When I got to the point where I could think past Clarence - an almost unimaginable point - I thought we needed the Asbury Jukes horns -- the E Street Band should go out on tour with that old classic sound I fell in love with as a 17-year-old.
In an interview in the Waterloo Journal, Southside Johnny Lyons says Springsteen has taken his horns -- it seemed the next logical step to me but it's a long hard realization to actually make it happen.
Here's an excerpt:
"And, he (Southside) notes with a laugh, the musical cross-pollination that began decades ago is still going on — most recently, with Springsteen’s poaching of the Jukes’ brass section.
“He’s stealing my saxophone players to replace Clarence (Clemons, who passed away last year), so we steal from each other’s bands occasionally.”
When you watch old clips on YouTube, it’s uncanny how closely aligned Springsteen and Southside are musically — both representative of the Jersey Shore sound of the ’70s, with its big band rock spiked with romanticism and a rootsy, heartland ethos.
“He’s got more straight ahead rock ’n’ roll roots and I have more rhythm and blues roots,” points out Southside. “And I have a horn section and he doesn’t.”
And now it appears his horn section is going on tour with Springsteen - God bless Southside and his new Poor Fools ensemble. We'll support you at every chance we get, but I'd give anything to hear that Asbury Jukes sound behind Bruce on any given night. We can only hope, and support all the incredible artists involved in that Asbury melting pot that's given us so much sheer joy in whatever form it takes.
Check out the Waterloo Journal interview here
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