The power didn't cut out when Sha Na Na performed immediately before Jimi Hendrix at the conclusion of the famously rain-soaked Woodstock festival in August 1969 in Bethel, N.Y. But the Wurlitzer ...
“I didn’t know the 1950s were the good old days until we were past them,” cracks Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s principal pops conductor, Marvin Hamlisch. A multiple-award-winning composer, Hamlisch, 65 ...
Some fans of Sha Na Na can trace the 1950s tribute act back to Woodstock, when it preceded Jimi Hendrix onstage the final morning of the festival. Others best remember the group of greasers from their ...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) - The gold lame varsity jackets still fit. Four decades after performing as the penultimate act at Woodstock (having been invited by Jimi Hendrix) and three decades after a ...
For more than 40 years, Sha Na Na has been playing the hits of the 1950s, donning lame’ suits and leather jackets. Last year, the band observed its longevity by releasing “Sha Na Na 40 t h Anniversary ...
How do you get to Woodstock after only eight or so gigs? If you’re Sha Na Na you impress Jimi Hendrix with your retro rock and R&B act, and he tells the festival organizers to put you on the bill. It ...
There’s life after Woodstock for Sha Na Na, the doo-wop-fueled classic rock ‘n’ roll band led by singer, drummer and longtime La Jolla resident Jocko Marcellino. The group, which also features San ...
Screamin’ Scott Simon, the dynamic keyboard player for rock and roll revivalists Sha Na Na for more than 50 years, has died. He was 75. Simon’s daughter Nina, an author, announced his death on ...
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): Screamin' Scott Simon, the celebrated pianist of the iconic rock 'n' roll and doo-wop group Sha Na Na, has passed away at the age of 75, The Hollywood Reporter has ...
Scott Simon, the pianist for rock 'n' roll group Sha Na Na, passed away at 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer. He was a member of the group for 52 years and is known for his energetic ...