The Southside Johnny Videography 3rd ed.
August 28, 1998
edited, organized by JOHN S EUSTIS (
jeus@loc.gov )
Date -- SSJ appearance
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unknown -- Good Day New York (TV show, interview only)
unknown -- Various appearances on local Cleveland TV shows
unknown -- TV jingles for Chunky & NJ Bell [unconfirmed]
5-30-76 -- 12-min. documentary featuring footage of a Stone
. Pony concert with Bruce S. & Lee Dorsey.
. Shown on UHF channel U-68 in the NYC metro area.
1977 -- Between the lines (movie cameo, plus soundtrack)
. This fun little film has a stellar cast, featuring
. Jeff Goldblum as a Southside fan (and bootleg
. collecter). One crucial scene is set at a party,
. where the Jukes are performing "Sweeter than Honey"
. and "Having a Party". Also on the soundtrack:
. "Fannie Mae" & "I don't want to go home."
4-5-77 -- OGWT studio performance (British TV)
. "Without love" & "The Fever"
11-22-77 -- OGWT special (British TV)
late 1970s -- appearances on the Mike Douglas TV show
late 1970s -- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1st appearance)
. Promoting "This time it's for real" album.
. "Without love" & "Little by little"
1978 -- Live promo clip of SSJ singing "Without love"
8-31-78 -- Live from the Agora (30 min.)
. Aired on local Cleveland TV, perhaps elsewhere.
. "The Fever", "I don't want to go home", "Having a
. party" (incl. Bruce, Steve VanZandt, Clarence)
1979 -- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (2nd appearance)
. Live footage from Aug. Asbury Park show (4 songs)
1979 -- Soundstage (PBS TV show, 1 hour)
. Concert from Chicago, also featuring Junior Wells
10-2-79 -- OGWT film footage (British TV) "Vertigo"
10-6/7-79 -- Rockpalast show from Grugahalle, Essen (German TV)
. WDR Rocknight (90 min., incl. interview)
1980 -- On the beach (music video)
. (pre-MTV; shown on HBO's "video jukebox")
1981 -- All my children (TV show cameo)
1981 -- Second City Television ("The Fever" & "Everything")
. Also includes a skit with Patti Scialfa and the
. Jukes acting as a band at Ed Grimley's wedding.
5-17-81 -- Taping date for "Eddie and the Cruisers" movie.
. (alternate ending featured the Jukes--not released)
1982 -- Welcome to Miller Time (TC commercial)
1982 -- Rick Derringer's Rock Spectacular (laserdisc)
. Taped at the Ritz, NYC (Pioneer Artists PA-85-091)
. SSJ on lead vocals & harmonica for "Honey Hush"
. (Lou W. Turner) & "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd)
1983 -- Trash it up (music video)
1984 -- New Romeo (music video)
1984 -- Regis Philbin TV show
10-15-84 -- "Having a party" (concert video) taped at the Bayou
. Club, Washington, DC. British release; 13 tracks.
. Released by Castle Music Video (cat. no. CMV 1043).
1984 -- Showtime special (cable TV concert)
. [Possibly the same show as above]
1984? -- Interview on French TV, plus club appearances with
. Little Bob Story on 2 songs; includes live segment
. of a NJ concert.
1984 -- Tuff Turf (movie soundtrack)
1985 -- Rock influences--the Jersey Sound (MTV, 1 hr.)
. Live footage from the Capitol Theater, Pasaic, NJ.
1986 -- Walk away Renee (music video)
1986 -- David Brenner TV show ("Tell me")
1986 -- We've got the love (music video) performed by JAM:
. Jersey Artists for Mankind. (Bobby B, SSJ, etc.)
late 1980s -- Entertainment tonight TV show ("New Romeo")
1988 -- Adventures in Babysitting (movie cameo)
. Brit. ti.: A night on the town. This excellent
. film features Elizabeth Shue herding a group of
. kids through various misadventures. At one point
. they stumble into a college party, where Southside
. & Bobby are performing "Expressway to your heart"
. (an old Soul Survivor song) & "Future in your
. eyes" (co-written by Johnny Lyon!)
