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He bet on horses, borrowed money, 'appropriated' studio time and kept a day job just to share his music.

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes are a Jersey Shore musical group led by Southside Johnny.

Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter who usually fronts his band Southside.

Southside Johnny, better known to his folks and family as John Lyon, never seemed to find the formula that would place him on the A list.

Southside Johnny Lyon sits down with Community Magazine this month to talk about how he found his rhythm in the early days of the Jersey Shore music scene.

Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter who usually fronts his band Southside.!

Johnny Southside

Southside Johnny (born John Lyon, December 4, 1948, Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter, who usually fronts his band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early days 1.2 1975-1980 1.3 1980-1990 1.4 1990-today 2 Discography 3 Quotations 4 References 5 External links

Biography Early days

Lyon grew up in Ocean Grove, New Jersey[1] and graduated from Neptune High School.[2] Southside has long been considered the Grandfather of "the New Jersey Sound." Jon Bon Jovi has acknowledged Southside as his "reason for singing." 1975-1980

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'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 produc