Used to watch this as a young teen in the 70's with my Grandparents. And I told them I was born too late. They laughed so much. Miss you Gran and Perry
@@LisaKoffler Where? We haven't had an oldies station in years.. Wolfman Jack is gone. Casey Kasem is too. And Dick Clark was still doing until he got older..
Sorry, my mom said I was born in the wrong year. This kind of music has been my favorite for over 50 years. I get cold chills just listening to the 50's and 60's music.
Absolutely! They're now retired, and Donny admitted in another RUclips video that he sometimes misses touring, and he now sings while walking around the house, and his wife loves it!
I used to listen to this program when I was in high school and during the time. I was in the military I would think about them from time to time because it was a lot better than crawling around in the sand in the mud or swamps. Music what a wonderful way to be free. God bless all America and veterans.
Absolutely! Donny sang lead on this song, and he sounded like he used different singing voices with the different songs he sang to sound as much like the originals as possible, and not all singers can do that!
I am almost 63 years old and the NaNa of a precious 4 year old granddaughter, our only grandchild. Since her Papa and I are oldies, these are the songs that we sing to her now just as we did to her Mom. I hope that when she gets to be your age, she has such sweet memories of us as you do of your grandparents. We even took our daughter to see Sha Na Na when she was a little girl. Bless your heart.
Something about the imperfect choreography actually makes it absolutely enjoyable. These guys were having so much fun. I followed them since about 1974 and I appreciate them more today than I did back then.
The fact that a male group did dancing and choreography, and it was still viewed as 'manly' is awesome. Other than 'boy bands', what male groups do that? Sha Na Na had it all, the vocals, talented instrumentalists, and a fun stage show. I was just a kid watching this on TV, loved the skits and the music.
Yeah, the jumping jacks were kind of trite, but I still appreciate them a lot more after not seeing them for decades. Also, you gotta love the one-man bass line (Bowser).
I saw Sha Na Na 36 years ago when I was 17 at Newcastle City Hall in North East England and it was a brilliant night. The show was perfection and all the covers of the original had both great instrumentals and vocals. My favourite band members were Elliot Cahn(Gino), Donny and Johnny. Johnny in particular has an amazing vocal range.
His office is in Burbank, CA and he is team physician to the LA Galaxy Soccer Team (I think that's the name of the team), and is an expert on knee and shoulder surgical repair.
Joe Witkin (the original keyboard player before Scott Simon replaced him) became a physician as he'd always expected to. Most of his career was heading the emergency room at a San Diego area hospital. Bowzer's predecessor Alan Cooper became a department head at the Columbia University Jewish Theological Seminary. Bruce Clarke became a bigtime academician based at Texas Tech University. Elliot Cahn (left before the TV series as did Bruce Clarke and Rich Joffe) became a bigtime entertainment lawyer who managed the group "Green Day" for a few years. David Garrett graduated the rigorous Columbia University School of Engineering and became an electronics industry businessman. Rich Joffe practiced law in NYC for years. Denny Greene graduated Yale Law School after the TV years and ended up a law professor. "Many talents" were the norm for Columbia undergraduates, due to the college having extremely tough admissions standards. I'd been on track to become a lawyer myself, but the life of a journeyman rock star hooked me and allowed all the time that I ended up needing for marital trainwrecks. 😎
Such a talented and gifted bunch of top musicians. So entertaining no matter how many times I watch these videos. I saw these when they originally aired....every show, every week!
it would be nice to know if anyone filmed their rehearsals and dance moves when they practisd these weekly shows. I am sure they had great bonding as friends as well as workmates...and i am sure they had fun too.
I'm only 23, but I had the best times of my life in the car with my grandmother singing to these songs from back then... I am proud to say I know these guys and many more oldies too like Chubby Checker...
I'm a fan of theirs since I was 4 in 1977 and watching them EVERY time they were on TV. NOTHING got in my way haha and listened to their records all the time in my basement. And saw them multiple times live. And I eventually became close friends with Lennie Baker.
