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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are an American musical group from the
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led by
Southside Johnny 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 ...
. They have been recording albums since 1976 and are closely associated with
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&
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. They have recorded or performed several Springsteen songs, including " The Fever" and " Fade Away". Springsteen has also performed with the band on numerous occasions and in 1991 guested on their ''Better Days'' album. During the band's formative years
Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
acted as the band's co-leader, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer while other E Streeters including
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,
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, Garry Tallent, Ernest Carter,
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and
Soozie Tyrell Soozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American violinist, guitarist, and vocalist, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly The Sessions Band. Biography Tyrell was ...
have all performed, toured or recorded with the Jukes. The band's
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– 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
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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 Robert "Bobby" Bandiera (born October 19, 1953) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter from New Jersey. Bandiera played rhythm guitar for Bon Jovi in live performances from 2005 until 2015 and for nearly two decades was lead guit ...
and
Jeff Kazee Jeff Kazee is a longtime pianist, vocalist, songwriter and Hammond B3 organist for the Rock/Soul band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. He has also worked extensively with Bon Jovi and with Jon Bon Jovi in his solo career. Kazee hosts a conce ...
have also toured with
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. Other notable band members include
Mark Pender Mark "The Loveman" Pender (born August 21, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a trumpet player and vocalist who has played with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. Since 1993 he has performed on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien' ...
and
Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg is an American trombonist originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former member of the house band on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk shows. Early life Rosenberg became a trombonist when his junior high ins ...
who have played regularly with
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on both ''
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'' and ''
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''.


History


Early years

Southside Johnny 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 ...
and
Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
, the two prime movers behind the formation of the Jukes, began playing together in various bands during the early 1970s. These bands, initially based out of The Upstage Club at 702 Cookman Avenue in
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, were usually short lived and often included
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and various future members of
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. Amongst the earliest of these bands was Funky Dusty & The Soul Broom, a short-lived 1970 band which also featured Garry Tallent and Bobby Williams (drums). The same quartet also acted as backing band for a local folksinger Jeannie Clark. At the time Van Zandt was also a member of
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while Southside had just left one of his formative bands, Maelstrom. Next came Steve Van Zandt & Friends, a January 1971 band that also included Springsteen, Tallent, Williams, and Danny Federici. By February 1971 Van Zandt and Southside, together with Tallent and David Sancious, were playing as Steve Van Zandt & The Big Bad Bobby Williams Band. In March 1971, Van Zandt and Southside also featured in a short-lived Springsteen band, The Friendly Enemies. The highlight of their brief existence was opening for
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. Other members of this band included Tallent, Sancious, Williams, and Vini Lopez. In April 1971, Van Zandt and Southside also began co-leading The Sundance Blues Band, a group whose line-up would also feature Springsteen, Lopez, Tallent, and Sancious. In May 1971, Springsteen also recruited all the members of The Sundance Blues Band to play in his very short-lived band, Dr. Zoom & The Sonic Boom. Among the many musicians to play with this group was Kevin Kavanaugh, a future Juke. Kavanagh grew up in Middletown, New Jersey and was a childhood friend of Van Zandt. They had also played together in a band called The Shadows. From July 1971, Van Zandt, Lopez, Tallent, and Sancious also began backing Springsteen as The Bruce Springsteen Band and they would eventually evolve into
The E Street Band The E Street Band is an American rock band, and has been musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. For the bulk of Springsteen's recording and performing care ...
. Southside Johnny would also occasionally play with this band. 1972 would prove to be another active year for Van Zandt and Southside Johnny. As well as playing with The Sundance Blues Band, backing Springsteen, and performing as a duo, Southside Johnny & The Kid, together with Kavanaugh, they also played in bands such as Albee & The Hired Hands and the Bank Street Blues Band.


