Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by JUKES.NET

“Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party”
Featuring Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue”
at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center

Come celebrate summer, at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center’s first annual “Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party” featuring a special performance by the Bobby Bandiera Band. The event will be held on July 1st at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park.

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Remembrance of artists past

Posted on February 28, 2005 by JUKES.NET

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – BY JAY LUSTIG – Star-Ledger Staff – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005

SHORE GROUP PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROY ORBISON

“I gotta follow that?” asked John “Southside Johnny” Lyon with a look of mock-horror on his face, as he took the stage at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, Friday night.

He was exaggerating for comic effect, but still, he faced a daunting task. It was the first show by the newly formed Jersey Shore Rock and Soul Revue, and Bobby Bandiera, the Revue’s leader, had just finished singing a version of Roy Orbison’s 1961 hit “Crying” that Orbison himself would have been proud of. Audience members responded with a standing ovation, and some were still standing as Southside Johnny walked out.

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Shore Rockers bring Tribute to Red Bank

Posted on February 24, 2005 by JUKES.NET

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – BY JAY LUSTIG – FEBRUARY 24, 2005

Lots of rock vocalists admire Roy Orbison, but few try to imitate him. It’s just too daunting a task. One of the exceptions is Bobby Bandiera, who has often covered Orbison’s soaring, almost operatic songs, and written tunes with a strong Orbison flavor.

Bandiera, a longtime member of Southside Johnny’s Asbury Jukes who also leads his own Bobby Bandiera Band, will front the newly formed Jersey Shore Rock & Soul Revue in a sold-out Orbison tribute concert, tomorrow night at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre. Plans call for this new group, dominated by current and former Jukes, to continue to present occasional tribute concerts at the Basie in the future. Potential subjects include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Everly Brothers.

Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin came up with the idea for the project, but Bandiera suggested starting with Orbison.

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