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Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll and doo-wop revival group formed in 1969. The group performed a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs that both revived and parodied the music and the New York City street culture of the 1950s.
A brief review of the 1973 re-release of this album by Billboard recommended Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay!, calling Sha Na Na an "excellent oldies group". [1] Jim Allen of AllMusic Guide reviewed a compact disc compilation of this album and the band's self-titled release, calling the music "reverential but energetic updates, making them seem fresh and vital for the new generation and keeping ...
Henry Gross (born April 1, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his association with the group Sha Na Na and for his hit song, "Shannon". Gross is considered a one-hit wonder artist; none of his other songs reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, his single "Springtime Mama" was a top 40 hit in the summer of 1976 ...
Sha Na Na. Jon Bauman – piano, vocals; Lennie Baker – bass guitar, vocals; Bruce Clarke – bass guitar, vocals; Elliot Cahn – rhythm guitar, vocals; Johnny Contando – vocals
With great vocals from stars Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta and help from Sha-Na-Na, Frankie Valli and Peter Frampton, this 2- LP set should slide to the top of the pop chart. One hit single is already out, and more will follow." [17] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively rated the soundtrack four-and-a-half stars.
Simon remained in the group until their final performance in 2020, and also appeared in nearly 100 episodes of The Sha Na Na Show, a syndicated variety program that aired for four seasons starting ...
Sha Na Na performed the song on their syndicated TV show in 1977 during the first season, episode 8, with Screamin' Scott Simon on lead vocals. [4] Sha Na Na performed the song in the 1970 concert film Festival Express, a train tour of Canada by the leading rock musicians of the era, which was released in 2003 as a documentary.
"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" returned to the Hot 100 in 1975 via a remake by Sha Na Na which, despite falling short of the Top 40 with a #55 peak, [12] and #47 on the Easy Listening chart, [13] was the group's most successful single. A rival remake by Fallen Angels, also in 1975, reached #106 on the bubbling under the Hot 100 chart.