or anything. But he started to have success after his third album, and we all got the chance to put our foot in the door too. Thats right. Do you agree that it takes a lot of courage? They weret really written for me. 8 p.m. Saturday, SugarHouse Casino, 1001 Delaware Ave.. $29. I really liked it and I moved down there, but I didn't move down there because of the music. We have very eclectic taste. I have a real iron throat. Live recording -- "Reach Up and Touch the Sky. But lately, he has spent a lot of time on the road, leaving the canaries with neighbors. Lyon started using the stage name Southside Johnny, a nickname given him for his love of Chicago blues and the extensive collection of rare blues and R&B sides he owned in tandem with Tallent. It was two floors above a Thom McAn shoe store. Who gave him the nickname Southside? If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Another studio effort with the Jukes, 2010's Pills and Ammo, confirmed that Southside and his colleagues were still working in top form, and he dug into his '70s soul and R&B influences for 2015's Soultime. A. Bobby Bandiera and I have been writing songs. Im doing what I like to do--even if the surroundings continue to be earthy. King play his guitar through the cracked window. 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 Sales were modest but respectable, and the band toured hard in support, eventually taking a break to cut their second LP, 1977's This Time It's for Real, which featured more guest appearances from R&B heroes (vocal groups the Coasters, the Drifters, and the Five Satins) and songwriting contributions from Springsteen. Steve was Miami Steve, and I became Southside Johnny because of my love of Chicago blues. Q. There was nothing that was attractive other than music, so that's what you did You were tenacious about following that one opportunity to do the one thing you really loved. ", Scialfa's second album, "21st Street Lullaby," followed in 2004. Youve got to work hard to prove that you belong there, and once you do that, they're on your side. A. I don't know if I have one strategy. Do you connect with them? It brings out a slightly different show in that it's so intimate and we do different songs, but we still rock out. And if you're looking for that, you're going to be disappointed." By 1967, the center of the Jersey Shore rock scene had become an Asbury Park nightspot called the Upstage Club, a booze-free venue that allowed local musicians to play original music and teenagers to hang out until the wee hours of the morning. When you watch old clips on YouTube, it's uncanny how closely aligned Springsteen and Southside are musically - both representative of the Jersey Shore sound of the '70s, with its big band rock spiked with romanticism and a rootsy, heartland ethos. Too many times I've gone into the recording studio with the idea that the album would sound like this and it comes out sounding like something entirely different. They really inspire you with their command of the stage. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: I think it's just natural. A powerful vocalist whose style is steeped in vintage blues, R&B, and soul, Johnny was the leader and frontman for the group the Asbury Jukes, whose tough bar band sound married the impact of hard rock with the swing and horn-fueled punch of blues and deep soul. 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! This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. "But we're always there if anybody needs us. It's a friendship that has held fast more than four decades. Southside Johnny Lyon was always the quintessential bar rocker, the raspy singer from the Jersey shore who fronted a brassy, scruffy-looking band and sang night after night about romance and havin a party, and about how he didnt want to go home. Baton twirlers. "He's got more straight ahead rock 'n' roll roots and I have more rhythm and blues roots," points out Southside. Q. If I'd gone out and played it live, it would've made the record more accessible to people. . Understandably frustrated with the business, Southside briefly dropped out of music and relocated to Tennessee, but in 1996, he staged a low-key tour of Europe, where he discovered he still had an audience, and a four-night stand at the Chesterfield Cafe in Paris became the basis of a live album, Spittin' Fire. I am very grateful. Recorded over six weeks in June and July, Better Days was released late last month. Sundays there were no cars allowed on the street. The album included references to everyone from writer Sylvia Plath to racecar driver Shirley Muldowney to '60s girl groups like the Chiffons. It gets tiresome, sure. 2021 | 2022 | 2023, For Collectors | Releases For more about the band, ple 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 There are times when I feel, What am I--chopped liver? Lyon acknowledged. They can download it, and you're so in charge of everything. Playlists | Radio | Podcast One of the seminal figures on the New Jersey rock scene and a gifted, charismatic singer steeped in soul, blues, and R&B. Southside Johnny & the Jukes play at 8 p.m. tonight and Wednesday at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. Has Southside Johnny become Surfside Johnny? She studied jazz at the University of Miami before moving to New York and starting busking on street corners, singing in clubs, and doing session work in studios. I've always respected women. Some day I'll do a blues album. Im not a big fan of videos. They come home from work, have a couple of beers, and put on [Wynonie Harris] Dont Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me.. Southside Johnny (Lyon), good friend and one time band mate of Steve Van Zandt was listed in the credits as "himself" yet definitely not in the ep. 