I love Donny's voise! I love how he just doesn't care! I don't mean to make it sound mean, because I don't, I love it! But the way he sings, it's like he isn't even trying and I think that's awesome!!!! I love SHA NA NA!!! Bring them BACK!!!!!!!
It's not that Donny doesn't care - he just likes having fun, and that's what I like MOST about him! I saw him in "The Stroll" video with Guerin "Tito Mambo" Barry as the lead singer. Donny was wearing a white jacket with his signature outfit and strolled with two girls instead of one!
Bowser hadn't joined at Woodstock. Johnny either. The leads were mostly short time additions. Donny and Chico did the lead most of the time. The high notes were done by 2 different guys until Johnny came aboard. One was Henry Gross..
I love Sha Na Na. I was born in the wrong time era. They must have heard me because they brought that era to the 70’s and 80’s. I listen to their music a lot even now. I wish I was a teen back in the late 50’s. My kingdom for a time machine.
hi there, time travelling caveman here. just wanna say this newfangled "disco" is bullshit and a sad excuse for real music. we used to hit hollow tree trunks for hours round a slow-roasting mammoth thigh. that was real music. not this glitterbomb hippy nonsense
Same for me! I ended up loving doo wop so much I sang with a couple of Philly groups! And, now that I'm familiar with the orig's of all these songs, I gotta say Sha na Na really did 'em all justice! Wonderful talent there. Don't let the skin tight gold lame and the jumping jack choreo fool ya! These guys are terrific!
Wow.. I love Shanana since I was small.. I loved them since the 70s - all my cousins loved them. You wont find another Shanana. They are the best. NK Chew, Malaysia.
I remember seeing them on television back in the 70's and only noticed the one with the black tank top and black pants and thought he was the only one on the show because I was maybe four or five years old at best, and he reminded me of Fonzie from Happy Days.
It's Bowzer, actually. But whatever, the band was 'in public' (at least for us in Finland) for the first time in Woodstock. The song in the film is 'At the hop'. This is a great doo-wop band. I have been a fan since 1972. And now I,m training my 10-year-old to follow my footsteps...
True Talent, through and through. Watched the show and saw them in concert back in the day. Those who are gone are missed. Those who are left are treasured.
Is sad that these guys aren't more acknowledged for their talent to this day. They really hit a nerve, and the sting stuck for quite some time. That's gotta account for something still? Great stuff yet again! :)
Was this from the 80,s?....the performance at Woodstock in 69 is cool too ..good happy upbeat music. Alot great Doo wop compilation on RUclips...better than Doo rag . N hop hip. Sick all that..oldies but goodies..
I noticed that too! Maybe he was going for his comb but changed his mind! If you watch New Romantic Girl's videos from 1973 Donny combed his hair after every song! LOL!!!
An awesome time for awesome music while growing up....yeap, we weren’t perfect but better than the best crap on the radio today 6-08-2020....we were very fortunate and happy......
You are so right about the backup singers! Sha Na Na still performs today! Donny York & Jocko Marcellino are the only 2 originals left & were at Woodstock! Screamin' Scott Simon is still with the band & he was on their TV show along with Donny & Jocko. The new members are: Gene Jarmillo-guitar, Downtown Michael Brown-sax, Reggie Battiste-bass vocals, Jim "Billy" Waldbillig- bass guitar, Paulie Kimbarow-drums. You can check out other videos & you can see the current lineup.
I did that, and they're supposed to have singing voices as good as the original members. Also, "Screamin'" Scott, Donny, and Jocko are the only 3 original members left in the group.
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Used to watch this as a young teen in the 70's with my Grandparents. And I told them I was born too late. They laughed so much. Miss you Gran and Perry
Do Wop will never die... Sha Na Na was the best show on TV... Bowser rules!!!
For SHORE!!!
His bass voice rules!
@@LisaKoffler Wish they could have had him at Woodstock but he came on board later !
Dag Nabbit, so did Johnny Contardo!
