This Is John at his first paying gig at a bar off the boardwalk in Long Branch. Second Photo is John Revisiting the Asbury Park Boardwalk about ten years after playing at the former Cafe e Dolce that is directly behind him. Tom Hays at the keys
History
John performed as John Anthony in late 1970's and early 80's as part of the duo Anthony & Hays.
Tom Hays: Piano
They performed at Monmouth College,West Long Branch, NJ, Brookdale College, Lincroft NJ. (Live performances on WBJB radio)
In the 1990's and the next century, John put back his last name and performed at many coffeehouses and cafes as part of Blues Station and as a solo.
Blues Station: ------------------------ Scott Butler: Bass, Vocals
Diane Doolittle: Sax, Flute, Vocals
John Padovano: Guitar, Harp, Vocals
John Paul Padovano: Keyboard ------------------------------------------- Here is a very partial listing of coffeehouses and Cafes performed at: ********************************* Princeton University, Princeton NJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Danielle's Cafe, Bradley Beach, NJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cool Beans, Toms River, NJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caffe e Dolce, Asbury Park, NJ boardwalk, run by Midge Guerrera. It was a great place for musicians and artists. ********************************** Cornerstone Caffe, Freehold, Great busy place. ********************************* House Of Coffee, Red Bank, NJ , the place that really started off the coffeehouse scene in Red Bank **************************************** Club Bene, Sayreville, NJ, Opened for Leon Redbone. ******************************* Bayou Cafe, Manasquan, NJ, Great place and area with a most relaxed atmosphere. ********************************************** Fish Tales, Atlantic Highlands, NJ , Great view. ----------------------------------------------- Java Hut, Belmar, NJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Folk City NYC, The Back Fence NYC,Josie's Coffeehouse, Dublin House, Downtown Cafe, Trattoria Portobello, Familiar Ground Coffeehouse,Monmouth College, Brookdale College, The Cove seabright, The Cove roselle, Mermaids, The Dubliner, Starbucks, El Parador, The Fastlane, Big Man's West, Tideaway Manor,The Internet Cafe, Ray's, Peninsula cafe, Sebastian's, Metropolitan cafe, Guy's, T-Birds, Boatyard Pub, The Breadline, Copper Kettle, Tropicanna, Serenity's, Joe's,Mucky Duck, The Roost,Lilly Langtree's, Jason's, Upstairs Coffeehouse, Matheny School, Higginbottoms . . . more will be added ( as memory dictates)....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TV Spots: News12 New Jersey: Jersey's Talking TV30: Cafe Improv TV30: Talk To Me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John at Blues Station Memoirs
recording session,
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Anthony and Hays (Leonardo, NJ)
photo by Dave Gorsky of
NJCoast News . Photo is of John at
performance at the Java Hut,
Belmar, NJ, 2002.
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