Sha Na Na will perform at Newton Theatre on Friday, October 19. The group, featuring original members John “Jocko” Marcellino and Donny York, specializes in faithful recreations of the rock ‘n’ roll ...

Even if you’ve never been to a sock hop, Quincy native Jocko Marcellino promises "You can rock it, you can roll it, you can slop it, you can stroll it'' when Sha Na Na cuts loose at Hanover Theatre in ...

It’s a warm December day when Jocko Marcellino, the longtime drummer in the classic rock act Sha Na Na, comes on the phone to talk about the band’s new holiday single, “Ugly Christmas Sweater,” though ...

For more than 30 years, Jocko Marcellino and Screamin' Scott Simon have made a living acting like their idols: doo-wop singers from the 1950s . They are the founders of Sha Na Na, the musical group ...

Feb. 26, 1980: When Sha Na Na lead singer Johnny Contardo looked out at the crowd of about 3,000 fans gathered for his band’s show at the Scranton Catholic Youth Center, he couldn’t quite contain his ...

Screamin’ Scott Simon, who spent 52 years as the pianist of the energetic rock ’n’ roll and doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina ...

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 ...

BOSTON -- David-Allen Ryan, who was known as "Chico" Ryan when he sang and played bass with the mock '50s rock act Sha Na Na for 25 years, has died. He was 50. Ryan, who died at Mediplex nursing home ...

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 ...

When you think of Sha Na Na — the 43-year-old revue that pays tribute to 1950s rock 'n' roll with more than a hint of camp — you can't help but think of gold lame'. At Woodstock, while everyone else ...

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 ...

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 ...