DO WOP will live FOREVER . It's just that good .😊👍🏻
They must have been the absolute best cover bands ever borned. This is magical. Such songs you cant hear any longer. Love to Sha Na Na
They were, and we STILL have "oldies" radio stations!
@@LisaKoffler Where? We haven't had an oldies station in years.. Wolfman Jack is gone. Casey Kasem is too. And Dick Clark was still doing until he got older..
ALL 50 States have "oldies" radio stations, so you can just look it up!
Go look up Showaddywaddy's cover of this song and other songs.
All the way. This is my FAVORITE kind of music. My monm
Sorry, my mom said I was born in the wrong year. This kind of music has been my favorite for over 50 years. I get cold chills just listening to the 50's and 60's music.
Sha na na was and still is my favorite band . I always fantasized being bouzer . I'm 65 years old and I will always love the oldies music .
I watched them when I was a teen, even my parents liked them!
Just turned 65 myself yep good times so much to watch on TV with so few stations
These guys had talent, played real music, not auto tune, or computers to mimic a song, they played on pure talent.
Absolutely! They're now retired, and Donny admitted in another RUclips video that he sometimes misses touring, and he now sings while walking around the house, and his wife loves it!
I used to listen to this program when I was in high school and during the time. I was in the military I would think about them from time to time because it was a lot better than crawling around in the sand in the mud or swamps. Music what a wonderful way to be free. God bless all America and veterans.
i saw them twice. The first time, they warmed up for The Guess Who! That was my very first concert, August, 1975.
If I were the Guess Who, I wouldn't want to follow these guys.
@@ronaldbarnes3327 Burton Cummings and his Mustache were amazing. I was 15 that summer.
@@ronaldbarnes3327 They followed Ian Drury at the Hammersmith Odeon, when we saw them.
Gotta love Sha Na Na….They could sing almost any song in the Rock And Roll Era.
Absolutely! Donny sang lead on this song, and he sounded like he used different singing voices with the different songs he sang to sound as much like the originals as possible, and not all singers can do that!
Great lead by Donnie. Great back up. Bowser and Johnny just add to it. Lenny on sax completes the magic, Great choreography. This is talent.
I still remember the audience screaming!
@@LisaKoffler They always got a great ovation but this one is outstanding, agreed.
99 percent or my music collection is this music it's great
I am almost 63 years old and the NaNa of a precious 4 year old granddaughter, our only grandchild. Since her Papa and I are oldies, these are the songs that we sing to her now just as we did to her Mom. I hope that when she gets to be your age, she has such sweet memories of us as you do of your grandparents. We even took our daughter to see Sha Na Na when she was a little girl. Bless your heart.
Something about the imperfect choreography actually makes it absolutely enjoyable. These guys were having so much fun. I followed them since about 1974 and I appreciate them more today than I did back then.
The fact that a male group did dancing and choreography, and it was still viewed as 'manly' is awesome. Other than 'boy bands', what male groups do that? Sha Na Na had it all, the vocals, talented instrumentalists, and a fun stage show. I was just a kid watching this on TV, loved the skits and the music.
Yeah, the jumping jacks were kind of trite, but I still appreciate them a lot more after not seeing them for decades.
Also, you gotta love the one-man bass line (Bowser).
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I remember their TV show and it was great, because of the music!!!
Way back in 1978 when I was 11 this was my very first Concert
I saw Sha Na Na 36 years ago when I was 17 at Newcastle City Hall in North East England and it was a brilliant night. The show was perfection and all the covers of the original had both great instrumentals and vocals. My favourite band members were Elliot Cahn(Gino), Donny and Johnny. Johnny in particular has an amazing vocal range.
ALL of them have wonderful singing voices, and Johnny stood right out!
I was at the same show. My first gig. They were absolutely brilliant. Never bettered.
You are one lucky son of a gun. I’d give my left nut to see them when you did. Cheers mate!
I wish these shows were still around !
Rare number of Donny without his glasses, but makes sense for this number.