Blackberry Booze Band

By 1974,
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was playing with Al Berger in
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backing band and
Southside Johnny 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 ...
began to play with the Blackberry Booze Band which Kenny Pentifallo had already been drumming for. It was this band that eventually evolved into the Asbury Jukes. The original BBB had been playing together since 1968 and by 1974 featured a line-up of Paul Green (harmonica, vocals), Paul Dickler (guitar), David Meyers (bass) and Kenny Pentifallo (drums). They had established themselves as the house band at a new club,
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Carlo Novi (tenor sax) and Billy Rush (guitar)''For True Rockers Only'' No. 4 Summer 1990


The Miami Steve era

In July 1975,
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joined
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's
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and subsequently accompanied him on the Born to Run tour. Meanwhile back in
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, the Jukes became Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes and continued to play as the house band at
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that attracted the attention of
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of
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. This then led to Van Zandt producing their debut album, ''I Don't Want to Go Home'', at the same studio. Van Zandt also wrote three songs for the album including "How Come You Treat Me So Bad?", which featured guest vocals from
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and the title track, which effectively became the band's signature tune. Other highlights on the album are two songs donated by Springsteen – " The Fever" and "You Mean So Much To Me".
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provided bass vocal on the former but is credited under the pseudonym ''Selmon T. Sachs'' while the latter was performed as a duet by
Southside Johnny 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 ...
and
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. During the 1970s, Van Zandt went on to produce two further albums with the Jukes. ''This Time It's For Real'', released in 1977, saw Van Zandt write eight of the album's ten songs, including three co-written by Springsteen. It also featured guest appearances from
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, The Coasters and
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. Their third album, ''
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'', released in 1978 was recorded without guest appearances and featured entirely original material. Van Zandt wrote seven of the nine songs including "Trapped Again", co-written with Southside Johnny and Springsteen. Springsteen also donated two further songs, the title track and "Talk to Me". The band was also featured in the 1977 film '' Between the Lines'' which starred then unknown actors Jeff Goldblum, John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, and Stephen Collins. The band is shown performing "Sweeter Than Honey" and "Having a Party". In 1979, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes performed a homecoming concert in Asbury Park which was the subject of a documentary film directed and produced by Neal Marshad called ''Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at the Asbury Park Convention Center''. The film was first shown in January 1980 on Warner Cable's QUBE in Columbus, Ohio. In August 1979, the band played at Knebworth Festival in England. The headline act at both their appearances at the festival, over two consecutive Saturdays on 4 and 11 August, were
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.


The Billy Rush era

1979 saw Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes undergo several important changes. Their first three studio albums had only been moderate commercial successes and they were subsequently dropped by
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. His increasing commitments to
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originato ...
also saw
Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
end his working relationship with the Jukes and this led to
Billy Rush William Rush (born August 26, 1952) is an American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, arranger and engineer who started working professionally in 1964. Rush is especially known for his lengthy association with Southside Johnny and the Asbury ...
taking over as the band's co-leader and principal songwriter. The next three Jukes albums were all released on
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. ''The Jukes'' was recorded at
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and produced by Barry Beckett. This was then followed by ''Love is a Sacrifice'' and a double live album '' Reach Up and Touch the Sky''. The latter two both saw
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help out with engineering and production and also featured a trio of backing singers –
Patti Scialfa Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into ...
,
Soozie Kirschner Soozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American violinist, guitarist, and vocalist, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly The Sessions Band. Biography Tyrell was ...
and Lisa Lowell. 1983's ''Trash It Up'' was released by Mirage Records and produced by
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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
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,
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and Kacy Crowley.


The Bobby Bandiera Era

Guitarist
Bobby Bandiera Robert "Bobby" Bandiera (born October 19, 1953) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter from New Jersey. Bandiera played rhythm guitar for Bon Jovi in live performances from 2005 until 2015 and for nearly two decades was lead guit ...
replaced Rush in 1985. The band released ''At Least We Got Shoes'' in 1986 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
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and
Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He ...
. 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 Jeff Kazee is a longtime pianist, vocalist, songwriter and Hammond B3 organist for the Rock/Soul band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. He has also worked extensively with Bon Jovi and with Jon Bon Jovi in his solo career. Kazee hosts a conce ...
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.


