Scott Simon, who dedicated 52 years playing the piano for doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai, California, at the age of 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina Simon ...

“Screamin’ Scott” Simon, who played piano in the early-rock revival group Sha Na Na for more than a half-century and co-wrote the song “Sandy” that John Travolta crooned in Grease, died September 5 of ...

Jocko Marcellino readily acknowledges he has lived a charmed life. The veteran singer and drummer was a 19-year-old Columbia University student when his then-brand-new band, Sha Na Na, performed ...

Donny York, left, "Screamin' Scott" Simon, rear, and John "Jocko" Marcellino, right, of Sha Na Na performing at in Ocean Grove. The group will be at the Bergen PAC on Jan. 23. (Jody Somers/The ...

A mainstay and manager of a rock ’n’ roll nostalgia band, he wrote the lyrics to “Sandy,” a song heard in the hit film “Grease.” By Richard Sandomir Screamin’ Scott Simon, who as the dynamic ...

There’s life after Woodstock for Sha Na Na, the doo-wop-fueled classic rock ‘n’ roll band led by singer, drummer and longtime La Jolla resident Jocko Marcellino. The group, which also features San ...

The 30 acts that performed at Woodstock in 1969 were a who’s who of a musical era. More than half a million fans turned out to hear the likes of the Who, the Dead, the Band, the Airplane, Santana, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scott Simon Dies: 52-Year Sha Na Na Singer Who Co-Wrote Song For ‘Grease’ Was 75 “Screamin’ Scott” Simon, who played piano in the ...

Screamin' Scott Simon, who as the dynamic keyboardist for the rock 'n' roll revival act Sha Na Na regularly paid homage to Jerry Lee Lewis with electrifying versions of "Great Balls of Fire" and ...