This is what real music sounds like ! Real talented singers and performers. Classic hits!
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Scott Powell is a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon. A man of many talents.
Tony Santini? The Italian kid from Brooklyn?
Tony Santini is his nickname.
His office is in Burbank, CA and he is team physician to the LA Galaxy Soccer Team (I think that's the name of the team), and is an expert on knee and shoulder surgical repair.
Denny was a law professor. Bowser was a classically trained pianist. Lenny played with Joey Dee and the Starlighters.
Joe Witkin (the original keyboard player before Scott Simon replaced him) became a physician as he'd always expected to. Most of his career was heading the emergency room at a San Diego area hospital. Bowzer's predecessor Alan Cooper became a department head at the Columbia University Jewish Theological Seminary. Bruce Clarke became a bigtime academician based at Texas Tech University. Elliot Cahn (left before the TV series as did Bruce Clarke and Rich Joffe) became a bigtime entertainment lawyer who managed the group "Green Day" for a few years. David Garrett graduated the rigorous Columbia University School of Engineering and became an electronics industry businessman. Rich Joffe practiced law in NYC for years. Denny Greene graduated Yale Law School after the TV years and ended up a law professor. "Many talents" were the norm for Columbia undergraduates, due to the college having extremely tough admissions standards. I'd been on track to become a lawyer myself, but the life of a journeyman rock star hooked me and allowed all the time that I ended up needing for marital trainwrecks. 😎
Bowzer was a talented pianist. I didn't know it at the time. I was in
love with Donny. 😂🤣
Such a talented and gifted bunch of top musicians. So entertaining no matter how many times I watch these videos. I saw these when they originally aired....every show, every week!
+HandwhistlerBen me too. and when it ended my sisters and i would go .............ahhhhhhhhhhh so fast. i think it was just 25 mins.?
+HandwhistlerBen TRUE!
I used to watch the new episodes when they came out as well. Sha Na Na was a lot of fun to watch when I was a kid!
REALLY takes me back.💓
I still love ShaNaNa.
Me, too!
it would be nice to know if anyone filmed their rehearsals and dance moves when they practisd these weekly shows. I am sure they had great bonding as friends as well as workmates...and i am sure they had fun too.
I can't believe this vid. clip it's been so long since I have seen Sha Na Na.. thanks for throwin it up
SHA-NA-NA.....LOVE THEM!!! Put them on DVD!
I wish that was possible!
Great music. Even without the video, the audio steals the show on Sha Na Na
This was a great CLEAN show.
Just good, CLEAN fun!
I'm only 23, but I had the best times of my life in the car with my grandmother singing to these songs from back then... I am proud to say I know these guys and many more oldies too like Chubby Checker...
My grandmother loved the "oldies," too, and we used to listen to them on her car radio, too!
Donny is my fave lovely looking and great voice..they all good singers
I have seen them numerous times, and they were always great!!!!
Thanks for posting, Grease for peace!
All of them can sing very good.
That's what sets Sha Na Na apart - you have to be an outstanding singer to join the group!
bring back sha na na re-runs on cable TV!!
I'm a fan of theirs since I was 4 in 1977 and watching them EVERY time they were on TV. NOTHING got in my way haha and listened to their records all the time in my basement. And saw them multiple times live. And I eventually became close friends with Lennie Baker.
Gotta love Bowser' deep bass voice! You go boy!
Don't forget Johnny's high notes! He's older now, but he STILL has it!
How can you watch these guys and just be HAPPY?
How can you watch these guys and be a GROUCH?
boy do i miss these guys
They're still around, even if there are only 3 of the originals left in the group - "Screamin'" Scott, Donny, and Jocko!
Thanks for the memories!
they really put a lot of work into their act. aspiring entertainers, take a good look at sha na na.
I love the routine and the song
MORE SHA NA NA!!! LOVE THEM TO PIECES.
Ahhh the 70s!
The Disco Era! I was part of it, despite the fact that I was only a child back then!
