Sha Na Na
June 30
2:00 PM
Doors Open: 1:00 PM
Will Call Opens: 12:30 PM
Ticket Prices: Sorry, no more tickets available
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Two Free Sha Na Na shows on June 30
Also on June 30 - Rancheria Clasic Car Show & BBQ, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the top floor of the Hotel Valet Parking Garage. Free to spectactors. More information.
For Dreamcatcher's Club members only
Dreamcatcher's Club members can get ready to rock and roll when Sha Na Na performs two free shows at Jackson Rancheria Casino on Saturday, June 30, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
SORRY, NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE.
Not a member? Stop by the Dreamcatcher's Club booth in the casino and sign up today.
Come early for the show and stop by the second annual Rancheria Classic Car Show and BBQ from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the top floor of the Hotel Valet Parking Garage. The show is free for spectators. The BBQ includes sandwich, chips & soft drink for just $10.
Sha Na Na may not have invented rock nostalgia, but the group has very successfully celebrated the music and the memories for the past three decades.
Sha Na Na's story is an all-encompassing one. They were in the original Woodstock Festival lineup, starred in the film "Grease," hosted the "Sha Na Na" TV series for four years, and still play more than 100 concerts a year.
And through it all - flower power, hard rock, metal music, disco, hip hop, rap, and more - Sha Na Na remains true to the original concept that rock ‘n' roll is here to stay!
If the original 1969 Woodstock Festival was a defining moment in rock history, it was also a defining moment in the history of Sha Na Na. The group's appearance, only the seventh in Sha Na Na's career, followed by the Woodstock album and movie, cemented their reputation and style.
"We went on second to last, at sunrise on the final day, but, importantly, just before Jimi Hendrix," recalls co-founder and drummer Jocko Marcellino. "We did 40 minutes and were paid $300...and the check bounced!"
Today the group includes:
Jocko Marcellino, now starting his fourth decade with Sha Na Na, was the first to walk onstage "greased and ready to rock ‘n' roll" in 1969. That same year, the drummer was the youngest performer at the Woodstock Festival. He holds the distinction of performing in both the most successful music documentary ever ("Woodstock") and the most successful film musical ever ("Grease").
Screamin' Scott Simon has been an integral part of Sha Na Na's popularity since 1970 as a charismatic performer, multi-instrumentalist musician (from keyboards to guitar and bass) and prolific songwriter. His best-known composition, "Sandy" was sung by John Travolta in the hit movie "Grease." Scott lives in Los Angeles, and can be seen performing at blues clubs throughout the area as his alter ego Eddie "Hong Kong" Tailor.
Donny York is a native of Idaho and a 1971 graduate of Columbia, where he co-founded Sha Na Na. Donny penned a song on an early road tour, urging establishment of a "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame." He later performed the song on Sha Na Na's hit TV series. Finally, his prophecy came true with the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in 1995.
A native Chicagoan, Reggie Battise, was a local TV celebrity, hosting "Dancing with Robyn and Reggie." Later, he toured as a member of the rock band The Bus Boys. Reggie choreographed Billy Crystal's "You Look Mahvelous" video, sang on the soundtrack to the Civil War film "Glory," appeared in "Moonlighting" with Bruce Willis, and worked with Kid Creole & the Coconuts. He was a principal dancer in "Stayin' Alive" with John Travolta, and was both actor and script consultant for "White Men Can't Jump."
Jim "Billy" Waldbillig is Sha Na Na's "Rockabilly Romeo." Originally a guitarist, Billy is primarily the authentic bass guitar player on stage and, on most nights, is very proud of his hair.
Originally from the Bronx, New York, drummer Paul Kimbarow now lives in San Diego. With his diverse musical background he has performed with a myriad of artists including A.J. Croce, the Ventures, Angela Bofill, Willie Colon, Robin Henkel, Chuck Berry, Ashford and Simpson, the Platters, and now Sha Na Na.
Gene Jaramillo knew that he wanted to play guitar as soon as he saw the Buddy Holly Story when he was four years old growing up in Yuma, AZ. Since then he's achieved his dream by not only playing with Sha Na Na, but also with his role as ringmaster of the Los Angeles-based Eugene Edwards Band.
For more on Sha Na Na, visit http://www.shanana.com/
