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American musical group

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are an American musical group from the Jersey Shore led by Southside Johnny. They have been recording albums since 1976 and are closely associated with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. They have recorded or performed several Springsteen songs, including "The Fever" (1973) and "Fade Away" (1980). Springsteen has also performed with the band on several occasions. In 1991, Springsteen and the E Street band appeared on Southside Johnny's Better Days album. During the band's formative years, Steven Van Zandt was the band's co leader, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, and other members of the E Street Band, including Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent, Ernest Carter, Patti Scialfa, and Soozie Tyrell performed, toured, or recorded with the Jukes. The band's horn section, known as the Miami Horns, has also toured and recorded with Springsteen. More than one hundred musicians can claim to have been members of the Asbury Jukes, including Jon Bon Jovi who toured with the band as a special guest during 1990. Bon Jovi has also cited the band as an influence and Jukes' Bobby Bandiera and Jeff Kazee have also toured with Bon Jovi. Other notable band members include Mark Pender and Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg who have played regularly with the Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.

In 1983, Trash It Up was released by Mirage Records and produced by Nile Rodgers while 1984's In the Heat saw Asbury dropped from the band's name. It also marked the end of Billy Rush’s association with the Jukes. After leaving the band, Rush went on produce for Taka Boom, Serge Gainsbourg, and Kacy Crowley. In 1985, guitarist Bobby Bandiera replaced Rush. The following year, in 1986, the band released At Least We Got Shoes as Southside Johnny & the Jukes before becoming Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes again. In 1991 they released Better Days which yielded minor hits with "It's Been a Long Time" and "I've Been Workin' Too Hard" and included vocal contributions from Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi even joined the band as a special guest on their 1990 tour. The band released several more albums in the 1990s and 2000s and they changed membership several times. their lineup includes keyboardist Jeff Kazee and bassist John Conte. In 1987, the band was in the film Adventures in Babysitting. They were featured in the college frat party scene singing two songs.

In 2010, the band released Pills and Ammo with songs written by Southside Johnny and Jeff Kazee. The Jukes continue to perform extensively throughout the northeast United States and annually in the UK and Europe. In 2011, looking to expand his artistic opportunities, Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools were formed. Composed of musicians Jeff Kazee, John Conte, Tommy Brynes, and Soozie Tyrell, the ensemble plays largely an acoustic range of music from Bob Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones, and others, including some Asbury Jukes material in a stripped down format. In February 2013, Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools released their debut studio album entitled Songs From the Barn, which was recorded in Jon Bon Jovi's converted horse barn studio in New Jersey. The album features twelve tracks, including six original songs written by John Lyon and Jeff Kazee, and includes covers the band had been playing live. In August 2015, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes released their first new album in five years, called Soultime! The album is described as a "collection of vintage sounding contemporary soul", garnered positive reviews and the band began an extensive tour in fall 2015 in support of the album. On February 16 and 17, 2024, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes played two sold out shows at The Stone Pony to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary. About an hour into the band's second show, Lyon told the crowd he wasn't feeling well but would try to go on. He then stumbled backwards, knocked over the mic stand and sat briefly on a bench on stage before being taken away for medical attention. The show continued with Kazee and Bandiera handling much of the vocals. It was later reported that Lyon suffered from dehydration.