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Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947) is an American singer, best known as a member of the band Sha Na Na, and game show host. Bauman's Sha Na Na character Bowzer was a greaser in a muscle shirt .
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.
Simon joined Sha Na Na in April 1970, under the name "Screamin' Scott Simon". [4] He wrote numerous songs that have been recorded by the band and others over the years. Sha Na Na, who are known for covering 1950s Rock and Roll and doo-wop , appeared as a 1950s version of themselves in the 1978 film version of Grease .
Following his departure from that band, Ryan became better known when he joined the musical group Sha Na Na in 1973, on bass and vocals. He appeared with the group on the television show Sha Na Na, which aired from 1977 to 1981, and in the movie Grease, in 1978. On the television show, Ryan often roller-skated and yo-yoed while singing.
Sha Na Na is a syndicated television variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981 for a total of 97 episodes, [1] hosted by the popular rock & roll/comedy group of the same name. The show was produced by Pierre Cossette and originally distributed by the Lexington Broadcast Services Company. Each episode ran for 22 minutes.
Lennie Baker (April 18, 1946 – February 24, 2016) was an American singer and saxophone player for Sha Na Na. . Baker was born in Whitman, Massachusetts.He went on to become a member of the musical group Sha Na Na, doing vocals and playing sax. [1]
The program's only regular panelists were its co-hosts. Bauman — who appeared as himself and not as his Sha Na Na character Bowzer — sat on the panel during Match Game and the Super Match, while Rayburn took his place during Hollywood Squares. The most frequent semi-regular was actress Nedra Volz, who appeared for nine weeks. Mr.
In 2001, Yost underwent successful throat surgery for a condition that had severely impaired his singing voice, bringing him back to touring under the Classics IV name. A few years prior, he had regained the rights to the Classics IV name with the help of former Sha Na Na vocalist Jon "Bowser" Bauman through the group Truth in Music Advertising ...