Sha Na Na is tagged as: rock and roll, soundtrack, rock n roll, rock, woodstock The group began singing as part of the longstanding Columbia University a cappella group The Kingsmen, but changed their name due to the Pacific Northwest group of the same name, famous for covering “Louie, Louie”.[citation needed] Conceived by George Leonard, then a graduate student in Humanities, Sha Na Na began performing in 1969, at the height of the hippie counterculture, and achieved national fame after playing at the Woodstock Festival, where they preceded Jimi Hendrix. Their 90-second appearance in the Woodstock film brought the group national attention and helped spark a 1950s nostalgia craze, inspiring similar groups both in North America and in the United Kingdom, as well as the Broadway musical Grease and the TV show, Happy Days.[1] The degree to which their act was truly nostalgic, as opposed to the degree to which it was “invented nostalgia”, has, however, been called into question.[2] The group appeared in the movie Grease as Johnny Casino & The Gamblers. The group was also successful with its own hit syndicated television show Sha Na Na from 1977 to 1982, featuring guests such as James Brown, the popular 1970s punk rock band the Ramones and musicians from rock & roll’s golden era, such as Little Richard, Bo Diddley and C... Read More About Sha Na Na Biography...  Send Sha Na Na ringtones to your cell
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