Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes In The Star-Ledger's Hall Of Fame

By Jay Lustig / The Star-Ledger: New Jersey ranks 11th among the states in population, and 47th in physical size. But in terms of musical importance, it’s second to none.

The state where the phonograph record was invented by Thomas Edison has produced a long list of musical giants. Seeking to honor the state’s greatest talent — and, frankly, annoyed that the national Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not seen fit to honor some of the most prominent artists that New Jersey has produced — The Star-Ledger and its website, NJ.com, have created the Rock & Pop Hall of Fame. It will live permanently at NJ.com/rockpop and induct a new class annually.

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Steven Van Zandt: "Clean air, fresh white snow and gorgeous broads"

1 in 5 Norwegians watched LILYHAMMER premiere on NRK1, reaching an overall share of 56,3% – an all-time-high for NRK1 and the best ratings for a Norwegian made drama-series ever! With 44.2% in the commercial demographics, LILYHAMMER outperformed the channel average by 245%!

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Southside Johnny received the Key to the City of Lynn

Just a year ago, Southside wrote on his website: “Big thanks to all those who made it out to the Lynn Auditorium (…) this past weekend! Special thanks to Mayor Kennedy and her staff and family, for breaking out the red carpet for the Jukes and allowing us to bring some chaos to City Hall. We didn’t quite get the key to the city, but maybe next time…”

Now, this just came in on Southside Johnny’s official Twitter stream: “Southside just got the key to the city of Lynn, Mass. Don’t bother locking the doors Lynnians.” Photo of Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy & Johnny via: img.ly

Congratulations to Mayor Kennedy for the stunt and to the honorable Mr. Lyon… for one of the nicest smiles ever seen on his face! Too cool!

Little Steven Van Zandt jam with B Street Band, Hard Rock Atlantic City

Posted by Marc Berman on Friday, November 18, 2011 6:48AM – Little Steven Van Zandt, Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez take the stage with the B Street Band and surprise guests at a fundraiser for Gilda’s Club South Jersey held at the Hard Rock Cafe Atlantic City

Source: NJ.com

SSJ & The Poor Fools: Havin' A Basement Party

Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools embark on a stripped down journey through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook. Playing a wide range of music from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones and more, The Poor Fools will also dive into some of the legendary Asbury Jukes material–revisiting the classics as well as the underperformed deep track.

11/10/2011 20:00 Bridge Street Live Collinsville, CT
11/11/2011 20:00 The Palace Danbury, CT
11/12/2011 17:00 The Turning Point, Piermont, NY
11/14/2011 TBA – Boulton Center, Bay Shore, NY
11/15/2011 19:30 Stage One, Fairfield, CT
11/16/2011 19:00 The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT

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Southside Johnny Covers The Beatles With Jeff Kazee

Via: Speak Into My Good Eye by Chris Rotolo, Senior Staff Writer: According to a tweet made Tuesday afternoon by local producer, and electric ivory tickler for the Southside Johnny led Asbury Jukes, Jeff Kazee, he and the aforementioned front-man have finished recording a cover of The Beatles‘ “I’m Down” for a lengthy project, nearing the entrance to its third year, named The Beatles Complete On Ukulele (TBCOU).

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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes To perform "Men Without Women"

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) — Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes have announced they will play the Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul 1982 debut album ‘Men Without Women’ in sequence during their July 2nd show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park. The Jukes will have some help from some friends to perform the album which include former Jukes and original Disciples of Soul members Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg, Mark “Loveman” Pender and Stan Harrison along with Seeger Session Band members Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell.

‘Men Without Women’ charted in the US Billboard 200 in 1982 with top 100 single “Forever”, which has been a long time favorite at the Asbury Jukes shows over the years. Steven Van Zandt was a founding member of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and longtime member of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

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A Message From Southside Johnny

Hey, gang.

Thought I’d say something here for all to see. It’s been a bad couple of weeks. Kevin, Steve Popovich and now unbelievably, Clarence. I’m still finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. But think what all three would say.

Don’t let your mourning stop you from enjoying life.

Kevin was always positive and up, and Steve, whom most of you didn’t know, had such energy and love of music that he would wear you out. Clarence, well just look at the clips on youtube. Could anyone be more forceful and happy with his being a member of the E Street Band?

I guess the lesson is to wring every drop of joy out of our brief time on earth and celebrate the gifts that these and other giving people left us, and try to do the same for others.

These are the moments that make me glad I make music. It’s helps me and I know it can help you, too.

It’s like Steve Van Zandt wrote: Better Days Are Coming.

Love, Southside

posted on SouthsideJohnny.com on June 20th 2011