Southside Johnny gets inducted into the NJ Hall of Fame by Jon Bonjovi 10/27/19 Asbury Park NJ

Jon Bonjovi inducts Southside Johnny into the NJ Hall of Fame from the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on October 27, 2019

[@4TheLuvOfTheMusic]

New Jersey righted one of our greatest wrongs last when Southside Johnny was inducted into the state Hall of Fame and Jon’s speech was a thing of beauty. It was perfect because he meant every single word of it. You made us all proud, Jon.

[@ahjaanhugh]

Way way back on July 24, 1977, Johnny and the band opened for ELP in Toronto. I had never heard of the band. 10 minutes into the ELP set the audience was shouting bring back Johnny. I went out a few days later bought an LP and have enjoyed his music ever since.

[@directorofsalestreasure5821]

A tragedy that Hearts of Stone never got the credit it deserved. One of THE greatest albums of all time,

[@tinajones7293]

I agree.xx

[@martesampling]

Totally agree

[@karencontino5220]

Awe… wow awesome!! We happy for you Southside. You deserve it!!! xo

[@krptwo]

Southside earned this induction. Well deserved and long overdue. #RaiseAGlass

[@tammierose5043]

It's CRIMINAL

[@anthonygallo3576]

I must say , I was not really a Bon Jovi fan even though he lives walking distance from me in Holmdel . But,His speech blew me away. He captured it right on thr money . I have always been a SSJ fan, and Hearing a guy who made it bigger talk about SSJ this way was most humbling. Tell u what jon, Im gonna give u another go!. And whoever thought to capture and post rhis speec was a genius

[@captmidnite8142]

southside johnny ,,,, legend x

[@rodmcdonough6111]

I grew up in SF as Southside's stuff was just coming out in the mid 70's. Our FM station KSAN featured him a lot and I got to know his style which you could recognize in Springteen's material I was in a band at the time with friends who liked his stuff also. In 1979, I went to NY to be with my girlfriend (now my wife for 34 years) and in 1980 got busted for the first and only time in my life on the Jersey Shore on 4th of July for drinking a Schaefers beer on the beach. When the cops took me in to the station the other cops said "Oooh you guys got a live one there!" They called me "Schaefers" after the cheap beer I was drinking. It's my real-life Jersey Shore memory and I still didnt want to go home! Greetings and congrats to Southside from SF!

[@peterjohnson617]

Hey Rod, I drinks a bit of them Schaefers myself,in the day. not so bad after the first one...peace pal.....

[@TheStikapos]

I still remember the night SS tossed a plate of drinks in Providence....waitress wasn’t too happy, but it was totally Southside! Well deserved honor!

[@tomwillis3089]

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes are the only band I've witnessed earning encores supporting Graham Parker & The Rumour, Usher Hall, Edinburgh 󠁧c.1977. Had the pleasure of seeing The Jukes many times since.

[@ahjaanhugh]

The audience was shouting, bring back Johnny, on July 24, 1977 when they backed ELP in Toronto.

[@tomwillis3089]

ELP and The Jukes? That's quite a combination!@@ahjaanhugh

[@peterjohnson617]

If you are looking for something better, forget about it,because it ain`t out there.. This is the music in my sound track to life. Thank you South for all the songs through all the years ,all the shows and all those horns. sing on because we are still listening.....peace,pj

[@brucedelaney9606]

Southside and the Jukes songs were the best. My personal sound track for the late 70 until today. They were soul. Bon Jovi was Rock. And Bruce was the Boss. LOL.

[@shyba2011]

They & j.geils should be in the r&r hall of fame.

[@randymillhouse791]

Sir, I saw you perform many times at the Bijou on K street next to the DC Potomac River. You ALWAYS DELIVERED! No matter how humid it was in August (remember that comment?) The South. Amazing times seeing you. Thank you.

[@jonkunhi4435]

Thank you for sharing!!!👍🤘

[@keithmanning5279]

Congratations johnny ! So well deserved. Luv ya and still go to see you everytime you come thru new England ...

[@edwardenglish6095]

Well earned ! The soundtrack of my life !

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

Can't say enough good things about Johnny and the Jukes. How Springsteen became a legend while the guy with all the soul stood in his shadow is beyond me.

[@peterjohnson617]

I agree with you 100%,even though seeing it it print sounds a bit like sour grapes,still I have always felt this way......peace

[@robmills7611]

Yeah one of THE GREAT soul bands ever that got lost along the way! But there's usually stuff going on in the background that you never know about. Bon Jovi's mentioning that Johnny didn't play by anybody's rules but his own may be a hint to that. I've known others over the decades that probably could have gone big time but there were "things" in the shadows of that industry that they couldn't be a part of and now days there are some absolutely satanic things that some of the biggest artists are EXPECTED to take part in! Just watch the last several Grammy awards shows if you can stomach the music

[@leorabenjack3877]

I love Southside Johnny 's group

[@tjk1968slice]

Class act!

[@MRVISTA-wz7vj]

I never said I'm gonna set the world on fire with a little bit of luck GOT TO FIND A BETTER WAY HOME

[@frankbarberio8149]

way OVERDUE!! southside and the jukes DESERVE to be in R&R hall of fame! NY radio DOESNT play them nearly enough!!

[@susancarollibra9024]

♥♥♥

[@cathyanndee9984]

That tsunami still lives today from NYC

[@markraciborski4289]

Man, Southside Johnny and company, I can't imagine any act following them. Way unrated band. There is nothing like them live on stage.

[@tammierose5043]

Please get out of the view. U guys ain't and never will be, Johnny💖

[@cathyanndee9984]

Exhausted and excillerate

[@kendallevans4079]

Johnny getting inducted by BonJovie is insulting

[@1mattadams]

Shut +/ Creed,