2000s

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 Jeff Kazee is a longtime pianist, vocalist, songwriter and Hammond B3 organist for the Rock/Soul band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. He has also worked extensively with Bon Jovi and with Jon Bon Jovi in his solo career. Kazee hosts a conce ...
, John Conte, Tommy Brynes, and Soozie Tyrell, this acoustic-ish ensemble plays a wide range of music from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones, and more, as well as some of the legendary 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'' (recorded in Jon Bon Jovi's studio, a converted horse barn in New Jersey.) Consisting of twelve tracks, including six original songs written by John Lyon and Jeff Kazee, the recording also includes covers the band has 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.


Members

Current *
Southside Johnny 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 ...
– lead vocals, harmonica (1975–present) * Glenn Alexander – guitars, vocals (2010–present) * Chris Anderson – trumpet,
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(1997–present) * John Conte – bass (2008–present) * John Isley – saxophone *
Jeff Kazee Jeff Kazee is a longtime pianist, vocalist, songwriter and Hammond B3 organist for the Rock/Soul band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. He has also worked extensively with Bon Jovi and with Jon Bon Jovi in his solo career. Kazee hosts a conce ...
– piano,
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* Neal Pawley – trombone * Thomas "Goose" Seguso – drums (2010–present) Former *
Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
– lead guitar, rhythm guitar (1975–1980) *
Billy Rush William Rush (born August 26, 1952) is an American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, arranger and engineer who started working professionally in 1964. Rush is especially known for his lengthy association with Southside Johnny and the Asbury ...
– lead guitar, rhythm guitar (1975–1986) *
Bobby Bandiera Robert "Bobby" Bandiera (born October 19, 1953) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter from New Jersey. Bandiera played rhythm guitar for Bon Jovi in live performances from 2005 until 2015 and for nearly two decades was lead guit ...
– vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar (1986–2010) * Joel Gramolini – guitar * Mick Seeley – guitar, keyboards *
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– guitar (1990) * Ricky Byrd – guitar * Jack Callahan - guitar * Ralph Notaro – guitar * Billy Walton – guitar * Al Berger – bass, guitar (1975-???) * Gene Boccia – bass * Steve Buslowe – bass * George L. Ruiz – bass * Garry Tallent – bass * David Hayes – bass * Muddy Shews – bass * Kenny Pentifallo – Drums/Bass Vocals (1974–1978) * Steve Becker – drums ''(*7 November 1952; † 1 June 2014)'' * Ernest Carter – drums * Tom Major – drums * David Beal – drums * Joe Bellia – drums * David Longworth – drums * Chucki Burke – drums * Kevin Kavanaugh – keyboards ''(*27 November 1951; † 4 June 2011)'' * Wes Nagy – keyboards * Rusty Cloud – keyboards * Carlo Novi – tenor saxophone (1975-???) * Bob Kalach – tenor saxophone *
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– tenor saxophone * Jerry Vivno – tenor saxophone * Frank Elmo – tenor saxophone * Tony Aiello – tenor saxophone * Joey Stann – tenor saxophone * Rick Gazda – trumpet * Deacon Earl Gardener – trumpet *
Mark Pender Mark "The Loveman" Pender (born August 21, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a trumpet player and vocalist who has played with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. Since 1993 he has performed on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien' ...
– trumpet * Tony Pallagrosi – trumpet * Bob Muckin – trumpet * Mike Spengler – trumpet * Danny Stiles – trumpet * Al Torrente – trumpet * Barry Danielian – trumpet * Jim Brady – trumpet * Tony Perruso – trumpet * Don Harris – trumpet * Eddie Manion – baritone saxophone * Louie Parente – trombone * Bob Ferrell – trombone * Amedeo "Beef" Ciminnisi-trombone * Dan Levine – trombone *
Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg is an American trombonist originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former member of the house band on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk shows. Early life Rosenberg became a trombonist when his junior high ins ...
– trombone *
Patti Scialfa Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into ...
– backing vocals *
Soozie Kirschner Soozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American violinist, guitarist, and vocalist, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly The Sessions Band. Biography Tyrell was ...
– backing vocals * Lisa Lowell – backing vocals * 14 Karat Soul – backing vocals


