Sha Na Na
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| Sha Na Na | ||
Sha Na Na at Woodstock
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| Performed on | Day 3 | |
| Started at | 7.30 am, Monday, 18th | |
| Played for | 30 min. | |
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| Festival Day Chronology | ||
| Prev. artist | Paul Butterfield Blues Band at 6.00 am | |
| Next artist | Jimi Hendrix at 9.00 | |
Sha Na Na was a Rock & Roll act that featured dancers on stage. Even for 1969 they were anachronistic focusing on 50ies music and outfits. The group was founded in 1968 and didn't have an album contract by the time they played at Woodstock[1][2][3].
Sha Na Na was the next to last act of Woodstock succeeded by Jimi Hendrix. They performed at 7.30 in the morning of Monday, 18th of August.
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[edit] Musicians
- Joe Witkin - keyboards
- Jocko Marcellino - drums
- Donald "Donny" York - vocals
- Rob Leonard - vocals
- Alan Cooper - vocals
- Frederick "Dennis" Greene - vocals
- Dave Garrett - vocals
- Richard "Richie" Joffe - vocals
- Scott Powell - vocals
- Lennie Baker- vocals and Saxophone
- Henry Gross - guitar
- Bruce Clarke III - bass guitar
- Elliot Cahn - rhythm guitar and vocals
[edit] Setlist
- Get A Job
- Come Go With Me
- Silhuettes
- Teen Angel
- Jailhouse Rock (???)
- Wipe Out
- (Who Wrote) The Book of Love
- Little Darling
- At The Hop
- Duke Of Earl
- Get A Job (Reprise)
[edit] Details
As the movie shows the audience was left amazed with Sha Na Na's music. The people who were still at the festival site were waiting for the final act, Jimi Hendrix. Instead they were treated with some Rock & Roll dancing act.
But Sha Na Na wasn't bad at all. In fact they were quite entertaining playing some old-fashioned Rock & Roll in the vein of Teen Pop and Doo Wop. At times they even break out with a short, fifties-style guitar solo for instance in the song "At the Hop". It's too bad that the Elvis Presley classic "Jailhouse Rock" isn't available.
[edit] Availability
Only 12 minutes of recordings - which are already six songs - are available. Mostly they can be found on film outtakes. "At the Hop", which ends with the "Na Na Theme", is included in the movie and on the box-set.
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[edit] Images
The images mostly show the dancers/singers of Sha Na Na. If you have pictures of the other musicians please upload them!
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