Sha na na may not have invented rock nostalgia, but the group has successfully - very successfully - celebrated the music and the memories for the past three decades…in clubs and in concert, in the movies and on TV, and on record.
Sha Na Na's story is an all-encompassing one: They were in the original Woodstock Festival lineup, starred in the film "Grease" (the most successful movie musical), hosted the "Sha Na Na" TV series for four years, and still play more than 100 concerts a year, from state fairs to performing arts centers, casino showrooms to mega corporate functions world wide.
And through it all - flower power, hard rock, metal music, disco, hip hop, rap, and more - Sha Na Na remains true to the original concept: rock 'n' roll is here to stay!
The Sha Na Na story begins oddly for a group that, in appearance, runs the gamut from greaser to gold lame. Attired in turtlenecks and blue blazers, the nucleus of Sha Na Na were undergraduate members of The Kingsmen, a glee club ensemble at New York's Columbia University that used to perform a cappella versions of 50s rock songs as part of the performances.
These proved hugely popular and eventually rock 'n' roll took over, instruments were added and Sha Na Na - the name comes from the 50s Silhouettes' hit "Get A Job" - was born.
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