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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes are an American band from the Jersey Shore and led by Southside Johnny. They have been recording albums since 1976 and are closely associated with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. During the bands formative years Steve van Zandt (sometimes known as Miami Steve Van Zandt, sometimes as Little Steven) acted as the band’s co-leader, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer while other E Streeters including Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent, Ernest Carter, Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell have all performed, toured and/or recorded with the Jukes. The band’s horn section - The Miami Horns - has also toured and recorded with Springsteen. More than one hundred musicians can claim to have been members of The Asbury Jukes, including Jon Bon Jovi who toured with the band as a special guest during 1990.

Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer, harmonica player, and songwriter, who usually fronts his band The Asbury Jukes.

Lyon grew up in Ocean Grove, New Jersey and graduated from Neptune High School. As an artist, Southside Johnny first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s as the second act to emerge from the Jersey Shore music scene and be considered part of the Jersey Shore sound, following Bruce Springsteen. Southside’s first three albums, I Don’t Want to Go Home (1976), This Time It’s For Real (1977), and Hearts of Stone (1978), were Stax-influenced R&B arranged and produced by the co-founder of the band and Springsteen confederate Steven Van Zandt and largely featured songs written by Van Zandt and/or Springsteen.
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  • Druid66

    Seventies blues-based rock like this group is what turned me onto the pre-rock blues in the first place, so I give Johnny and his guys credit for being part of that sound.

    September 2011

  • sumidiotdude

    lmfao just saw pretty much all of conan's tonight show band are in this group.

    May 2011

  • liam7777

    Yeah....finally.... LastFM is playing the new Pills & Ammo album.

    April 2011

  • edanielsen

    Are you Springsteen in disguise? I'm listening to the "Hearts of Stone" album and I could swear it sounds like Springsteen did 35 years ago. I'm happy I discovered this artist (through Last.fm recommendation), fantastic stuff!

    March 2011

  • Equality7-2521

    @jimmyp41 Get my head out of my ass for considering Southside underrated? You fucking moron.

    November 2010

  • liam7777

    Their new album is out & it's a real rocker: www.southsidejohnny.com

    June 2010

  • johnnycool2002

    What a voice.

    May 2010

  • igg20

    this guy is great!! 2nd comment on him!!

    May 2010
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