50+ Music75 years ago today, #HenryGross, American guitarist (Sha Na Na, 1969-70), and singer-songwriter ("Shannon"), born in Brooklyn, New York.
#HappyBirthday #75 °🥂⋆.ೃ🍾࿔*:･
#HappyBirthday #75 °🥂⋆.ೃ🍾࿔*:･
"Shannon" is a 1976 song by #HenryGross. It became an international hit, reaching #6 and achieving #gold record status on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 and #5 on the #CashBox Top 100. The song reached #1 in #Canada and #NewZealand. "Shannon" was written about the death of a pet dog that belonged to #BeachBoys member #CarlWilson. While touring with the Beach Boys in 1975, Gross visited Wilson's home in Los Angeles.
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