We use to watch this program in the 80's it was popular even though it wasn't in the doo wop day's ! They were really a lot of fun to watch!!
I'm with you!!!
I love Donny's voise! I love how he just doesn't care! I don't mean to make it sound mean, because I don't, I love it! But the way he sings, it's like he isn't even trying and I think that's awesome!!!! I love SHA NA NA!!! Bring them BACK!!!!!!!
It's not that Donny doesn't care - he just likes having fun, and that's what I like MOST about him! I saw him in "The Stroll" video with Guerin "Tito Mambo" Barry as the lead singer. Donny was wearing a white jacket with his signature outfit and strolled with two girls instead of one!
got to see them sing up in toronto back in 2003 they were sooooo great and even got bowzers autograph...FUN TIMES
Didn't always like the comedy skits on the show but looooooooved the music. Such a talented bunch of guys and Johnny Contardo's voice still rocks.
Yes it does! I didn't like all the skits, either, but they made me laugh my head off!
Damn memories… I watched them in the late 70a through early 80s and completely forgot about them…
These guys were GREAT entertainers ! And talented . We remember watching the show , they always made the day a little better !
Bowser is always great with his baritone voice
They were a major hit at Woodstock! Very talented group! 📕
Bowser hadn't joined at Woodstock. Johnny either. The leads were mostly short time additions. Donny and Chico did the lead most of the time. The high notes were done by 2 different guys until Johnny came aboard. One was Henry Gross..
There are some people I wish could stay young and vibrant forever!
So do I! "Staying young" is difficult!
very cool i watced them back in the day
I love Sha Na Na. I was born in the wrong time era. They must have heard me because they brought that era to the 70’s and 80’s.
I listen to their music a lot even now. I wish I was a teen back in the late 50’s.
My kingdom for a time machine.
I'm 21 and i wish i was born during this time 😭
CBS FM in NYC played Doo Wop music all the time in the 80’s...all the old timers played it and I loved it 🙌🙌🙌
You don't need a time machine to enjoy the oldies, since we now have RUclips.
That guy with the deep voice adds a nice touch.
And I agree. They all have great voices.
Thanks, this from the days when music was music, and from this great group, always caught their show on the tube back then.
I'm 21 and I'm here! making sure this amazing music doesn't go unheard of in my generation
mac26x98 Yeah, music was music. Cars were cars. Girls were well, you know. What a great time.
Hey fyi there's still music it's just not a grainy video of some weird faux rockabilly dancers
hi there, time travelling caveman here. just wanna say this newfangled "disco" is bullshit and a sad excuse for real music. we used to hit hollow tree trunks for hours round a slow-roasting mammoth thigh. that was real music. not this glitterbomb hippy nonsense
No seriously do none of you realize that old music is still available
Did you know... ShaNaNa played at Woodstock? Love these guys.
Same for me! I ended up loving doo wop so much I sang with a couple of Philly groups! And, now that I'm familiar with the orig's of all these songs, I gotta say Sha na Na really did 'em all justice! Wonderful talent there. Don't let the skin tight gold lame and the jumping jack choreo fool ya! These guys are terrific!
They're more than terrific - they're outstanding!
Duuuude! Just heard this on my SiriusXM! Totally reminded of this episode! This is where we MTV generation kids got the exposure to the 😍😍😍😍"oldies."
I love love love Sha na na. Best cover band there ever was.
Absolutely!
Wow.. I love Shanana since I was small.. I loved them since the 70s - all my cousins loved them. You wont find another Shanana. They are the best. NK Chew, Malaysia.
Just love how Johnny gets back into sync 60 secs in xxx just love him to bits
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I remember seeing them on television back in the 70's and only noticed the one with the black tank top and black pants and thought he was the only one on the show because I was maybe four or five years old at best, and he reminded me of Fonzie from Happy Days.
I was privileged to see this group in concert live in Columbia, MD during the run of this great TV series!
I live in Providence, Rhode Island, and they played at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in 1982. I was 14 when my father took me, and I loved it!
