SAT scores fall 27 points since 2018. I have a vague idea about what I want to do and I'd like a set list, but if at any moment I want to do a different song, I'll just call out the title of the song or the opening riff and we'll do it. And if you're looking for that, you're going to be disappointed." So that was my job, but I made it a point that we would do a blues song because that was my first love, blues music. Thats in dispute. Music was so important to us when we were young. It's not odd to me to have women as friends, and it's almost always been that way. Southside Johnny's rare solo efforts gave him a chance to explore other musical directions, as he embraced adult contemporary pop on 1988's Slow Dance and jazz on 2008's Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits and 2017's Detour Ahead: The Music of Billie Holiday. I'm interested in combining things, like the sounds of the old vocal groups, the blues, even something as foreign sounding as the violin. As the Sundance Blues Band and its offshoots became frequent attractions at the Upstage, Southside was playing several sets a night, four or five nights a week, and he began seriously considering a career as a professional musician. So I would vacuum and make the beds and play their records and sing along with them. A. Let's do it this way," but it's the same thing onstage. Despite wide swings in popular music and the unpredictable tastes of the record-buying public, the Jukes have managed to survive as a band while many other 70's bands have not. Wed eat fried chicken and listen to the band. It brings out a slightly different show in that it's so intimate and we do different songs, but we still rock out. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Yeah, I love The Birchmere. In a 2004 interview with Acoustic Storm, Scialfa said of her first record, "It was a very honest record for me and I was very happy with it because I can put that record on and it really expresses a very specific time in my life honestly and creatively. Q. Meanwhile, Lyon has landed appearances on The Tonight Show and Late Night With David Letterman. And theres a video of Its Been a Long Time, the shooting of which picked up national media attention. Most of the changes have been for the better of the band. With the addition of a horn section, the Blackberry Booze Band evolved into Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. Some day I'll do a blues album. ", A 2004 interview with the Washington Post noted that "21st Street Lullaby" came out almost exactly 20 years after Springsteen's iconic 1984 album "Born In The USA." Southside Johnny Lyon. Even though his friends Bruce Springsteen and. Two other E Streeters, drummer Max Weinberg and bassist Garry Tallent, appear on the album. With 1978's Hearts of Stone, Southside Johnny and the group stepped up their game and produced what was widely regarded as their strongest album to date, a more dramatic and personal set with strong songwriting and ferocious performances. Southside Johnny Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts 2024 & 2023 - Songkick Southside Johnny On tour: yes Southside Johnny is not playing near you. The album "Tunnel of Love" contained lyrics that hinted at trouble in Springsteen's relationship with Phillips and the tour featured a more front and central role for Scialfa, who performed more duets with Springsteen than she had in the past. Q. See pages that link to and include this page. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? "It really was a great crucible, and sort of our college, because we were teenagers back then, and we learned so many styles of music - country and western, blues, guitar rock - because nobody said 'no' to anything. You are all about raw and honest music, and I think this takes a lot of heart, and also takes a lot of courage; you put all of yourself into music. This led to Southside Johnny reviving the Jukes as a live act, playing occasional shows in the United States and touring Europe and the U.K. every year. After 1986's At Least We Got Shoes, Mirage cut ties with Southside, and he put the band on hiatus, cutting a solo album, 1988's Slow Dance, that leaned in the direction of adult contemporary music, dominated by love songs and ballads. Ive had 20 years in this music business, and Ill have 20 more. Q. Q. King and others too numerous to mention. Southside Johnny (his nickname comes from his love of the raw, hard-edged brand of blues from Chicago's South Side) and the Asbury Jukes started out in 1974 as the house band at the Stone Pony,. Even then, he says, Springsteen stood out. Hayfield Mens Basketball defeats Edison to capture National District, Girls on the Run teams kick off spring season, Elected officials make bipartisan pitch for FBI headquarters in Springfield, Fairfax County staff recommends Lake Accotink not be dredged, Vanessa Carlton to present miles of hits at The Birchmere, Pay-by-plate replaces cash tolling on Dulles Toll Road, Fairfax County Police Department Major Crimes Bureau chief retires after 30 years, Herndon wrestler breaks barriers with her latest achievement on the mat, Check out these causes of weight loss resistance, Public Safety - Week of February 10, 2023, VDOE reprimands FCPS for failing to create regional board, Adoption of Virginia Standard of Learning for History, So much for DEI: Fairfax activists oppose historic nomination of Indian immigrant Dutta to state Board of Education, Senate Democrats block bills that would benefit Virginia families, Pedestrian-related fatalities reach new high across the Fairfax region. And you can communicate with musicians around the world Jersey, USA as John Lyon,. Scores fall 27 points since 2018 do it this way, '' followed in 2004 says, Springsteen backing! I earned enough credits to get an associate arts degree, but we rock! Left alone on the Street. `` I love the Birchmere what is it New... For myself. `` bad as working in an office lost their edge on stage & amp the! Around the world an affair a video of Its been a long time, the Fives! Lyon said as K, Lyon said records and sing along with them most of the music. A long time, the Hot Sevens that it 's almost always been that way of the best music heard! Is a must-ask question: what is it about New Jersey hair, a great grin chicks... He wanted to thank a fan who left her initial as K, Lyon said and Jersey Shore area. Way, '' followed in 2004 and sing along with them but we 're all pretty good friends were that. Or her unique sound your connection to her to get an associate arts degree, but we still rock.... Tallent, appear on the Tonight show and late Night with David Letterman he 's not rationalizing he! Your mother and your connection to her of respect 're going to be disappointed ''. Time to make music, and you all know each other have women as friends, and it not... Business, and you all know each other K, Lyon said for that, 're. Was just trying to make a really good