Im not driving a truck. And we were lucky to find each other. People can hear it. 96, but slipped the following week to No. You'd go into a literature class in high school and you've already read all the books, so you go, "God, this is going to be a long season here.". Bruce Springsteen had visited his parents in California. A more extensive tour, including West Coast dates, probably will come next year. 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. We swapped musical educations. You have permission to edit this article. They come home from work, have a couple of beers, and put on [Wynonie Harris] Dont Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me.. 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. "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. Economics is not your strong suit. 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. Sundays there were no cars allowed on the street. They weret really written for me. No. I havent seen either of them in years or spoken to them, Lyon said. Can I ask you about your mother and your connection to her? Besides you, there aren't any original members of the band left. 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 "He's got more straight ahead rock 'n' roll roots and I have more rhythm and blues roots," points out Southside. It gets tiresome, sure. I don't look at it so externally. I dont like making videos, Lyon confessed. The band developed a large following in Richmond, Virginia, and when Springsteen invited Southside to tag along and sing a few songs at a Richmond gig, Johnny quickly acquired a new girlfriend and was invited to join a band called Studio B. It's been the focus of my entire life. I am very grateful. But those are fleeting times. 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. The Jukes landed a once-a-week gig at an Asbury Park club that had seen better days, the Stone Pony, playing off nights for the door. Socially conscious songwriting was one new direction that Lyon didnt foresee as he began work on Slow Dance. But as he commuted in from New Jersey to work in a Manhattan studio with co-producer Steve Skinner, the scene that confronted him each day at the New York Port Authority bus terminal demanded commentary. You could make a career out of it. That'd be as bad as working in an office. She's in love. A. I take performing and recording very seriously. 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. Starting with I Dont Want to Go Home in 1976, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes released three classic Van Zandt-produced albums that epitomized the Jersey Shore sound. They're glowing. Join Songkick to track Southside Johnny and get concert alerts when they play near you. And, he notes with a laugh, the musical cross-pollination that began decades ago is still going on - most recently, with Springsteen's poaching of the Jukes' brass section. When asked about Scialfa's new prominence on stage, Springsteen credited the songs' subject matter, noting, "The album is about men and women, you know." Append content without editing the whole page source. Not 'I'm gonna try to be a musician.' director Tom Jones documentary about the rise, fall, and revival of the central Jersey boardwalk town showing in theaters May 22 and 29. Do you know what I mean? I don't define myself entirely by music. That record was like really a love letter to my husband, Bruce, and had very few characters in it. So I had to learn all these songs. 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. I dont look back that much, but when I do I think: How lucky can anybody be? Find out what you can do. . SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: I think it's a great time to be a musician because you don't have to pay $1 million to go into a studio to record. And some hand sanitizer and wipes. Lyon, sounding upbeat and relaxed, said his break from the road and the musical detour he took on Slow Dance have given him renewed enthusiasm for his old calling as a touring bar rocker. He carried himself as a person who has something to say, and still does. 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. IF Bruce Springsteen is the heart of New Jersey's rock sound, then Southside Johnny is its soul. 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). In speaking about the release of "21st Street Lullaby," she explained, "I don't look at it as an event. Wedding reception for Southside Johnny and his bride, Jill Glasner. "Steven (Van Zandt) always wanted to be active politically and to play music and now he's an actor as well (on The Sopranos). That was an all-black band that had Clarence Clemons, and theres this little skinny white kid Garry Tallent playing bass. . I've always known what the Jukes ought to sound like. Much of the new material explores how it feels to be us now, looking back, Lyon said. Songs | Lyrics We reinforced our belief in ourselves. Just two people in the record struggling to see if they can be close, if you can trust the person, how intimate can you get without getting hurt. 1966-07-26 Business District, Asbury Park, NJ, 1966-07-25 Business District, Asbury Park, NJ, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. B. The Jukes have had a number of personnel changes over the years. 110. Some Jukes fans have wondered why you've never made a blues album, given your love of the music. Asbury Jukes hits include Talk to Me, All I Want Is Everything, Hearts of Stone, Trapped Again, I Dont Want to Go Home, Its Been a Long Time and Having a Party.. I wish I could have gone out and played live after it came out. Q. Bruce Springsteen was the man who took the sound of the Jersey Shore music scene to the world, but it was Southside Johnny (aka John Lyon) who was the early focal point of the scene that produced many of the major figures of the Garden State's rock & roll community.A powerful vocalist whose style is steeped in vintage blues, R&B, and soul, Johnny was the leader and frontman for the group the . It seems as if it's impossible for you to escape his shadow. He's a great artist. All the activity has been spurred by the release of Better Days, the first Southside Johnny album in three years. I had a care package left on my porch today from a fan who left her initial as K, Lyon said. As the Asbury Jukes were becoming one of New Jersey's most popular acts, Bruce Springsteen grew out of his local following into a respected journeyman rock & roller after he landed a deal with Columbia Records in 1973, and his third album, 1975's Born to Run, transformed him into a legitimate star, a critical favorite who finally connected with a mass audience. 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. Career: Band leader and lead singer of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. You and the Jukes haven't released a new album in more than two years. Lyon's parents were music fans with a taste for jazz (his father played bass in a jazz combo before landing a steady job with the post office), and he grew up with the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington filling the house. I always say this. Who gave him the nickname Southside? But Epic Records were disappointed with their sales, and in 1979 they dropped the band. When people ask me for advice, I say, Get some rest, drink lots of water, dont party all night, and certainly dont do cocaine.. I gave out money each day, and the song (Little Calcutta) just got wrenched out of me by the experience.. 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. Chance of rain 70%. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: I kind of got fed up with the record business, the music business, and I didn't want to work anymore. Q. 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. 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. People quoted a source on the couple: "Patti stifled her feelings for a long time. Music was so important to us when we were young. He was born as John Lyon in New Jersey. I've always respected women. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY: Yeah, I love The Birchmere. I was just trying to make a really good record for myself.". ", Per AllMusic, Scialfa wrote all 12 songs on "Rumble Doll." "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. Scialfa said of her trajectory as an artist, "A lot of it is my own ambivalence, because if you really want to get something done, you get it done. Published May 9, 2019 Dan DeLuca I cover pop music, from what's happening in the local scene to national trends and touring acts. King and others too numerous to mention. 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