Discography


Studio albums

* Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes ** '' I Don't Want to Go Home'' (1976) ** '' This Time It's for Real'' (1977) ** ''
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'' (1978) ** ''The Jukes'' (1979) ** ''Love Is a Sacrifice'' (1980) ** '' Better Days'' (1991) ** ''Messin' With the Blues'' (2000) ** ''Going To Jukesville'' (2002) ** ''Into the Harbour'' (2005) ** ''Pills and Ammo'' (2010) ** ''Soultime!'' (2015) * Southside Johnny & The Jukes ** ''Trash It Up'' (1983) ** ''In the Heat'' (1984) ** ''At Least We Got Shoes'' (1986) * Southside Johnny ** ''Slow Dance'' (1988) * Southside Johnny with La Bamba's Big Band ** ''Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits'' (2008) * Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools ** ''Songs From the Barn'' (2013)


Live Recordings

* Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes ** ''Live at the Bottom Line'' (1976) ** '' Live: Reach Up and Touch the Sky'' (1981) ** ''Hearts Of Stone Part 1'' Public Recording At Paris In France The 04/22/1989 (1991) ** ''Hearts Of Stone Part 2'' Public Recording At Paris In France The 04/22/1989 (1991) ** ''All I Wants Is Everything'' - Public Recording In 1984 At Bayou Club Washington DC (1992) ** ''Live at the Paradise Theater'' (2000) ** ''From Southside to Tyneside'' (2008) ** ''1978: Live in Boston'' (2008) ** ''Hearts of Stone LIVE'' (2009) ** ''Men Without Women LIVE'' (2012) ** ''Live Bottom Line NYC 77'' (2015) ** ''Live From E Street (EP)'' (2017) * Southside Johnny ** ''Spittin' Fire'' (1997) * Southside Johnny & Little Steven ** ''Unplugged Live 1993'' ** ''Unplugged vol. 2'' ** ''Talk To Me Radio Broadcast - 1991''


Compilations

* Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ** ''Havin' a Party With Southside Johnny'' (1979) ** ''The Best of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes'' (1992) ** ''All I Want Is Everything – The Best of 1979 – 1991'' (1993) ** ''Ruff Stuff (EP)'' (1995) ** ''Rockin’ With the Jukes'' (1998) ** ''Restless Heart'' (1998) ** ''More Ruff Stuff (EP)'' (2000) ** ''Superhits'' (2001) ** ''Found In a Closet (EP)'' (2003) ** ''Missing Pieces'' (2004) ** ''Collections'' (2006) ** ''Jukebox'' (2007) ** ''Fever! The Anthology 1976–1991'' (2008) ** ''Ruff Stuff 3 (EP)'' (2008) ** ''Acoustic Ammo (EP)'' (2011) ** ''Playlist: The Very Best of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes ('76-'80)'' (2013) ** '' The Fever--The Remastered Epic Recordings (2 CD) Original recording remastered'' (2017)


Singles & Remix

* Southside Johnny & The Jukes ** ''Trash It Up'' - Divers Version Mix (1983) ** ''Get Your Body On The Job'' - Version Short & Long Version (1983) ** ''New Romeo'' - Dub Version (1984) ** ''Love Is The Drug'' - Long Version (1984) ** ''Captured'' - Long Version & Mix Version (1984) Only available in Vinyl 45 Tour and 33 Tour


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes Jersey Shore musical groups Musical groups established in 1975 Musical groups from New Jersey 1975 establishments in New Jersey