Henry Gross - Shannon (1976) (((Stereo)))
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Henry Gross produced a single in 1976, "Shannon."
Guest vocalists included Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Ricky Fataar.
Song Background:
"Having an Irish Setter is like marrying a Victorias Secret model", laughs Henry Gross. "Its going to be rough from day one, because she knows shes gorgeous".
Shannon came into Grosss life via his marriage in the mid-70s, about the same time he was opening tours for the Beach Boys. Gross and Carl Wilson bonded over Irish Setters, as Wilsons had recently been killed by a car.
Back home in New York, with Shannon nearby, Gross thought about Carl and the song just kind of wrote itself.
I knew the second I wrote it there was something special about it, he says.
The single went gold and became a worldwide hit, reaching #6 on the USA charts in 1976.
At age 18, Henry was a founding member of the world famous rock 'n' roll revival group Sha Na Na, playing guitar & wearing on-stage the "greaser" clothes he wore in high school. The group's popularity took a giant step after legendary performances at the Fillmore auditoriums in New York and San Francisco and the Woodstock Festival.
Interesting sidenote:
The 'infamous' Casey Kasem incident:Click below to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fDYK2H0ldbo&playnext_from=PL& feature=PlayList&p=BD37F69D652 11184&playnext=1&index=18&fmt= 18
"Shannon" is remembered for being the subject of a profanity-laced tirade by American Top 40 radio show host Casey Kasem while recording an episode of the show in 1985. A listener had requested "Shannon" as a "Long Distance Dedication" (a regular feature of the show) to his own recently-deceased dog. Kasem was upset that the show's producers had placed the dedication immediately following the Pointer Sisters' hit "Dare Me", an up-tempo song that Kasem considered a poor lead-in to a sad song like "Shannon".
~Ric~
Lyrics:
Another day is at end
Mama says she's tired again
No one can even begin to tell her
I hardly know what to say
But maybe it's better that way
If Papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her
Shannon is gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shaded tree
Just like the one in our backyard
Mama tries hard to pretend
That things will get better again
Somehow she's keepin' it all inside her
But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
She knows how much we really miss her
Shannon is gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shaded tree
Just like the one in our back yard ...
Just like the one in our back yard .....
Guest vocalists included Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Ricky Fataar.
Song Background:
"Having an Irish Setter is like marrying a Victorias Secret model", laughs Henry Gross. "Its going to be rough from day one, because she knows shes gorgeous".
Shannon came into Grosss life via his marriage in the mid-70s, about the same time he was opening tours for the Beach Boys. Gross and Carl Wilson bonded over Irish Setters, as Wilsons had recently been killed by a car.
Back home in New York, with Shannon nearby, Gross thought about Carl and the song just kind of wrote itself.
I knew the second I wrote it there was something special about it, he says.
The single went gold and became a worldwide hit, reaching #6 on the USA charts in 1976.
At age 18, Henry was a founding member of the world famous rock 'n' roll revival group Sha Na Na, playing guitar & wearing on-stage the "greaser" clothes he wore in high school. The group's popularity took a giant step after legendary performances at the Fillmore auditoriums in New York and San Francisco and the Woodstock Festival.
Interesting sidenote:
The 'infamous' Casey Kasem incident:Click below to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fDYK2H0ldbo&playnext_from=PL& feature=PlayList&p=BD37F69D652 11184&playnext=1&index=18&fmt= 18
"Shannon" is remembered for being the subject of a profanity-laced tirade by American Top 40 radio show host Casey Kasem while recording an episode of the show in 1985. A listener had requested "Shannon" as a "Long Distance Dedication" (a regular feature of the show) to his own recently-deceased dog. Kasem was upset that the show's producers had placed the dedication immediately following the Pointer Sisters' hit "Dare Me", an up-tempo song that Kasem considered a poor lead-in to a sad song like "Shannon".
~Ric~
Lyrics:
Another day is at end
Mama says she's tired again
No one can even begin to tell her
I hardly know what to say
But maybe it's better that way
If Papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her
Shannon is gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shaded tree
Just like the one in our backyard
Mama tries hard to pretend
That things will get better again
Somehow she's keepin' it all inside her
But finally the tears fill our eyes
And I know that somewhere tonight
She knows how much we really miss her
Shannon is gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea
She always loved to swim away
Maybe she'll find an island
With a shaded tree
Just like the one in our back yard ...
Just like the one in our back yard .....
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