Press Placement; Asbury Park Press (Springsteen, Southside, Bon Jovi join Bandiera Fundraiser)
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Bobby Bandiera organized a fundraising concert for ALS featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny Lyon, and Jon Bon Jovi. The concert at the Count Basie Theatre included solo performances and collaborations between the artists. Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Southside Johnny ended the night by performing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" together. The concert raised money for the Joan Dancy and People with ALS Support Group.
Press Placement; Asbury Park Press (Springsteen, Southside, Bon Jovi join Bandiera Fundraiser)
- 1. APP.COM - Springsteen, Southside and Bon Jovi rock Bandiera's fundraiser | Asbury Park Press Online Page 1 of 2 Advertisements Thursday, December 14, 2006 Weather | Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds | PressPix | Calendar | EZClassifieds Back Issues: Subscribe Now! Customer Service Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Today E-mail Alerts Contact Us News, events, shopping, cars, jobs and more: Find what you need in our new search » SEARCH THE JERSEY SHORE: Go Related news from the Web Text Size: | | E-mail Print Subscribe E-mail Alerts Latest headlines by topic: • Pop/Rock • Medicine REVIEW • Conan O'Brien • Als • Health Springsteen, Southside and Bon Jovi • Bon Jovi rock Bandiera's fundraiser Powered by Topix.net Advertisement NJ Lottery Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/14/06 JOB OPENINGS BY RICHARD SKELLY • Work for Us CORRESPONDENT • Earn $600/mo. CONTESTS Post Comment • Reader Rewards Kudos to Brick-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Bobby Bandiera. Working with EDUCATION executives at the Count Basie Theatre, along with Terry Magovern, Bruce • Newspaper in Springsteen's longtime personal manager, Bandiera put together a very well Education Program orchestrated, properly paced concert Tuesday night at the Red Bank venue. MERCHANDISE The concert was a fundraiser for the Joan Dancy and People with ALS Support Group. • Newspaper Store Magovern was engaged to Joan Dancy, a mother of two from Middletown who died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. MARKETPLACE • Fishing & Boating An early high point of the nearly four-hour show included "Late Night with Conan • Restaurants O'Brien" trumpeter Mark Pender's jam on "Baby I Like It," backed by "Late Night" bassist Michael Merritt, Westfield-based guitarist Glenn Alexander and READERS' CHOICE trombonist/singer Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, also part of the "Late Night" band. • Best of 2005 ADVERTISING Burger, Kavanaugh and Bonds • Product Rates Bandiera, having just put on a solid tribute to producer Phil Spector, used many of the LISTINGS same singers as he did for that concert, held Nov. 17 at the Count Basie. Bob Burger • Fishing Tails delivered a convincing version of "Let It Be," accompanied by Kevin Kavanaugh on • Vacation Rentals keyboards, while Gary U.S. Bonds and percussionist/singer Kenny "Popeye" Pentifallo • Submit Club/Bar sang a perfect version of "Pretty Little Angel Eyes." Schedules • Bars, Bands & Clubs http://www.bobbandiera.com/Articles/ALS_Fundraiser_12-14-06.htm 9/8/2008
- 2. APP.COM - Springsteen, Southside and Bon Jovi rock Bandiera's fundraiser | Asbury Park Press Online Page 2 of 2 • Things to Do • Weddings Bandiera played some exquisite guitar on his original, "Love Keeps Messing with My • Engagements Mind," and on Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane." Bonds and his band took the stage and • Anniversaries Joey Stann delivered soul-filled saxophone treatments on Bonds' hit "Quarter to • Celebrations Three." • Dating • Births • In Remembrance and Singer/harmonica player Southside Johnny Lyon stirred the audience members from Thank You's their seats for his rock anthems "Talk to Me" and "I Don't Want to Go Home." On the • Hot Properties latter tune, he was joined by Jon Bon Jovi, who told the audience, "We're raising some money for a really good cause, but without Bobby Bandiera, none of this would have GANNETT NJ been possible." Bon Jovi delivered a heartfelt rendering of "Please Come Home for NEWSPAPERS Christmas" and told the crowd, "These are the guys I grew up listening to, Southside • Asbury Park Press Johnny and Bruce, and at the end of the day, I've always been sort of proud to be from • Gannett State Bureau Jersey." • Courier News • Courier-Post • The Daily Journal Using Bandiera's backing band, Bon Jovi then led the crowd in a singalong on his • Daily Record recent hit, "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" House lights came on throughout that • Home News Tribune song to illuminate the audience, which sang along with the 44-year-old Sayreville • Ocean County native. Observer • Times Beacon Finally, as if on cue from incessant calls of "Bruuuce" from the audience, Springsteen Newspapers swaggered over to the guitar waiting for him onstage. He sang with abandon on • Other Gannett "Darlington County," "Spirit in the Night," "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" and "Tenth Avenue Newspapers Freeze-Out." For a finale, Springsteen led the band through a rousing version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," joined by Bon Jovi, Bonds and Southside Johnny. Advertisement Post a Comment This article does not have any comments associated with it Text Size: | | E-mail Print Subscribe E-mail Alerts Partners: Jobs: CareerBuilder.com • Cars: Cars.com • Apartments: Apartments.com • Shopping: ShopLocal.com Copyright © 2006 Asbury Park Press. All rights reserved. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. (Updated June 7, 2005) Site design by Asbury Park Press / Contact us USA Today • USA Weekend • Gannett Co. Inc. • Gannett Foundation http://www.bobbandiera.com/Articles/ALS_Fundraiser_12-14-06.htm 9/8/2008