Sha Na Na often achieved what it set out to do in the era of flower power: Transport us, with a wink, back to a bygone period that, viewed through the prism of nostalgia, now seems carefree.

Music + Concerts Sha Na Na looks forward to its 50th anniversary as a rock ‘n’ roll group – just don’t call them an ‘oldies’ act By Peter Larsen | plarsen@scng.com | Orange County Register ...

Tickets: $50, $55, $65. Available at Showroom box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster and by phone charge at 877-833-7469. Oldies rock band Sha Na Na. When: 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Where: Turning ...

For the next year, Sha Na Na would play out-of-town concert and festival dates only on weekends to allow its members to attend classes at Columbia on weekdays. Witkin quit in 1970 to focus on ...

Sha Na Na, named after the nonsense syllables in the doo-wop group the Silhouettes’ “Get a Job,” a staple of their live set, debuted with a spring 1969 “oldies night” performance at ...

The group’s name comes from the chorus of the Silhouettes’ hit, “Get a Job (Sha Na Na Na).” During one of their first performances in New York City in 1969, Hendrix saw their act and ...

The power didn't cut out when Sha Na Na performed immediately before Jimi Hendrix at the conclusion of the famously rain-soaked Woodstock festival in August 1969 in Bethel, N.Y. But the Wurlit… ...

Some fans of Sha Na Na can trace the 1950s tribute act back to Woodstock, when it preceded Jimi Hendrix onstage the final morning of the festival. Others best remember the group of greasers from ...

After he left Sha Na Na in the mid-1980s, Bauman hosted TV game shows, including a version of “Hollywood Squares.” In recent years he’s hosted several old-time rock ‘n’ roll specials on PBS.

Sha Na Na also starred in its eponymous syndicated variety show from 1977-81. Over the years, they opened for John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Steve Martin, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.

Sha Na Na will perform at Newton Theatre on Friday, October 19. The group, featuring original members John “Jocko” Marcellino and Donny York, specializes in faithful recreations of the rock ...