NJ Icon Southside Johnny Coming To Montclair For Concert

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The “Godfathers of New Jersey Sound,” Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, are coming to the Wellmont Theater in Montclair at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.

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The Jersey Shore musical group has been recording albums since 1976 and has close ties with New Jersey rock icons Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and Jon Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi introduced the group into the New Jersey Hall of Fame late last year, while Springsteen appeared on the band’s 1991 album, “Better Days.” In total, more than 100 musicians can claim to have been members of the Asbury Jukes at one point in time, according to the Wellmont Theater.

Overall, the band has released 12 studio albums since 1976 and has featured a rotating lineup, such as Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Stevie Van Zandt. They have also recorded or performed several Springsteen songs, including "The Fever" and "Fade Away."

Upon his New Jersey Hall of Fame induction in 2019, John Lyon (aka “Southside Johnny”) joined famed rocker Bon Jovi for a duet at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, N.J., a place both musicians can call their stomping ground. The two collaborated on the Jukes’ classic, “I Don’t Want to Go Home.”

According to the Wellmont Theater, the recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee, who took his nickname as an homage to the Chicago blues sound that inspired him, has remained active. Recent projects for Southside Johnny include the promotion of an ensemble album with The Poor Fools – recorded inside Bon Jovi’s barn-turned-studio – called “Songs from the Barn,” as well as the Asbury Jukes’ project, “Soultime.”

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