The enigma that is Bobby Bandiera.

A show to answer the OP's question (maybe...)

http://www.countbasietheatre.org/cal...sp?id=43249779

BANDIERA: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BOBBY BANDIERA'S JERSEY SHORE ROCK N SOUL REVUE
Saturday, May 02, 2015, 8:00 PM

The 30-Year musical journey of our own Bobby Bandiera, featuring the music of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Patti Scialfia, Gary US Bonds, Graham Parker, Dave Edmunds, Darlene Love & MANY MANY MORE!

Starring:
Carl Gentry- keys-vocals
Mike Mancini-keys
Jim Celestino-guitar
Layonne Holmes-vocals
Graham Maby-bass
Joe Bellia-drums
John Berry-trumpet
Tom Labella- tenor sax
Tom Meares-trombone
Doug Dehays-baritone sax

It was such a pleasure to have Bobby show up at The Stone Pony last weekend. He was there for Southside Johnny night 2 which was The Music of Bruce Springsteen. But they finished the show with a couple of SSJ songs and it was so nice to hear Bobby play and sing on Hearts of Stone. (and yes I know that is a Bruce song too but Southside made it his own years ago.)

It was also the last night of the 40th anniversary celebration of The Stone Pony and Bobby certainly belonged there.

He should have sung "Fade Away", not Jeff Kazee. This Bruce song used to be a kind of John & Bobby B. trademark way back then. And "Let It Be Me" too. How I miss those vocal harmonies!



Pics from his FB page:

How can he now look much older than the South' when he's actually younger?




Oh my God! It's getting spooky! I can almost hear his sardonic laughter...



All about that bass! And jammies!

I agree - Jeff does a decent job but I miss Bobby's voice. I was hoping against hope for Let it Be Me but it WAS a Bruce night and I figured I wouldn't get to hear it.

Was he speaking about Sex Sells?

RED BANK: CELEBRATING BANDIERA’S ERA



The Hardest Working Musician in Shore Business, Bobby Bandiera writes his musical “Autobiography” in a special concert at the Count Basie on Saturday.


As commanding officer of the Jersey Shore Rock ‘N Soul Revue — and as a saloon singer supreme performing over the decades in the clubs, concert halls, tiki decks, taverns and dimly lit corners of coastal New Jersey — Bobby Bandiera has pretty much paid tribute to them all: the Beatles and the Stones; the Sun rockabillies and Motown soulmen; the AM radio one-hit-wonders and the FM rotation heavies.

So in a long, strange trip that’s taken him from smoke-choked pool halls and piano bars to the sold-out arenas of his road gig with Bon Jovi, there’s really only one career that still cries out for a proper salute: his own.

On Saturday night, Bandiera returns to Red Bank to address that glaring omission, with an “Autobiography” concert that assembles a rocking Rolodex of talented friends on the stage of one of the man’s favorite places to play, the Count Basie Theatre.

Scheduled for 8 pm, it’s a themed show that marks the milestones of Bandiera’s 30-year musical journey through the songs of the many legendary folks with whom he’s shared the stage — from hometurf talents like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and Patti Scialfa, to honorary Shorecats like Gary U.S. Bonds, Darlene Love, Graham Parker and Dave Edmunds.

As the Hardest Working Musician in Shore Business (and the type who will return from an exhausting international road trip only to tote his guitar over to Jam Nite at the local watering hole), the man who first came to prominence with coverband kings Cats on a Smooth Surface has made a few friends along the way. And on Saturday he’ll be partnering with a jukebox Justice League that features (among many others) keyboardist-vocalist Carl Gentry, Boss backup singer Layonne Holmes, veteran saxman Tom Labella, and Joe Jackson’s longtime bassist, Graham Maby.

Expect a generation’s worth of signature songs, and more than a few surprises from the musical memory of one of pop’s genuine walking Encyclopedias of Rock. And — given that Bandiera’s regularly coerced the likes of Springsteen, Southside and Bon Jovi to perform in his Yuletide “Hope Concert” series at the Basie — expect something akin to the unexpected. Take it here for tickets ($25 – $99, with the top ticket admission offering access to a post-show meet ‘n mingle with the artists).

http://www.redbankgreen.com/2015/05/...ieras-era.html

Bobby singing make a memory

Aloha !

I find it remarkable how Bobby Bandiera is apparantly able to draw bigger crowds in New Jersey than Richie. It's kind of telling how appreciated the guy is, and how much people actually care for Richie these days.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Here's why Bobby B.'s not doing the Asian tour: he loves clams and the Jersey beach so much that he stayed home to hang out with the locals (and perform at yet another charity gig).














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Damn it...this reminds me of when I ended up partying with the Quireboys and their 'groupies' a couple of years ago after they had opened for Thin Lizzy. Lots of shit was involved but their groupies weren't too dissimilar