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Sha Na Na
Sha Na Na

Sha Na Na is a rock and roll revivalist/comedy group from New York City, who perform doo wop hits from the 1950s, simultaneously reviving and sending up the music, as well as 1950s New York street culture, in their performances. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A revivalist artist or revivalist band is a musical group singer or musician dedicated to reviving interest in a musical genre from an earlier era Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and The City of New York Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive

Their current touring group features original members Donny York, Jocko Marcellino, and Screamin' Scott Simon. Screamin' Scott Simon (b 1948 Kansas City, Missouri) has been Sha Na Na 's piano-player since April 1970 Everyone else from the TV show days has left the group, and been replaced by bass singer Reggie Battise, bass player Jim Waldbillig, guitarist Gene Jaramillo, drummer Paul Kimbarow, and sax player Michael Brown. Michael or Mike Brown may refer to In politics: Michael Brown (Liberal Democrats donor (born 1966 Scottish businessman convicted for Their most notable work was on the 1978 film adaptation of the musical Grease. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film.

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The group began singing as part of the longstanding (and still-extant) Columbia University a cappella group The Kingsmen but changed their name due to the Pacific Northwest group of the same name, famous for covering "Louie, Louie". Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean The Kingsmen were a 1960s Garage rock / Frat rock band from Portland, Oregon. " Louie Louie " is an American rock 'n' roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955 The name comes from the refrain of the classic '50s hit "Get a Job" ("Sha-na-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na. " Get a Job " is one of the best known Doo-wop songs of the 1950s . . ") by The Silhouettes. The Silhouettes were an American Doo wop / R&B group whose single " Get A Job " was a #1 hit on the Billboard

Conceived by George Leonard, then a graduate student in English Literature, Sha Na Na began performing in 1969, at the height of the hippie counterculture, and achieved national fame after playing at the Woodstock Festival. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or The group helped to spark a 1950s nostalgia craze, inspiring similar groups both in North America and in the United Kingdom, as well as the Broadway musical Grease. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. The group appeared in the movie Grease as Johnny Casino & The Gamblers. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease The group had its own hit syndicated television show Sha Na Na from 1977 to 1982, featuring guests such as James Brown, the popular 1970s punk band the Ramones, and musicians from rock & roll's golden era, such as Little Richard, Bo Diddley, and Chubby Checker. Sha Na Na was the name of a syndicated variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans on October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the The Twist

One former Sha Na Na member from the television show lineup, Dave "Chico" Ryan, died in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The group's first guitarist, Henry Gross, went on to become a solo performer, and had a hit single titled "Shannon" in 1976. Henry Gross (born April 1 1951, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Singer-songwriter best known for his hit Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vinnie Taylor (1949 - 1974) (real name Chris Donald), who replaced Gross as the lead guitarist in 1970, died from a heroin overdose on April 17, 1974, after a concert at University Hall at the University of Virginia. Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research He was found in a Holiday Inn hotel room in Charlottesville, Virginia. Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States Another founding member of the band, Robert Leonard, is a professor of linguistics at Hofstra University. Robert Leonard may refer to Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969 American actor Robert Z Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Hofstra University is a private Nonsectarian, Coeducational institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead and the hamlet of Uniondale Founding member Alan Cooper, the lead singer in the group's performance of "At The Hop" in the Woodstock film, also went on to an academic career, and he is now professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. "Bowzer" Bauman also continues to tour under his own banner. Elliot Cahn, the group's original rhythm guitar player and musical arranger, later became the first manager of Green Day. Green Day is an American rock trio Another founding member of the band went on from Woodstock to become a physician. Joe Witkin, the original keyboard player (and singer of the Sha Na Na cover of Teenager in Love) is an E. R. physician living with his family in San Diego, CA. He's still playing with a band "The Corvettes" (http://www.thecorvettes.com/Home.html) doing an oldies revue.

The group remains well-known for their tracks on the Grease soundtrack, including "Those Magic Changes", "Hound Dog", "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay", "Blue Moon", "Born to Hand-Jive" and "Tears on My Pillow", the song "Sandy" sung by John Travolta for which Screamin' Scott Simon wrote the lyrics, and for their appearance in the film itself during the school dance scene as well as the Woodstock movie and the more recent Festival Express. The Grease soundtrack is the original motion picture Soundtrack for the 1978 film Grease. "Those Magic Changes" was song written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey used in both Grease the musical and the film version. " Hound Dog " is a Twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton " Blue Moon " is a classic popular song. It was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934, and has become a standard Ballad A different song entitled "Tears on My Pillow" was a #1 British hit for Johnny Nash in 1975 ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 Festival Express is a 2003 Rockumentary film about the legendary 1970 train tour across Canada taken by some of the world's biggest rock bands including The

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The Bowzer.
The Bowzer. Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) was a member of the band Sha Na Na and a one-time game Johnny Contardo is best known as former lead singer with the musical group Sha Na Na. Frederick "Dennis" Greene was born January 11, 1949, in New York New York. Lennie Baker was born on April 18, 1946, in Whitman Massachusetts. Screamin' Scott Simon (b 1948 Kansas City, Missouri) has been Sha Na Na 's piano-player since April 1970 Dave "Chico" Ryan was born David-Allen Ryan on April 9, 1948, in Arlington Massachusetts. Scott Powell was born in Dallas Texas, on August 13, 1948. He was a founding member of Sha Na Na, which began at Columbia University
The Bowzer, April 2000.
The Bowzer, April 2000.


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