Southside Johnny
| Southside Johnny | |
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Southside Johnny in performance, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Lyon |
| Born |
December 4, 1948 Neptune, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Rock, blues, blue-eyed soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Columbia Records, Mercury Records, Leroy Records |
| Associated acts |
Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Little Steven The Miami Horns |
| Website | SouthsideJohnny.com |
John Lyon (born December 4, 1948), better known by his stage name Southside Johnny, is an American singer-songwriter, who usually fronts his band Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes.
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."
Lyon was born in Neptune, New Jersey, and grew up in Ocean Grove, New Jersey and graduated from Neptune High School with Garry Tallent and Vini Lopez, two future musical cohorts of his, in 1967
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 Johnny'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. The Van Zandt-written "I Don't Want To Go Home" became Southside Johnny's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and sentimental lyrics. Other notable songs included "The Fever", "Talk to Me", "This Time It's For Real", "Love on the Wrong Side of Town", and a cover of Springsteen's "Hearts of Stone".
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