Who is "Shannon" ?

Just stopped by to introduce myself. Last week Vish and the crew at Magic Smoke, dropped me an E-mail asking if I'd be interested in adding a weekly feature to Smoke based on my Blog Chili's Sauce on Aol.

Wow, I was pretty taken back by the offer, and humbled also, thanks Jland. So here we go, my name's Paul C. some call me Phil LOL, but to my friends and many JLanders I'm known as "Chili".

I worked in the broadcasting field for over 22 years as a programmer for a communications company, on the West Coast. Formatting (deciding what types of music would go well in a city) radio stations across the US. Rock, Oldies, Pop, Country, Folk etc. etc. and retired from the field last year.

I've been a member of Aol since 1995 (under a different screen name), and changed screen name's in 2006.

I returned to blogging this year after quite a few years off, with the intention to just blog about myself and my life. Slowly though the blog began to take on a form of it's own, and has become, somewhat of a living breathing Internet creature. I guess it's It's like my Grandma use to say " Do what you do best, you'll love it and you'll touch someone somewhere"

So I'm doing what I do best, playing and checking out music (with a little the help from my friends).

Here's A Sample of what you'll find in "Chili's Sauce"

Henry Gross - Shannon

 

Henry Gross (born April 1, 1951, Brooklyn, New York), is an American singer-songwriter best known for his hit song, "Shannon".

Henry Gross produced a single, "Shannon", a song written about the passing of Beach Boy Carl Wilson's Samoyed (dog) of the same name.(Henry had an Irish Setter also named Shannon) The single went gold and became a worldwide hit, reaching #6.

"Shannon" - Henry Gross w/ Lyrics

Shannon - 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 .....

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.

Henry Gross broke from the band Sha Na Na to be a solo singer/song writer in 1970. Henry Gross signed a record deal with ABC Dunhill Records in 1971. The album had very little commercial success. He continued to play at clubs and colleges until in 1973 he was signed with A&M Records.

His first A&M album, self-titled Henry Gross, sold very well and had several large regional hits including "Simone", "Come On Say It", "Skin King" and a near gold cover of Lindisfarne's European hit "Meet Me On The Corner". Henry's second A&M album Plug Me Into Something, sold just short of gold. He began to achieve national recognition in Rolling Stone Magazine and The New York Times as a great Rock & Roll guitarist.

After that Henry went to Lifesong Records to make his new album. He produced a single "Shannon". The single went gold and became a worldwide hit. After this single's success, Henry released an album called "Release". His 2nd single, "Springtime Mama", sold just short of gold & reached #37 in the USA. On his next album, "Show Me to the Stage", Henry mixed Rock & Roll songs with Phil Spector and Brian Wilson influences. While the album sold very well, it had no hit singles. He also recorded the Beatles song "Help!" for the documentary All This and World War II; both occurred in 1976. Henry's recording career slowed but he continued recording. With CBS Records he made " Love is the Stuff" and with Capitol Records, in 1981, along with The Bobby Colomby produced the, "What's in a Name" LP.

In the 1980s Henry performed in the road company production of "Pump Boys andDinettes," with a cast featuring Jonathan Edwards, and Nicolette Larson. Henry moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1986 and signed a publishing deal with Pic-A-Lic Music, a company owned by legendary songwriter Roger Cook and the multi talented Ralph Murphy.

As Always

Peace

Credit's

Editing www.RicBNH.com

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