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 and 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.”
Southside Johnny and the Jukes most recent album, called Soultime!, was released in September 2015.
In 2017, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes appeared as themselves in the “Sic Transit Imperium” episode of the Showtime TV series Billions, performing “I Don’t Want to Go Home” and “Looking for a Good Time.”
On July 11, 2020, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes played the first major concert in New Jersey during the pandemic, playing a Drive-In Concert at Monmouth Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. More than 1,000 vehicles attended, with patrons staying in their cars for the performance. In lieu of clapping, horns were honked in a show of appreciation of the music.
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