Music Monday: Henry Gross singing Shannon in 1976
Posted By RichC on December 26, 2022
Who doesn’t love those “one hit wonders?”
Henry Gross had one call “Shannon” in 1976, which is probably why I remember it. It was a #1 hit in Canada and New Zealand, but reached #6 in the U.S. on Billboard Hot 100. It was played on the SiriusXM’s 70son7 channel last week and triggered a “lightbulb” moment for me. For some reason, I associated with a friend of mine’s dog named Shannon … and only now found out that it was written about the death of Beach Boys member Carl Wilson’s dog named Shannon. Duh!
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| Henry Gross – “Shannon” | 1976 |
Anyway, it is a 1970’s soft-rock/pop song and was a flashback memory for me.
EDIT 12/30/2022: After Marilyn Gross (her website) sent a “like” via social media after seeing this post I figured it would not hurt to add a YouTube clip she included on her Twitter page (below).
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