5-23-89 -- Late night with David Letterman ("Little Calcutta")
spring 1989 -- Eleva 2 eren (Danish national TV program)
. "Ain't that peculiar" & "On the air"
1989? -- Pat Sajak TV show ("Your precious love")
1990 -- Captain America (movie soundtrack) "Memories of you"
1990 -- Home Alone (movie soundtrack)
. "Please come home for Christmas"
1990 -- American Music Shop (cable TV show) "Sirens of the
. night", "Down the line" & a duet of "The Wanderer"
. with the late Eddie Rabbitt.
1991 -- Dennis Miller TV show ("Workin' too hard")
1991 -- Entertainment Tonight TV show (no live songs)
1991 -- Tonight Show with Jay Leno ("Coming back")
1991 -- Moscow concert marking the 5th anniversary of
. the Chernobyl disaster. Many bands from various
. countries attended; SSJ stood in for Paul Jones
. (Manfred Mann) on harp and vocals, as part of a
. group called "The Blues Band". Shown in the USSR
. (and probably Eastern Europe).
Sept. 1991 -- Having a party live at the Stone Pony (concert)
. LaserDisc: Pioneer PA-92-452; VHS: Impact 10510
. 70 min., includes Bruce, Steve, Jon Bon Jovi.
. -- It's been a long time (music video from concert)
Oct. 1991 -- MTV News segment about the above videoclip.
late 1991 -- German TV show during Better Days promotional
. tour, with footage from a music festival: Coming
. back, All the way home, It's been a long time.
11-1-91 -- In Concert (TV show, ABC)
. Stone Pony footage (above) with commentary by SSJ.
11-29-91 -- Late Night with David Letterman ("Coming back")
Dec. 1991 -- New York City TV ads for upcoming NYE show.
12-31-91 -- New Year's Eve concert, the Ritz, New York
. (pay-per-view special, a portion also on Fox TV)
1991-92? -- American Detective (TV series, theme music)
3-22-92 -- Live from the Rolling Stone Club, Milan, Italy
. (TV concert, 120 min.)
3-26-92 -- Rockpalast WDR (German TV) Cologne concert.
. Two versions: the original 90-min. show included
. a backstage interview with Johnny, Bobby & Steven.
. The 150-min. version, which aired later, included
. the full concert, but not the interview.
4-9-92 -- Ohne Filter Extra (German TV, live audience, 1 hr.)
June 1992 -- Regis and Kathy Lee show ("All the way home")
12-25-92 -- All along the Watchtower Christmas Special
. (Dutch TV) 30-min., incl. long interview with SSJ
. & a set taped at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 11-24.
. Blue Christmas, Talk to me, Soul's on fire, Walk
. Away Renee, It's been a long time, others.
1992-93? -- Down the Shore (Fox TV show, theme music)
. "I don't want to go home"
Jan. 1993 -- Clinton Inauguration (various TV sightings)
6-24-93 -- CNN Entertainment Tonight segment filmed
. at a Springsteen soundcheck at the Meadowlands.
. Has a shot of SSJ rehearsing "Having a party."
July 1993 -- All-Star (baseball) Game (pre-game TV show)
. "Take me out to the ball game"
3-30-96 -- Final Four Show (CBS basketball pregame program)
. (probably same footage as 6-24-93)
1996 -- Grind (movie soundtrack) "All I needed was you"
6-21-97 -- MTV Europe program, "The Essential Jon Bon Jovi"
. included a short clip of Southside & Bobby.
8-14-97 -- Conan O'Brien show (interview, joined house band)
1-31-98 -- Patrick King Benefit Concert (news broadcasts)
. CNN Headline News & others ran stories on this.
1993 to present -- Dave's World (TV show, theme music)
. "You may be right"