Henry Gross. One Hit Wanderer. Shannon is a 1976 song by Henry Gross. It became an international hit, reaching 6 on the U. Billboard Hot 100 and 5 on the Cash Box Top 100. Although it was a much smaller hit in the UK and Australia, the song reached 1 in Canada and New Zealand. Shannon was written about the death of Beach Boys member Carl Wilson's Irish Setter of the same name. While touring with the Beach Boys in 1975, Gross visited Wilson's home in Los Angeles and in conversation said he owned an Irish Setter called. Shannon - Joe Brown, Henry Gross. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. by Henry Gross. Album: Release 1976. Charted: 32 6. Get the Sheet Music License This Song . Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 23rd 1976, Henry Gross performed Shannon on the NBC-TV program 'The Midnight Special'. Five months earlier on February 22nd, 1976 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position 84 and on July 30th, 1976 it peaked at 6 for 3 weeks and spent 20 weeks on the Top 100. Watch the video for Shannon from Henry Gross's Anchorman for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Henry Gross born April 1, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, is a singer-songwriter best known for his 1976 top-10 hit Shannon. Gross began his career with Sha Na Na as a guitarist. He possesses a falsetto voice, which was put to good use on Shannon, a song inspired by the untimely passing of Beach Boy Carl Wilson's Irish Setter. View wiki. read more. The Karaoke Channel - Sing Shannon Like Henry Gross. Henry Gross born April 1, 1951 is an American singer-songwriter best known for his association with the group Sha Na Na and for his hit song, Shannon. Gross was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His mother's love for music encouraged his pursuit of a performing career. At age 13 he performed at the New Jersey Pavilion at the World's Fair in Flushing, New York with his first band, The Auroras. By age 14, he was playing regularly in local clubs in the New York area, and spending his summers. HENRY GROSS: I wrote the song without conscious effort to sound like anything. I more or less channeled it while thinking about a visit to Carl's Beverly Hills home I'd just had. I was always a big Beach Boys fan and I guess subconsciously I wrote in in their style. It took about ten minutes to write with almost no changes afterwards. One of those meant to be's I guess. I was touring around the country quite a lot in 1975 promoting an album called HENRY GROSS, the one with the yellow cover on A&M Records. I had the pleasure of doing long strings of dates with a group whose music always inspired me, The Beach Boys. Welcome To The Henry Gross Website. The Prolific SingerSongwriter Busy Entertaining America For 30 Years. Join Our Mailing List. Throughout Henry's expansive career, he has produced over 15 albums some of which hold over 20 tracks on them. Here is your opportunity to purchase them. There are CD's, CD combination packages, rare vinyl and creative merchandise made especially for Henry Gross fans. Check out our shop now Shop Now. Henry's Highlights. Lyrical Lineage. Biography by Heather Phares. Follow Artist. Best-known for the soft rock hit Shannon, singersongwriter Henry Gross born April 1, 1951 grew up in a musical family - his mother briefly performed with New York's Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and Read Full Biography. Album Highlights. I'm Hearing Things. One More Tomorrow: The See Full Discography
