Twisted Tales: Sha Na Na's Novelty Retro Rock Survives Woodstock

Filed under: Twisted TalesJimi Hendrix's early-morning dismantling of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' may be the truly immortal moment from the hippie gathering that was Woodstock (which, if it's still possible you haven't heard, is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this month). But how many can name the band that immediately preceded the guitar wizard to the stage? That would have been Sha Na Na, the doo-wop anachronism that somehow became an overnight sensation at the height of a generation that...

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