But when, based on Leonard's advice, they transformed their show and became a commercial act, they changed their name to Sha Na Na to distinguish themselves from the Pacific Northwest …

On March 1, 1965, Goodgold and Carlinsky hosted a trivia contest on the third floor of Ferris Booth Hall, which included several Kingsmen singing old rock tunes and the audience guessing their …

Our first agent wanted to call us "The Put-Ons" so George changed our name to Sha Na Na--just for the weekend, he promised, he'd think of something better next week.

2009年7月21日 · Renamed Sha Na Na, these members of the Kingsmen became regulars at Fillmore West and East, appeared in the Oscar-winning Woodstock movie as well as the movie …

Thanks to Michael Wadleigh’s inclusion of “At The Hop” in his Woodstock documentary, Sha Na Na hit the big time, with years of successful concert tours and a hit TV show making them one …

2025年4月11日 · From the Kingsmen to Sha Na Na: The Band’s Humble Beginnings Before they became Sha Na Na, the group was known as the Kingsmen, an a cappella ensemble formed by …

2019年5月30日 · The group then was called the Kingsmen, named after the school — the Columbia Lions — but we didn’t want to be the Kingsmen, because that was the “Louie Louie” …

The group's name was taken from a series of nonsense syllables ("sha na na na, sha na na na na") in the song " Get a Job ", originally recorded by the Silhouettes.

The name change to Sha Na Na occurred because of another group with a similar name, which was known for the song "Louie Louie". The television show Sha Na Na aired from 1978 to 1981.

Look at the Hippies! Q. When did Sha Na Na get started? A. Sha Na Na began as an a capella group called the Kingsmen on the campus of Columbia University in New York back in 1969. …