Sha Na Na - Ghost Riders In The Sky

[@christinesecrist236]

I’ve watched and heard Sha Na Na since the 70s and I never realized that Bowzer’s voice was so magnificent!

[@DavidLS1]

He attended Julliard at the age of twelve.

[@eugenemorganakakeek8941]

he looks so young now.

[@leifmanson7599]

That was the wrong song to turn into a joke, but Sha Na Na gets a pass.

[@waynechambers5138]

MUST WATCH

[@Tonithenightowl]

You can tell the classical training , but the talent is just there. Bowser voice is magnificent. The ultimate baritone.

[@zacharyjohnson6453]

Him and Melvin Franklin

[@tonithenightowl1836]

@@zacharyjohnson6453 I had to look up the name but I know who the Temps are bc I'm 70 yrs old and grew up with their music. I'm also a huge 4 Tops, Drifters and Coasters fan, too. I totally agree with you about Melvin. :o)

[@kennethhogue2653]

The male voice ranges are, from highest to lowest: tenor, baritone, and bass - with bass at the bottom. Bowser was/is (because Jon Bauman is still alive) a bass. So was Melvin Franklin.

[@tonithenightowl1836]

@@kennethhogue2653 thanks for the correction :o)

[@lindalightfoot9837]

Julian trained

[@allisonjohnson6399]

For a guy from Brooklyn, Bowzer looks pretty dang perfect as a cowboy. And might I say HAWT too! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wesleycook7687]

Bowser has a great voice for this song and he looks cool in a black cowboy outfit.❤❤

[@markworden7425]

I really wish they had done a straight, uninterrupted version of this -- the best I've EVER heard! Bowser was never appreciated for the magnificent vocalist he truly was....

[@bobquinlan4025]

I could not agree more!

[@bodeadly7628]

They weren't straight though, not by any stretch of anyones imagination.🤣.

[@jannetteberends8730]

Until now, I only knew Sha Na Na from Woodstock. I’m from the Netherlands and had no idea that they were also comedians. What a delight to discover that there is so much to enjoy to be found

[@Peter-jo3wt]

Sha Na Na was a TV comedy show too, in the 70s. I've never previously seen them do Ghost Riders... Bowser's voice has always been phenomenal.

[@andreapalms9260]

Of course Sha na na was funny. American here. I used to live in NL. While in Europe, it seemed to me that many Europeans were negative and judged the positive aspect of Americans. Please know that “positive” does not mean “simple.” To be positive is a daily or moment by moment choice. (To say “have a nice day” actually does mean that we desire a stranger to do so-what is wrong with hoping the best for others?). In any case, I believe that Sha na na was popular for 2 reasons: 1) classical voice training and 2) a willingness to be “silly.”

[@richardkut3976]

Great live act.

[@dakota6874]

I just turned 40 yrs old and I used to watch The Sha Na Na show when I was a kid. It was a family tradition on Saturday nights in our house. I'm so glad to get to watch them once again. Thanks to everyone who posts the old, but still great clips.

[@Pashasmom1]

Loved Sha Na Na. Those shows were great entertainment that they did. The stuff that's out there today can't compare.

[@shirleypullen4191]

Sha Na Na was the first concert I ever attended with my mom and sister. I always loved Bowser. I never realized how beautiful his voice is until this song.

[@oldoldpilgrim7898]

Sha Na Na had a TV show that came on in my area of the USA on Saturday afternoons. You might find reruns.

[@Genkimark]

I first saw this on TV in the 1970s...thanks for the memories!! Classic TV...

[@eugenia_b73]

Love, love, love his deep voice - and I loved Sha Na Na!

[@whitelinedrifter]

This sure beats what is on TV these days.

[@roguejulie]

Of the show ten, eight are still alive. Jocko, Donny and Screamin are still the a part of Sha Na Na. Johnny still performs & teaches voice lessons. Denny is a lawer and teaches law. Santini is an orthopedic surgeon. Lenny is retired. Bowzer has his Stingrays band. Dirty Dan and Chico have passed away.

[@Heidiksf1]

I member watching the Sha Na Na show as a kid. Good times. God I feel old.

[@pucketts57]

Best version I've ever seen or heard . Most certainly the funniest to

[@killergofer]

This is 2024, I had forgotten how much fun they were.