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Q. When asked if she was working on a new album, Scialfa replied that she was, noting she was halfway through the process but was sharing a studio with her prolific husband during the pandemic: "He's always like, 'I have to go do this thing and that thing.' Bruce (Springsteen) has that good intuitive sense about whats right and wrong.. The Sundance Blues Band fizzled out after the closing of the Upstage Club, and by 1972 Springsteen had founded a hard rock band called Steel Mill. And we were lucky to find each other. We've gotten older, but wiser, too. That was Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom. King and others too numerous to mention. Upcoming scheduled Jersey shows include June 6 at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair; July 3 at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park and July 6 at the Ocean City Music Pier. Van Zandt and Springsteen both figured heavily in the launching of Lyons career in the mid- to late-70s. Steve Van Zandt was the songwriter-producer and Springsteen sidekick and consigliere who would go on to The Sopranos and Underground Garage satellite radio notoriety. 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. . That was our college. If she worked the day shift, I'd say, Mom, I'm going to stay home today and I'll clean the house, do the dishes, make the beds, vacuum, do all the different things, and she said, Okay, of course. You know, I hated school and I wasn't really getting a lot out of it. Can I ask you about your mother and your connection to her? The newly-formed 1982 lineup of The Asbury Jukes (with former E Street Band member Ernest "Boom" Carter on drums) provided the musical entertainment at the reception, along with "special guest" Bruce Springsteen. Its not my natural bent to write a socially committed song, Lyon said. I know some of the songs I want to record, but I don't know about the style of those songs. But now I have 24 rolls of toilet paper because I had bought some and then re-bought some before this whole thing started, and then my cleaning lady had left me a 12 pack. I always had kind of a soft spot for Southern Cal, Lyon confessed in an interview at the Hollywood offices of Impact Records, his new label. 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SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Yes, we're all pretty good friends. And we were tenacious about it. But I'm not anywhere near ready to give it all up. Im sort of master of my destiny, more so now than ever before, and it feels good. Q. I don't look at it so externally. Frank Sinatra: Live At Melbourne Festival Hall. It leaves you with a strong feeling of respect. 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. If you are lazy going through the songs, you wont have an audience. In 2008, the British label Secret Records released a live album recorded during dates with the Asbury Jukes in the U.K., From Southside to Tyneside, while that same year, Southside released an ambitious solo album, Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits, in which he interpreted 12 songs from the gravel-voiced singer and songwriter while backed by a big band led by Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, a longtime fixture in the Jukes' horn section. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes 8 p.m. Saturday, SugarHouse Casino, 1001 Delaware Ave.. $29. Lyon, however, learned a fast lesson about the countys tendency to wipe out any vestiges of neighborhood character. I moved down there because of the people that I have met. Southside Johnny's story is one of resilience, perseverance and making music for the love of music. To me, the spontaneity of making music is the beauty of it, instead of this idea that you're going to program everything and everything's going to work out right. Do you feel that you understand women? We never made any money. 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. Not only did we both grow up on the Jersey Shore and play in the same clubs, but we both have the same musical roots. In a 1996 interview with The Advocate, reprinted on the site Greasy Lake, when asked about the negative reaction some people had to Scialfa and Springsteen falling in love, Springsteen replied, "It's a strange society that assumes it has the right to tell people whom they should love and whom they shouldn't. Growing up in a small town in New Jersey, when the winter kicks in and its around February and you start thinking about places youd rather be, Southern California has always been one of them. that is degrading to another person. We were in bands together. I think we knew it at the time. View/set parent page (used for creating breadcrumbs and structured layout). If they needed a singer and this was in the guitar-hero era, two verses and then 20 minutes of a guitar solo I became the singer. Its one thing to do Fever and I Dont Want to Go Home, which I still love and get a great reaction, but when you get a new song that you havent played a thousand times and it still gets a great reaction, its really a big thrill.. Scialfajoined the bandSouthside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes as a backup singer and met Bruce Springsteen at the Asbury Park, New Jersey club the Stone Pony. And Lyon found himself wondering whether he ever would be able to develop a musical direction beyond the horn-driven, roots-conscious R&B; that was the Jukes specialty. Maybe Bruce will make an 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. The best performance is always when the audience explores them with you. New Jersey music icon Southside Johnny Lyon is doing "fine" during the coronavirus outbreak and he has plenty of toilet paper, too. Still, he admitted, Its not an easy sell--this kind of music--to a lot of stations. Radio, he believes, is even more restricted than it was in the 70s. "I'm friends with a lot of these guys who have become big rock stars and it's not for me. This husband-and-wife-owned shop is full of punk, soul, jazz, reggae, and R&B. A. 