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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 .
The group's name was taken from a series of nonsense syllables ("sha na na na, sha na na na na") in the song "Get a Job", originally recorded by the Silhouettes. [5] The final lineup featured original members Donny York and Jocko Marcellino, and longtime member Screamin' Scott Simon, who joined in 1970. Everyone else from the original band and ...
Vincent "Vinnie" Taylor (July 31, 1948 – April 19, 1974) was an American lead guitar player best known from the group, Sha Na Na. His birth name was Christopher Hempstead Donald, and he was born in San Salvador, Bahamas. [1] He graduated from Kent School in 1965 and Columbia College in 1971.
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.
Pages in category "Sha Na Na members" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Lennie Baker;
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 ...