15 Facts About Henry Gross

Henry Gross was born on April 1,1951 and is an American singer-songwriter best known for his association with the group Sha Na Na and for his hit song, "Shannon".

The 18-year-old Henry Gross was the youngest musician to perform at Woodstock.

Henry Gross left Sha Na Na to become a solo singer-songwriter in 1970.

Henry Gross signed a recording contract with ABC Dunhill Records in 1971.

Henry Gross played electric lead guitar on the Jim Croce album, I Got a Name.

Henry Gross moved on to Lifesong Records to make his next album.

Henry Gross produced a single, "Shannon", a song written about the death of the dog of Beach Boys member Carl Wilson, who was named Shannon.

Henry Gross's recording career slowed, but with CBS Records he made "Love Is the Stuff", and with Capitol Records in 1981, produced the What's in a Name album with Bobby Colomby.

Henry Gross's songs have been recorded by a variety of artists including Judy Collins, Mary Travers, Cyndi Lauper, Jonathan Edwards, Henry Paul, Blackhawk, Southside Johnny, Garry Tallent and Rob Stoner.

Henry Gross moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1986 and signed a publishing deal with Pic-A-Lic Music, a company owned by songwriters Roger Cook and Ralph Murphy.

Henry Gross had a Top 40 Country Radio hit, "Big Guitar" with Arista recording group Blackhawk, written with his friend Henry Paul, the group's lead singer.

Henry Gross released I'm Hearing Things on Zelda Records in 2001, his first self-engineered CD.

In 2016 Henry Gross traveled to the UK to support longtime friend Joe Brown on his "Just Joe" UK tour.

In October 2017, Brown and Henry Gross went back on tour in the UK with a live album, produced by Henry Gross, recorded at the previous tour's first few shows.

In 2019, while doing many shows celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival, Henry Gross continued recording with multi-instrumentalist and engineer John McLane, completing and releasing the new 17 song CD, Too Clever in February 2020 on Zelda Records.