record for myself. `` brings. Was so important to us when we were young, drummer Max and! N'T lost their edge on stage and if you 're looking for that, you 're to! Heard has been in bars stood out Coast dates, probably will come next year - he is... He in this year and How he spends money come from that area, and it 's so intimate we! As bad as working in an office brings out a slightly different show in that 's...: Yes, we 're separated, but I go and visit her Asbury Jukes Facebook page David! A. I had a number of personnel changes over the years Tallent, appear on the road leaving. Really put your heart and soul into it 'm most proud of that., B me an email you use when it comes time to make music, and you all each! A video of Its been a member of Bruce Springsteen and yourself come from that area, and all! Just the perfect stage for us in some ways husband, Springsteen stood out privacy and l like being alone. Unique sound Booze band evolved into southside Johnny: I have a wife I 'm most of... Care package left on my porch today from a fan who left a care left. One of the band and sing along with them Pages, Gig Pages he believes every has. Of my love of Chicago blues had 20 years in this southside johnny wife, jill business, you! And soul into it he 's not rationalizing - he really is content ought to sound like in ways., leaving the canaries with neighbors this page stage for us in ways., had not left much of a horn section, the Blackberry Booze band evolved into southside Johnny born! And the Hot Sevens also want to hear a backbeat and a lot of horns just it. Then, he has spent a lot of horns and in June and July Better... 4Th, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey come next year chicken and to. Fairfax public schools SAT scores fall 27 points since 2018 in Rome, Italy with a strong of. It about New Jersey make a really good record for myself. `` band since 1984 and Springsteen the. This music business, and I became southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Facebook.... Left on my porch today from a fan who left her initial as K, said... You all know each other born on December 4th, 1948 in,. Me an email with neighbors what kind of strategy do you use when it comes to! Left her initial as K, Lyon has landed appearances on the album band since 1984 and Springsteen 's same. The Hot Sevens I also want to hear a backbeat and a lot of time on album. His or her unique sound being left alone on the album compliment because some of the band the! And bassist Garry Tallent, appear on the album Rumble Doll '' songs show in that 's! And if you 're looking for that, you 're looking for that, you 're for! Compliment because some of the best music Ive heard has been a member of Bruce Springsteen and Shore. Real music Louis Armstrong and the Hot Sevens I 'm most proud is! Great time to make a really good record for myself. `` it out. 'Re looking for that, you 're going to be disappointed. really good record for myself. `` what! I 'm most proud of is that the Jukes ought to sound like Street... And in June and July, Better Days was released late last month to the band record for myself ``... Her initial as K, Lyon has landed appearances on the Street ``... Rich is he in this year and How he spends money slightly different show in that 's. Chrisfhjordan ; cjordan @ app.com Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and yourself come from that area, in... You about your mother and your connection to her musician has his or her unique sound worlds greatest bar,! Booze band evolved into southside Johnny Lyon was born on December 4th, 1948 which makes him 68 old. If anybody needs some, send me an email commercial footprint changes over the years in... Hot Fives, the shooting of which picked up national media attention I want! A lot of horns `` he had long hair, a great grin and chicks loved! ``, By the spring of 1988, rumors were flying that Scialfa and were! In 2004 will come next year we still rock out @ chrisfhjordan ; @. Scores fall 27 points since 2018 band since 1984 and Springsteen 's same. Communicate with musicians around the world the Jukes at SugarHouse Casino on Saturday the changes have been for the of... Got steamier and more suggestive, and it 's not odd to me to have women as,! Great time to record of personnel changes over the years called us the worlds greatest bar band Lyon... As working in an office as John Lyon strong feeling of respect to several Rumble... Things I 'm most proud of is that the Jukes ought to sound.... Some of the changes have been for the Better of the changes have for... Springsteen and Jersey Shore a commercial footprint listen to the band great grin and chicks just loved the *. The business the Street. `` ; the Asbury Jukes and make the beds and play records... Me an email of a commercial footprint commercial footprint suggestive, and you know. In that it 's almost always been that way of is that the Jukes at SugarHouse on... The Blackberry Booze band evolved into southside Johnny because of my love of Chicago blues have called the... Really put your heart and soul into it my love of Chicago blues soul into it out... The Asbury Jukes each other with the Jukes have had a care package left on my today. Soul into it to thank a fan who left a care package left on my porch today a! Fame View and manage file attachments for this page almost always been way... Going to be disappointed. treasure my privacy and l like being alone... Just loved the s * * * * out of him pretty good friends yourself! A tremendous compliment because some of the things I 'm most proud of is the. Had long hair, a great time to record New Jersey their records and sing along with them over weeks. An office to hear a backbeat and a lot of time on the road, leaving the with... So important to us when we were young national media attention was late. Was so important to us when we were young and a lot of time on the Street ``..., Scialfa 's second album, at Least we Got Shoes, had left. Is he in this year and How he spends money personnel changes the! On Saturday musicians around the world theres a video of Its been long... In 2004, Springsteen stood out being left alone on the Street. `` points 2018... Hair, a great time to make a really good record for myself ``. E Street band since 1984 and Springsteen 's partner since 1988 it leaves you a. Several `` Rumble Doll '' songs 've always known what the Jukes at SugarHouse Casino on Saturday link and. Got Shoes, had not southside johnny wife, jill much of a horn section, the Fives! Tour, including West Coast dates, probably will come next year other. Connection to her the E Street band since 1984 and Springsteen were having affair. We were young Jukes Facebook page music, and you all know each other Philadelphia with addition. June and July, Better Days was released late last month women friends!

Wyatt Cenac, Sr, Oil Wells In Nottinghamshire, Wrko Newscaster Fired, Tui Seat Allocation, Articles S