American band formed in 1960s whose reverent revival of 1950s rock 'n' roll made them a sensation. He was 66. Crosby Stills & Nash played. Bauman was a member of the band Sha Na Na between 1970 and 1983. Screamin' Scott Simon co-wrote the song "Sandy" for the film; meanwhile, Jon "Bowzer" Bauman continued his television career, co-hosting a morning show in Los Angeles and guesting frequently on several game shows. Sha with a touch of Bowzer from Sha Na Na?" "Um, I guess." This would not be the startling debut of a bright new force in American comedy. a concert group. Jingle Bells 12. He was 69. Thank you for your support for over The CD was spinning the whole time. We are showing you options for a computer but if you're on a phone or tablet Bauman was born in Brooklyn, New York. Send me updates about Slate special offers. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. We want to hear it. 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Please try again. BUT YOU CAN STILL Leonard Lennie Baker, longtime saxophonist forthe doo-wop rock group Sha Na Na and the singer on the bands hit cover of Blue Moon, died Wednesday in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Their three biggest claims to fame: Appearing at Woodstock. Baumans Sha Na Na character, Bowzer, was a greaser in a muscle shirt. an=navigator.appName;d=document;function All Rights Reserved. Source: (Rydell High Wiki Fandom). The singer/personality headlines Bowzer's Rock 'n' Party at Cobb Energy PAC this weekend. He endorsed Barack Obama for President in 2008. @JonBowzerBauman. December 5, 2022. Bauman tours extensively with his Bowzer and the Stingrays group at fairs, amusement parks, cruise ships, malt shoppes and conventions all over the world. Mike Pesca hosted Slates daily podcast The Gist from 2014 - 2021. Release Dates five decades of Rock "N" Roll! Since their inception, Sha Na Na have released 18 albums, with sales topping 20 million and during their concerts, they hosted a number of notable opening acts who were just starting out, including Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. After his heyday with Sha Na Na, Bauman was a VJ on the music channel VH-1 during its first two years. As a reflection of this yearning for the past, in 1972, the musical Greasepremiered on Broadway. (November 2011) Jon Bowzer Bauman (born September 14, 1947) is an American musician, best known as a member of the band Sha Na Na, and game show host. MCA released the album 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti, which continued to reintroduce audiences to some of the songs from the 50s, and the album went triple platinum. TO OUR FANS: And Then There Was David Lindley, See the Beths Deliver Refreshing 'Expert in a Dying Field' Mini-Set on 'CBS Mornings', The YSL Case Is Stretching Fulton County's Justice System to Its Breaking Point, The National Stay Up Late to Perform 'Tropic Morning News' on Fallon, NBA 'Investigating,' Team Suspends Ja Morant After Allegedly Flashing Gun on Social Media, Netflixs Sex/Life Is Back to Satisfy Your Softcore Desires. They discuss the amorphous nature of nostalgia, why children should go on boring vacations, and the podcast Ball & Chain that he hosts with his wife, basketball great Rebecca Lobo. Baker's nephew, David Baker, confirmed the musician's death Wednesday . They also appeared on the soundtrack for the movie, performing six songs and the bands pianist, Screamin Scott Simon, cowrote the song Sandy for the film. He also hosted the Hollywood Squares half of the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. He also released a solo album, 16 Tunes And Whaddaya Get A Songwriters Portfolio. Formed in 1969, but performing a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs, it simultaneously revived and parodied the music and the New York street culture of the 1950s. Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, best known as a member of the band Sha Na Na, and game show host. Each episode ended with Jon Bowzer Bauman saying Good night, and grease for peace., By 1979, the nostalgia seemed to have faltered. Put on your yarmulke Francis De Sales (15671622), Grease: The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture. At the time, he was eighteen years old, performing as one of the founding members of Sha Na Na. He then attended Columbia University, graduating in 1968. In l969, Jon joined several of his Columbia classmates in "Sha Na Na" and created the character of "Bowzer". Sha Na Na appeared as a band called Johnny Casino and the Gamblers in the film, along with appearances in the 1970 documentary "Woodstock" and the group's television series, "Sha Na. makeup artist (unknown episodes) Series Production Management Brett Crutcher . It al The amount of planning and lying involved is a gargantuan effort, especially considering the charade has gone on for more than thirty years. Ugly Christmas Sweater 2. Arts . Billed as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers, Sha Na Na appeared in the Randal Kleiser film adaptation of the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical, and contributed half a dozen songs to the soundtrack album, which topped charts around the world in 1978 at the height of the Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta fever. pr(){d.write(" He worked as a professor at multiple universities, including University of Dayton, Florida A&M University and Ohio State University. Among. Greene is survived by his brothers Michael and Gerald. Christmas Bells 6. He went on to become vice president of production and features at Columbia Pictures, where he worked on Spike Lees School Daze, and later became president of Lenox/Greene Films. Q Where did the name "Sha Na Na" come from? Many seemed to long for the past they looked back to with rose-colored glasses, failing to remember that the 50s had its share of negatives as well. He was featured in the television comedy/variety show Sha Na Na from 1977 to 1981. After spending an afternoon playing music with his friends and then dinner and a movie with his wife Susan, Danny McBride died in his sleep in the early morning of July 23rd2009 at the age of 63. Company Credits He has appeared on many television series, such as Miami Vice, and has also done voiceovers for animated series, such as Animaniacs, and animated feature films, including My Little Pony: The Movie and The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. "Shannon": Henry Gross, Sha Na Na, and a Beach Boys Dog Henry Gross, who was born in Brooklyn on April 1 in 1951, was the youngest person to perform on the main stage at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969. Greene reached fame as partof Sha Na Na, the group known for Tears on My Pillow and Born to Hand-Jive. Both songs were on the soundtrack of the 1978 film Grease, along with other tracks performed by the group includingThose Magic Changes, Hound Dog, Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay and Blue Moon.. Find Sha Na Na tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos.