This was taken on board a cruise ship, navigating Alaska's inside passage in 1998. Bowser, in his classic pose, was part of the featured entertainment. He put on a great show, and I had the chance to talk to him at great length. We didn't see too many whales, but had a great time discussing life in general. Bowser was the main force in the oldies revival group, SHA NA NA. Over 20 million LP's and 45's were sold by the group, starting in the late 1960's and continuing into the 1980's and beyond. They also had a very popular Television show from 1977-1981,appeared at Woodstock, were in the movie "Grease", and a "SHA NA NA" group still tours today.
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Here is a Sha Na Na record by Eddie And The Evergreens. Actually, Eddie was the voice of Johnny Contardo and the record was really Sha Na Na. According to "Screamin' Scott, they released the record to see if an oldie not under the name Sha Na Na would sell. The label was the same one they were already recording on, and they picked a classic 5 Satins song, "In The Still Of The Night". Released in 1973 and produced by Jeff Barry, the record made some noise. Both sides of the record are the same. |
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Ya gotta love the front cover on this 1973 SHA NA NA album released on Kama Sutra records.
Recorded live at Columbia University, NYC on March 1,1971, again on Kama Sutra records.
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From 1975, this is the Shanana Now LP. Recorded on Kama Sutra, this one was pressed in Canada. |
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