Posted on 09/09/2015 4:28:18 AM PDT by billorites
A Sha-Na-Na co-founder who has been a University of Dayton law professor for more than a decade is being remembered for imparting his knowledge of both fields.
Dennis Greene died Saturday at age 66 after a brief illness. The New York native helped create the retro rock band which performed at the Woodstock Music Festival and in the movie “Grease” before he pursued a legal career and joined the UD law school in 2001, according to the university.
“I think he was definitely an advocate for the artist,” said Lisa Grigsby, executive director of FilmDayton, for which she said Greene served as a board member.
“And I think that comes from his background as an entertainer,” she added. “And then moving forward into law he was really all about trying to make sure that people knew what the possibilities were — figuring out how to turn that into a long-term advantage for themselves.”
Among the courses he taught at UD were constitutional law and entertainment law, according to the university.
“Dr. Greene was a beloved and highly respected member of the campus community and our prayers go out to his family, friends, colleagues and students,” according to a statement from the university.
Greene helped create Sha-Na-Na in 1969 on the campus of Columbia University, where he was earned his bachelor’s degree three years later, according to UD. With Greene on vocals, the band featured a musical style from the 1950s and released its first album, Rock & Roll is Here to Stay, in its first year, the group’s website states.
The group was part of Woodstock, a three-day concert in August of 1969 that featured some of the biggest rock bands of the decade. Sha-Na-Na developed a loyal following, released several albums during the 1970s and toured internationally.
The group later hosted a syndicated television show and in 1978 was featured in “Grease.” In the film, Greene sang lead on “Tears on My Pillow.”
Greene earned a master’s degree from Harvard University in 1984 before obtaining his law degree three years later from Yale University. He taught law and was a visiting professor at several universities – including The Ohio State University – before joining UD, according to that law school’s website.
He joined the FilmDayton board in 2008, where he downplayed his music and entertainment fame while he helped budding filmmakers, Grigsby said.
“He didn’t really talk about it,” she said of his days with Sha-Na-Na. “But I think that was the driving force behind why he thought it was so important that entertainers or show business people must really be educated as to what the law was and to do it right and to take time to put things in writing and research them. He was a big advocate for that.”
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the unive
I remember watching their TV show. RIP.
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Except that's not what it was. Sha Na Na was at least Do-whop Rock n' Roll.
Doo-Wop
A Sha Na Na skit (”The Lion Sleeps Tonight”) that would never ever be allowed today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqgfZk347z8
Sha Na Na were the bravest band at Woodstock, they stood before 50,000+ unwashed hippies and sang “Get A Job” (they opened and closed with it).
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Lol!
I’d heard that from the time he was a very young man, long before law school, he had an inherent genius when it came to contracts.
One of my favorite albums by Sha-Na-Na: “Hot Sox”. Trying to find it on CD or anything digital.
"Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947) is an American musician, best known as a member of the band Sha Na Na, and game show host. Bauman's popular Sha Na Na character, "Bowzer" (sometimes called "Bowzer J. Bowzer"), was a gangly, slender-armed greaser in a muscle shirt."--Wikipedia
Almost all rock is retro nowadays. Sha-Na-Na seemed to be the group that launched the ‘nostalgia movement’ in rock and roll before American Graffiti made it to the big screen. Looking back on high school in the mid-’70s, it’s odd that the jocks were so nostalgic for a time when they were barely out of their diapers or not even born yet. However, by the time Disco hit big, the golden oldies were absolutely preferable and by 1982, a lot of rock and rollers needed a break from Led Zeppelin. Jazz-Rock fusion had been big too but a lot of those bands just quietly went away.
Teen Angel. At Woodstock!
Very sad song...
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Teen angel, teen angel, teen angel...
That fateful night the car was stalled
upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe
but you went running back
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
What was it you were looking for
that took your life that night
They said they found my high school ring
clutched in your fingers tight
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Just sweet sixteen, and now you’re gone
They’ve taken you away.
I’ll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today
Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please
Yep. I didn’t know Dennis well, we met a couple of times. The only two rockers on campus.
1975 Headliner at The Rockaplast.
Opening act? Robin Trower!
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