[@friscolane]

this show needs to be on dvd

[@jason75]

I have all the seasons on beta max

[@leesmith5419]

This was at one time my favorite show I wish they never would have went off the air

[@antonyamont5503]

Wonderful rendition!!!!....Laugther and original!! !!👍🌵🐎🐎

[@caboose2163]

"I said I was fast, not accurate..." -- top ten best lines I've ever heard!

[@reggieholder576]

than youz.lol

[@sybercat1]

I know I'm to young to say I grew up with Sha Na Na but I love them just the same as it I had! O remember watching the reruns of the shows they were in an one year they did a 45 hour special for new years an I watched as much as I possibly could!

[@jimroberts2647]

Love this! Thank you for saving it and putting it here for me stumble across.

[@susanbolton6215]

Bowser is the only one I have heard that can do this as well as Vaughn Monroe did. You all are likely to young to remember Vaught Monroe..................fantastic voice. Love this.

[@Juscz]

In the past I have listened to that Vaughn Monroe recording a fair amount (though it's certainly before my time). And it's possible that Bowser does a better performance than Vaughn Monroe in this song.

[@ferroxglideh5621]

Indeed, it is a fine version, but you truly have not lived upon this green earth until you have listened in silent awe to Lorne Green's version of Ghost Riders in the Sky.

[@danicegewiss862]

My mother was a big fan.

[@davidwesley2525]

​@@ferroxglideh5621Try Listening to Ghost Riders in the Sky by Scatman Crothers , it's very Unique. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@LeslieWest-mn7cs]

Yes, I've really enjoyed seeing this again. So Cute and Creative video. I've heard Vaughn Monroes Great verson of Ghost Riders. The Blues Brothers did a good verson in their movie. Probably over 100 Artist have recorded this song, doing instrumentals, too, by Roy Clark,and Buck Owens on Hee Haw Show 🎵 written in 1948 by Death Valley Ranger Stan Jones.In 75 years this song has certainly withstood the True test of Time!! Bowers Voice was Perfect for this Song. Always like the Sha Na Na Guys. Glad this is on here again, im going to watch alot. Loved the Parody, Costumes, Singing, so Cute , Clever and very Memorable in 2024. I needed this Uplifting Video. 🎶🎵🎶💕💗💕👍👏👏😊🥰🐎🐴🐎❤❤❤❤

[@chriswhite2151]

Sounds like you are a big fan of this song, as am I Back in the Napster days I made a whole cd of different versions! From western to heavy metal. Debbie Harry and Frank Sinatra also did it

[@kangadillo]

Bowser's REALLY good in this! I love the way he sings this song!

[@РитаБеретарь]

У меня сейчас на звонке сотового телефона стоит эта песня😀😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍Суровые парни ковбои😀😀😀Очень люблю её. Привет из 21 года!!!

[@kwmusic4560]

If this aired today people would be on twitter complaining about cultural appropriation and gun violence.

[@scloftin8861]

Bowser's voice is perfect for the song, the jokes are really bad, and the opening lyrics had me in chills he fit it so well even making fun of it. Damn. Never saw this show, but it was a long time ago comparatively. Glad this got shared.

[@Cettie5360]

What a fantastic voice he has!!

[@LovesMike33]

I love this. I am so happy to have a part of my past here. I loved Sha Na Na. The is so damn cool. I am excited they are on youtube. I love Bowzer's deep voice. He is a nice guy too. I met him 12 years ago on a cruise.

[@Tonithenightowl]

Never heard a better version of this song ever. Bowser took it to a different level.

[@IdaDuplechin]

Bowzer was Julliard trained. Loved Sha Na Na as regular family entertainment every weekend

[@bojo1944]

Sha-NA-Na was a great group, they could just about anything

[@ZeroEffect29]

if someone ever gets this series(complete of course!) on dvd or blu ray i'll buy it!

[@leslieawest5062]

That's who it was Bowser...cool! Great Voice. I love this slight Parody of this Song, pertty Great. 😊

[@228ANDY]

Sha na na, they're so much fun. Love them !!