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. All Hell be in Philadelphia with the Jukes at SugarHouse Casino on Saturday. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Q. So I had very little time to devote to studying. I just think it's a great time to make music, and you can communicate with musicians around the world. . Springsteen's new success persuaded record companies that New Jersey might be a hub for fresh talent, and soon Epic signed Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes to a record deal. Even though his friends Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi achieved more fame, Southside Johnny's unmatched dedication will be remembered forever. Keep it Clean. 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. No. Southside Johnny Rock Singer #131416 Most Popular Boost Birthday December 4, 1948 Birthplace Ocean Grove, NJ Age 74 years old Birth Sign Sagittarius About Rock and blues singer who was a member of the band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, the group that released the album I Don't Want to Go Home in 1976. I want to be on the same radio station that plays Nine Inch Nails and LL Cool J and Tom Waits. "Sometimes there's got to be a good reason to go down a different path.". Gallery | Links Click here to toggle editing of individual sections of the page (if possible). Performing is a way for me to explore my own emotions. Don't knowingly lie about anyone Songs | Lyrics This week, the 70-year-old singer spoke on the phone from his hometown of Ocean Grove, N.J. Hell be in Philadelphia with the Jukes at SugarHouse Casino on Saturday. 1,083 talking about this. Help Us | Upload. We listened to it all the time, and when we started being in bands and started thinking about making records, we realized that we were very lucky, and we didn't want to give up our chance by taking some side job. The couple married on June 8, 1991. They have recorded or performed several Springsteen songs, including "The Fever" and "Fade Away". It could get a boost if the video catches on, but Southside Johnny records have never been huge sellers, even in the glory days. There was no alcohol, so teenagers could get in. To order And then there were girls that would look at us, for once. Then, a little more than a year ago, Lyon decided, contrary to the title of one of his signature songs, that he wanted to go home after all--or at least that he couldnt go on belting it out in the clubs 150 to 200 nights a year. 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. We sat down after that and talked about working together again, Lyon said. He carried himself as a person who has something to say, and still does. But I also want to hear a backbeat and a lot of horns. I just cant wait to do (the new material) live, because I know its going to get a great reaction, and itll be new stuff, Lyon said. I hope all of the Jukes and all of the Juke fans are doing well. Southside Johnny Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts 2024 & 2023 - Songkick Southside Johnny On tour: yes Southside Johnny is not playing near you. Southside Johnny Lyon (John Lyon) was born on 4 December, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA, is a Soundtrack, Actor, Miscellaneous. I worked during the day and performed at night. But, he added, I think that when you get to those places, sometimes you need to look back and see how you got there.. The move came at a lull in Lyon's 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 . His go-to basses with the Asbury Jukes are a Fender Precision bass, and a short scale Jerry Jones Longhorn. Threats of harming another 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. We do not monetize a photo in any way, but if you want your photo to be removed, let us know, and we will remove it. It's just the perfect stage for us in some ways. So, out of luck.. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Don't Threaten. Wedding reception for Southside Johnny and his bride, Jill Glasner. And through all the changes, the band leader -- me -- has remained constant. For better or for worse, playing in a band is never the same. Southside Johnny has long been considered the Grandfather of "the New Jersey Sound ." Jon Bon Jovi has acknowledged Southside Johnny as his "reason for singing." "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. Southside Johnny: To me, the spontaneity of making music is the beauty of it, instead of this idea that you're going to program everything and everything's going to work out right --really just let it go and see where the night takes you.. Their son, Evan James Springsteen, was born on July 25, 1990. I think that the main thing about being from New Jersey is that it's so blue collar that if you don't work hard onstage, they won't respect you. For nearly 20 years, Johnny Lyon and his band, the Asbury Jukes, have carried on a music tradition steeped in rhythm-and-blues and blue-collar rock-and-roll that has made them one of the state's most enduring pop-music groups. So I would vacuum and make the beds and play their records and sing along with them. 