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
a classic percetion!!!
Thank you.
Looking for an Echo (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Looking for an Echo” is a doo-wop song written by Richard Reicheg. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including:
The original version by Kenny Vance, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975. This version also appeared on Vance’s album Vance 32.
An a cappella version by The Persuasions, on their 1977 album Chirpin’ (Elektra LP 7E-1099).[1]
A version by Australian Band Ol’ 55, on their 1976 album Take It Greasy.
Vance’s 1975 version has been called the last legitimate hit doo-wop single that was not a novelty or nostalgia number
The Persuasions, on their 1977 album Chirpin’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmqqFBMsKR4
One of my all time favorites !!!
“Looking for an Echo”...
The original version by Kenny Vance, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975.”
1975. Thought so. Perhaps that success they had with it in ‘96 was with a re-release of it? Maybe it was used in some ‘95 or ‘96 film.
Bowzer is also one of the nicest entertainers I have ever met. Got to shake his hand and took a picture of him with my daughter after a concert he MC’ed and he was just the nicest, warmest guy around.
Some trivia here> Did you know that Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan fame played backup for Jay and the Americans when they were on tour?
Nice!
I loved these guys! Bowser was my favorite.
Their show used to be on Saturday evenings at 6 pm. We would be eating dinner while it played on in the background.
I was lucky enough to see Kenny Vance at the Sellersville Theatre last year which turned out to be one of his last performances before he became ill. Sadly, he is no longer performing.
Bowzer lives!! still have a t-shirt he signed while on a caribbean cruise..
I was a big Sha-Na-Na fan. Saw them at Steve Paul’s Scene in Manhattan in 1969, at the Minnesota State Fair in 1970, and at the UPS Fieldhouse in Tacoma in 71 or later.
One of the other guys is a doctor who just did knee surgery on someone I know.
It's a 20 year cycle.
In the 70's, the 50's music was popular (Think Happy Days)
In the 80's, the 60's music was popular (think The Big Chill)
In the 90's, the 70's music is popular (return of YMCA)
This repeats for subsequent decades
The current generation typically reaches back 20 years to discover their preferred "oldies"
Yes, the country has been on a steady decline, culturally, since the 1950s.
Yeah, but was it really the music of the ‘40’s that the younger generation of the ‘60’s were nostalgic for??? Something happened there in the ‘70’s. Maybe things were getting a little too rough with all the hard drugs coming into that era’s “counterculture”. The elder Boomers were probably just getting tired of looking at themselves and the lines on their faces. Ah, the Fifties. Such innocent times. Everyone was so young then.
No no...I'm quite certain I heard them say Do-whop.
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