[@LostCoastGhost_]

My parents had a VHS with a bunch of episodes I used to watch endlessly. I'm 34 and bummed my generation will never have something like this :/

[@blak1lyte]

They CAN have it buddy... show them the shows... start a group/ band.....a shsnana tribute .. they can have it... people just need to do it; that's why or kids know ozzy crue police beatles stones..etc. we fed them a steady diet of what we grew up with..

[@leslieawest5062]

I just came across this. I always liked this group. This was great. Pretty cute. I will be watching it again. I liked the skits humor. Loved the singer, nice deep voice. Well Done !!!

[@TinaMatheny-o9m]

Miss these guys

[@macgyversmacbook1861]

Will not deny this was the sketch that made me fall in love with this guy, although getting to meet him in person was another step in the right direction! I was the oddball who wore poodle skirts and chucks all the way through middle school and high school so I was over the moon when I found out he was having a Christmas concert in a nearby town very close to my birthday. what I didn't know is my mom sent him an email explaining I was Autistic and SNN happened to be my thing, he freaking REPLIED and asked if I wanted to do a hula hoop contest, sadly I can't hula hoop so we compromised and decided to meet up. And let me tell you, you think Bowzer has a low octave on the show just wait until you hear it in person because his voice CARRIES, I will not deny I was starstruck when I heard him call for my mom and asked if I enjoyed the show. That whole experience is a definite core memory and helped me cement the fact that I liked doo woop poodle skirts and Rockabilly and it didn't matter if I didn't dress in 'style'

[@Route66er]

That's wonderful! When did this happen?

[@buffalochip1969]

sure wish we had this type of entertainment to watch now....

[@Tonithenightowl]

@Medina29able The show ran from 1978 to 81. They were all in their 30's at the time. However they were together 10 yrs before the show.

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

"ALL" THESE GUYS WERE A PERFECT MATCH ❣️

[@Ironsouled]

@Tonithenightowl I can go considerably lower, but I envy his clarity on his entire range. Bowzer epitomizes the perfect bass for the musical period in which he sang.

[@lynnkanerva4519]

AAAAHHHHHH! You're killing me ! ROFL ! 🤣 Love it ! I loved watching them in highschool in 70's. I don't remember seeing this. They're all great. Bowzer"s hilarious

[@kyldy]

@inspire734 sorry correction 2 are dead and all the other 8 are still with us. from the very original group there is one gone. Vinnie Taylor (1949-1974) It owuld appear that 8 of the TV series are stil alive and ther are at leat two form the original goroup alive. great buch.

[@Sundancetr4]

You got sharp eyes Sha nana forever

[@gopherscout]

Bowzer did a great job on this song! I love the song & skit!

[@dennisalters702]

Saw them live for a week or two in the 70s before they exploded. Miami Beach club called the Hump. Amazing place

[@blueange1s]

Brilliant absolutely brilliant

[@paulmiller9722]

Bowser has some serious pipes

[@radioman-pz5jw]

This guy has a voice like a tornado i watch this version from him more than 100 times still not boring he is super great . really the BEST

[@Jimbomania]

I so miss this show and wish they'd put it on DVD!

[@moosquatch]

Bowzer was actually trained to sing opera. I grew up watching the SNN snow as a kid. They all did a great job with every song and skit they performed

[@chrispile3878]

Yup. Bowzer went to Julliard.

[@AarHan3]

He also had a brief stints as a GS host (The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour) and a VJ (on VH-1).

[@stadalberts]

Wow, almost forgot about these guys. They had a great show!

[@debbiebalnaves4842]

I remember listening to these guys back in the 1960s at the swimming hole we hung out at . And the skating rink on Fri and Sat nights . My kids watched them during the 1970s, and I think my daughter was in love 😍 with Bowser.😂

[@jamesgrassia844]

Miss those guys.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Here's what gets me. Bowzer sounds very much like Harold Reid the bassman for The Statler Brothers. And who did The Statlers sing backup for when they started out? Johnny Cash, the original singer of this classic!☺B.W.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Oops forgot that Vaughn Monroe was the guy who originated this. Still...B.W.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Wrong Again! Burl Ives Mr. Holly Jolly Christmas himself had the original in 1949. Gollay Sarge!🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣B.W.

[@elizabethkizzar6375]

I thought I would never see this video again. It's my favorite version of this song.

