"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 & the Asbury Jukes.Southside Johnny has long been considered the Grandfather of \"the New Jersey Sound.\" Jon Bon Jovi has acknowledged Southside Johnny as his \"reason for singing.\""@en . . . . . . . . "John Lyon"@en . . . "Southside Johnny"@en . . . "1970Z"^^ . . . . "solo_singer" . . "1948-12-04Z"^^ . . . "1948Z"^^ . "American singer" . .