It's Bowzer, actually. But whatever, the band was 'in public' (at least for us in Finland) for the first time in Woodstock. The song in the film is 'At the hop'. This is a great doo-wop band. I have been a fan since 1972. And now I,m training my 10-year-old to follow my footsteps...
Is he following in your footsteps right now?
FANTASTIC THEN,
AND STILL
FANTASTIC NOW!!!
True Talent, through and through. Watched the show and saw them in concert back in the day. Those who are gone are missed. Those who are left are treasured.
Loved these guys. Great rendition of this classic 50's song
...THIS is entertainment....keep em' comin!!!
...this, kids...is what you call pure raw, un -pro-tools no bullshit talent!!
Is sad that these guys aren't more acknowledged for their talent to this day. They really hit a nerve, and the sting stuck for quite some time. That's gotta account for something still? Great stuff yet again! :)
Just visit their website!
Saw them three times in Omaha! They were fantastic!
OMG, how I wish I was born in the 60's! I looooove Sha Na Na!
I was born in 1967, and I was a '70s child and an '80s teenager, but I also listened to the oldies, and I still do today!
Good stuff...the jumpin jacks really cracked me up.
I was laughing, too!
Wow, haven't seen this in years! Now it's all on youtube ,,,, great!
this was one hell of a good show .👍🇺🇸 bring it back .🙄😀
Ohhhh take me back to the 70's ! ----------------------WolfSky9
Just come right here to RUclips!
Was this from the 80,s?....the performance at Woodstock in 69 is cool too ..good happy upbeat music. Alot great Doo wop compilation on RUclips...better than Doo rag . N hop hip. Sick all that..oldies but goodies..
We never missed their weekly show! Great entertainment!
I noticed that too! Maybe he was going for his comb but changed his mind! If you watch New Romantic Girl's videos from 1973 Donny combed his hair after every song! LOL!!!
Aww, how neat is this! Why do I never see these guys on any of the PBS doo wop specials..they were such a blast. Great song!
Those little jumping-back movements they do are really cute. 1950's rock and roll was pure fun! It's not like that any more!
It's sad, isn't it?
These guys are awesome grew up with this stuff
EXACTLY!! Big need to bring back their old show.
Perfectly done. Thank you. I needed this today.
I love ❤️ this group and this song 🎵 too
Bowser rocks. First concert I ever attended back in the early 1970s
Same for me Saratoga NY maybe 73 I think
Bowzers bass voice STILL rocks today!
great song
Adoro os Sha Na Na!
Brasil 🇧🇷
the best
You can tell they enjoy the music
That's why they're singing it!
@@LisaKofflerSaturday nights on WNBC 4.
George Master, yes! I do remember that!
@@LisaKoffler Right before The Guinness Game,I think.
I was fortunate enough to see them numerous times and they were always great shows!!!!
back when tv shows were worth watching
one word, GREAT!!!!!
An awesome time for awesome music while growing up....yeap, we weren’t perfect but better than the best crap on the radio today 6-08-2020....we were very fortunate and happy......
I like this version as much as Showaddywaddy's hit, which was a cover. Both are GREAT!
Thanks for sharing, faerydancer!
Annie :D
These guys are GREAT!
You are so right about the backup singers! Sha Na Na still performs today! Donny York & Jocko Marcellino are the only 2 originals left & were at Woodstock! Screamin' Scott Simon is still with the band & he was on their TV show along with Donny & Jocko. The new members are: Gene Jarmillo-guitar, Downtown Michael Brown-sax, Reggie Battiste-bass vocals, Jim "Billy" Waldbillig- bass guitar, Paulie Kimbarow-drums. You can check out other videos & you can see the current lineup.
I did that, and they're supposed to have singing voices as good as the original members. Also, "Screamin'" Scott, Donny, and Jocko are the only 3 original members left in the group.
This show was, and still is AWESOME! My mom and my brother and I couldn't wait to watch a new episode each week. 😃👍