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Henry Gross is an American musician who had a hit song, "Shannon", in 1976. He also played with Sha Na Na, performed at Woodstock, and wrote songs for other artists.
With over 20 albums spanning a 50 year career, Henry Gross has a song for every occasion and town. His eclectic musicality and hilarious personality makes him one of the most sought after performers. Henry brings nostalgia with his older music and introspection and humor with his latest releases.
As if having her in my life as a friend, a wife and a friend again for the next twenty-three years, until she died of lung cancer in 1995, was not enough, she brought along with her a two-year-old Irish Setter named Shannon. She was an uncannily human-dog whose ability to manipulate her human counterparts cannot be understated.
Shannon by Henry Gross from 1976.
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Watch Henry Gross perform his 1976 song "Shannon", inspired by the death of Carl Wilson's dog. Learn the story behind the song and the connection between Henry Gross and The Beach Boys.
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Shannon is a 1976 soft rock song by Henry Gross, inspired by the death of a dog owned by Beach Boys member Carl Wilson. The song reached #1 in Canada and New Zealand, and #6 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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Henry Gross. Best-known for the soft rock hit "Shannon," singer/songwriter Henry Gross (born April 1, 1951) grew up in a musical family -- his mother briefly performed with New York's Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and…. Read Full Biography.
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