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. I like that--really just let it go and see where the night takes you, and I don't knowI've always been that way where I trust in the people around me and I trust in myself to not go so far that I'll lose my career or my audience, but they understand that I'm not going to do the same thing over and over. Featured Pages, Gig Pages Lyon developed a taste for harder blues and R&B from listening to the radio late at night, and in his early teens, he began learning to play harmonica after "borrowing" one from his brother, who had bought a guitar and fancied himself the next Bob Dylan. Most of us didn't go to college for a career. Thats got to be $1,000 worth of cocaine and youre only making $500 a night? "Bruce always wanted to make his music count for people. Recording Sessions Join Songkick to track Southside Johnny and get concert alerts when they play near you. Who were your role models or sources of inspiration when you began your music career? Wikidot.com Terms of Service - what you can, what you should not etc. She once again explained how she always had to balance her solo work with her duties to the E Street Band as well as to her family, noting she had just taken two days off from touring to get her son Evan ready for college. When people ask me for advice, I say, Get some rest, drink lots of water, dont party all night, and certainly dont do cocaine.. That'd be as bad as working in an office. I had to if there was any chance of me keeping my sanity. Detour Ahead: The Music of Billie Holiday, Michael Chiklis On His Lifelong Passion For Music and His Debut Album, 'Influence'. Republication or distribution of this content is General Wikidot.com documentation and help section. Those albums featured the horn-driven Jukes sound along with a sprinkling of Springsteen-penned nuggets, notably The Fever and Hearts of Stone. Lyon went on to record several 80s albums with the Jukes, along with some solo efforts in several styles, but he never quite regained his stride after the departure of Van Zandt, who was busy in his role as Springsteens guitarist. I didn't want to have anything to do with any record companies, so my friend Garry Tallent, who was Bruce Springsteen's bass player for all those decades, he and I went to high school together and he said, "Come on down to Nashville and meet some people. In the song, Lyon channels his anger over the citys neglect of homeless people into sassy, edgy ironic humor that fits into an old blues tradition of laughing when it hurts too much to cry: You pray to God, but he never seems to hear/Youre in the mayors prayers, Lord, make them disappear, Lyon sings in a voice that is half biting, half bemused. In an interview that year with NPR's Weekend Edition, Scialfa said the idea behind the record "was to go into the complexities of a long-term relationship. "Garry Tallent (Springsteen's bassist and Southside's best friend) and I were talking a couple of years ago and realized everybody pretty much got what they wanted. Indeed there isand it's a great one. People quoted a source on the couple: "Patti stifled her feelings for a long time. Q. It was a crisis of faith in his career prospects and his chances for creative growth. Rolling Stone magazine called it one of the top 100 pop albums of all time in 1987. My life has been an adventure; I want to keep it that way. If you want to discuss contents of this page - this is the easiest way to do it. Most E Street Band and Asbury Jukes members (past and present) were in attendance. That year, Springsteen married model Julianne Phillips; Scialfa had reportedly told people that she had feelings for her boss, but she didn't sit around pining for him, even briefly dating actor Tom Cruise as well as various New York musicians. You think, well, that's what you have to do. ", Event has been relocated to the Wax Nightclub,125 King St. W., Kitchener, Tickets $45. I dont look back that much, but when I do I think: How lucky can anybody be? We email each other and send pictures, and I have a number of women friends that I do that with. Are you excited to be coming to The Birchmere? You probably never asked yourself, What if?. She worked along with my father. IF Bruce Springsteen is the heart of New Jersey's rock sound, then Southside Johnny is its soul. When did you discover that you were lucky and had a gift? I think it is courage because you put all of yourself, all of your heart in one direction. If you weren't a performer and recording artist, what do you think you'd be doing now? One of the things I'm most proud of is that the Jukes haven't lost their edge on stage. ", By the spring of 1988, rumors were flying that Scialfa and Springsteen were having an affair. Southside Johnny Lyon was born on 4 December 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA. They treat us great. He believes every musician has his or her unique sound. 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. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? That's hard to say, of course. So whats he doing in--gulp--San Clemente? When he came back to N.J., he was broke and needed to put together a band. I think we know what it takes to keep an audience and to make them want to come back. 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