Screamin’ Scott Simon of Sha Na Na has died at the age of 75, following a prolonged battle with sinus most cancers.

The information was confirmed by his daughter, Nina, in a social media publish.

“My dad was a rock star. Literally,” she wrote, sharing a photograph of her father and household. “A member of Sha Na Na for over 50 years. He loved early morning diners and late nights onstage. But he loved his girls most of all.”

Simon’s Background

Simon was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1948, later graduating from Columbia in New York City in 1970. That identical yr, he joined Sha Na Na, the doo wop revival group who rose to fame overlaying ’50s rock ‘n’ roll songs and even performing at Woodstock in 1969.

With Sha Na Na, Simon wrote a quantity of the band’s songs. In 1978, the entire group appeared in Grease as “Johnny Casino and the Gamblers,” however Simon did extra than simply seem on display screen — he additionally co-wrote the tune “Sandy” with Louis St. Louis, which John Travolta sang.

Over the years, Sha Na Na carried out with the likes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Steve Martin, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. They additionally had their very own tv collection named after themselves, which ran from 1977 to 1981 and included friends like Chuck Berry, the Ramones, Dusty Springfield, Billy Crystal and extra.

Simon was a member of Sha Na Na till 2022, the yr the band stopping touring.

(*75*) Screamin’ Scott Simon Perform on the ‘Sha Na Na’ Show