Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. TWEET This. With fists turned askew, a mouth elongated into a yawn-yell and a classic greaser look, Jon Bauman was"Bowzer," the centerpiece of the doo-wop-rock group Sha Na Na. Many musicians turned down the chance to play at Woodstock, including several big names of the time such as The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Who and Bob Dylan. Those two sides came together on the evening of July 25, 1969, three weeks before Woodstock, when, in a drunken rage, he beat his girlfriend's son to death. At its peak, "Sha Na Na" was the #1 syndicated show in America, and was also seen in 32 foreign countries. A character in the Mario franchise named Kamek is generally credited as the one responsible for birthing Bowsers infamous and mischievous kids. 130. Every member was featured with a solo vocal spot during the course of the series. r=41;d.images?r=d.im.width:z=0;pr();//-->. Freddy Cannon, these are people who are theoretically up in years, but you can't believe it. Bowzer, however, was performing with his band Sha Na Na in New York City at the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on August 15th and 16th. No, Bowzer was not at Woodstock. Bauman's Sha Na Na character, "Bowzer", was a greaser in a muscle shirt . The final lineup featured original members Donny York and Jocko Marcellino, and longtime member Screamin' Scott Simon, who joined in 1970. [6][3][9][10] As with most of their other early performances, Sha Na Na's performance at Woodstock was a "show stopper"[11] that left the audience simultaneously "delighted and bewildered. Jon and Alexandra got married in 2018 and have two children together. (Laughs) Theres one famous shot of me and Im singing Born to Hand Jive and my head is cut off at the neckline, and Im a torso! You can get more The initial act had three up-front performers in gold lam and the other nine in "greaser" attire (rolled up T-shirt sleeves, leather jackets, tank tops). I want to always understand and be responsive to people who grew up with our show.. Hendrix played. He has been a member of the medical staff of US national soccer teams, and was the team physician for the Federation Women's National Team from 2005 to 2015. . TO ALL: Screamin' Scott Simon, Johnny Contardo and Bowzer on lead. This, readers, is the story of Edward Elmer Solly, a convicted fugitive child killer who, after escaping from jail in 1974 and hiding in plain sight, went on to make a living for himself by impersonating and claiming to be deceased Sha Na Na guitar player, Vinnie Taylor. He blamed the booze and claimed the killing was an accident. Sha Na Na is a rock and roll group that first gained fame by Scott Powell is a specialist in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. The Doors declined because they didnt feel suited to an outdoor concert and had had a previous bad experience with a crowd at the Miami Pop Festival. Their tracks on the film and Grease soundtrack include two songs from the original 1971 musical: "Those Magic Changes" and "Born to Hand Jive", and four songs from the early rock-and-roll era: versions of Elvis Presley's covers of "Hound Dog" (1956) and "Blue Moon" (1956), a cover of the Imperials' "Tears on My Pillow" (1958), and a cover of Danny & the Juniors' "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (1958). One of the most famous performers who took the stage at Woodstock was Jimi Hendrix, who delivered one of the most iconic and electrifying performances of the event. Witkin left the band in 1970 to finish medical school, and subsequently moved to San Diego, California, in 1975 to do his internship and residency at the University of California in San Diego. By the end of the 70s, both Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley had fallen in the ratings. He was a professor at the University of Dayton. 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. On their album The Golden Age of Rock and Roll, the lead singer taunts the audience on one of the live tracks by announcing, "We've got just one thing to say to you fuckin' hippies, and that is that rock and roll is here to stay!" The band "Sha Na Na" formed in 1969. The company was founded in 2018 and is based out of Los Angeles, California. "It's very upbeat and lively, like Sha Na Na always was. It was a congenial cast, and this is a cast that gets together a lot. George decided the transform the group into a '50s band. Jon "Bowzer" Bauman replaced Alan Cooper and became a recognizable member of the group as he taunted audiences while he flexed his muscles, burped, and spat in the direction of the bass player. In this environment, Sha Na Na thrived. Sha Na Na performed at Woodstock in 1969, however, Bowzer was Earlier this week, the gregarious Bauman, a Brooklyn native who has lived for decades in southern California with Mary, his wife of 47 years, chatted about his colorful career. In spite of internal problems including nervous breakdowns and the death of member Vincent Taylor from a heroin overdose in 1974, the group peaked in popularity in the late '70s, hosting its own syndicated television show from 1977 to 1981 and appearing in the 1978 film Grease. Sha Na Na alum Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman shares his love for Jerry's Soda Shoppe. She is passionate about sustainability, fashion, and art and has used her platform to help spread awareness about important causes. [12] Subsequently, the inclusion of their performance of "At the Hop" in Michael Wadleigh's award-winning documentary film of the festival made Sha Na Na nationally famous[12][13][14] and helped spark a 1950s nostalgia craze that inspired similar groups (Flash Cadillac, Showaddywaddy, Big Daddy), as well as the Broadway musical Grease (and its feature film adaptation), the feature film American Graffiti and the TV show Happy Days. Solly was twenty-three. He succumbed to prostate cancer on October 8, 2010. Sha Na Na, as fellow college students at Columbia University in New York in 1969 combined their love for the classics of Rock & Roll with a dynamic theatrical approach. He had two children with his wife of over thirty years, Mary. Sha Na Na (TV Series 1977- ) - IMDb All Episode guide 97 Cast & crew User reviews Trivia IMDbPro All topics Sha Na Na TV Series 1977- 30 m IMDb RATING 6.6 /10 299 YOUR RATING Rate Comedy Music A comedy variety show featuring the retro rock and roll group. Taken from their TV show. [20] Four years later, he co-authored "Rock 'n' Roll Trivia"[21] just as he and the William Morris Agency began steering Sha Na Na's career. He is a clinical professor at the University of Southern California. Birthday: September 14, 1947 How Old - Age: 75 Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. In later games, such as Super Mario Galaxy, Bowser Jr. has become more prominent and serves as one of Bowsers main henchmen. His victim, Christopher Welsh, was a two-year-old baby. In 1969, Columbia University was dealing with the aftermath of the student protests from the prior year; these protests had created serious divisions in the student body. Audio CD. Leland Chapman - Biography. "[12] Their set-closing song, the 195758 number-one hit "At the Hop", got the group a standing ovation, and they were brought back for an encore.