Sha Na Na

Sha Na Na (also: Sha -Na -Na) is a rock 'n' roll band from New York, the interpreted on sometimes comedic kind of cover versions of songs from the 1950s. Overall, Sha -Na -Na has published over 25 music albums.

History

The band Sha -Na -Na was formed originally in 1969 as an a cappella group at Columbia University in New York under the name The Kingsmen. There she wore first a wide range of different musical genres before, until they decided due to the popularity of the music of the 1950s, playing only classic this time under the name of Sha Na Na. The name comes from the song Get A Job ( 1957) by the Silhouettes.

Woodstock 1969

With her ​​performance at the Woodstock Festival Sha Na Na became known to a wider public and began to establish itself in the American rock 'n ' roll landscape. Sha Na Na was the only interpreter of the Woodstock festival without a record deal; They played about 40 minutes for U.S. $ 300 on the last day of the festival just before the appearance of Jimi Hendrix.

Movies and TV

The band had a television show that was broadcast in a total of 97 episodes in the following years. This show basically consisted of her own music and skits with other celebrities and led to Sha Na Na in the U.S. public was more present.

In the movie Grease Sha Na Na had a guest appearance as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers and contributed several songs to the original soundtrack for. The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy and won eight times platinum.

Discography

Trivia

• Dr. Robert Leonard, today linguist and worked in forensics, is a founding member of the band.