[@MelindaPearson-o3c]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME LOVE THEM SO MUCH 😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

one of the best shows ever and some jokes as a kid you did not get but mom and dad did

[@LauraHarrison]

Gotta wonder if these guys ever look back and watch these old video's!

[@LeslieWest-mn7cs]

Wow Bowser has a Wonderful Baritone Voice. I really enjoyed this Cute Video..Very Creative and Amusing. But Bowser has a Wonderful.Singing Voice💕💕❤ V .🎶🎵🎶🎼🐴🐎🐴💕💕🎶🎵🎶

[@zardozqq]

the thing about sha na na is one word .... fun

[@ytubepuppy]

Around the 3:00 mark, notice the guy with the dark glasses. I think he's supposed to be The Lone Ranger, but the mask was protected by copyright and even Clayton Moore, who played The Lone Ranger couldn't wear one later in his career. He had to wear dark glasses too.

[@vikkihallaway8621]

oh man these guys are so talented :) love it love it love it

[@radioman-pz5jw]

this guy can do everything with his voice really GOD giving talent

[@terrencegurnee3259]

yo go Bowser ! great job! loved this show!

[@Inguzz_T]

Loved this. GREAT !!!!!!

[@dharmaseed]

After watching this show for so many years, it was weird to see Jon (the guy who plaed Bowzer) hosting Hollywood Squares. It was even more surprising to find out that he was college educated.

[@lindabrown7374]

I said I was fast, not accurate. Love it!

[@reggieholder576]

classic line

[@experimentaltvextv6538]

A man was murdered.

[@brandonk8948]

@@experimentaltvextv6538 it was called pretend...grow up

[@experimentaltvextv6538]

@@brandonk8948 it's a joke. Lighten up Francis.

[@Glittersword]

​@@experimentaltvextv6538 Hard to tell you were joking to be honest. Not even a smiley face with its tongue sticking out.

[@leslieawest5062]

This so great to Rewatch, they made so fun to watch. I Loved the Costumes. Like a Fun Parody of this Iconic 🎵 🎶 🎵 Old Classic 70 +year old Song!! Bowser was Fantastic, his Baritone Voice is so Wonderful, to listen too.🥰🥰🥰🥰 🎶🎵🎶🎸👏👏👏👏❤🎹🎹! .

[@marildaardenghi9655]

Depois de chorar muito, ri muito, vale muito ver esse vídeo, divertido mesmo, amei.

[@MichaelWilshusen-s8v]

I love the show

[@ghostswerepeopletoo]

LMAO!!!! Santini's face at 1:22 is priceless!!!! Lovin' it!!! "I said I was fast, not accurate." ~ Denny... Grease4Peace

[@roguejulie]

@inspire734 Of the 10 that were in the show, 8 are still very much alive! Chico passed away in 1998 and Dirty Dan passed away last year.

[@kenderen3736]

Bowser was funy as hell,and a very talented singer with Sha Na Na.

[@SIVLETIG]

Great videos.

[@BarbaraEyre]

A pure classic!

[@VoodooCrab]

LOVE Bowser's voice!

[@samhouston1673]

Sha Na Na rocks. Watched their show every week when I was a young'n. Sad when they went off the air. No one ever has them in syndication or reruns.

[@rlgdguy]

Excellent job by Bowzer!!

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan.

[@robertronning7016]

I like it a lot

[@nameofthepen]

God, what a surreal video to stumble across. I loved it! :D

[@sarahconner2832]

My Dad was a Baritone, and you sing Beautifully like a choir, but I really wish you would redo it with a Christmas scenery behind you. And sing the Baritone part as the lead. And really belt it out there, with emotions and feelings and passion when you sing JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM..... like my Dad did. He did it better than Pavarotti. You could do very passionate baritone leads, but your too passive and concerned on every part blending, but this song is meant to be very very passionate and pow, it's supposed to send chills up your spine with such power. Bring tears to your eyes and warmth to your heart and soul.

[@Tonithenightowl]

Bowser excelled here. His grandmother couldn't believe he made a living doing this lol

[@harveybc]

Saw them at my college. They had a fantastically funny skit on school cafeterias.

[@NHMntnHIGH]

love it thanks

[@reggieholder576]

wish there was reruns of these shows.would look great on METV.anyone know if it's out on DVD yet?i hope so.

[@p666nz]

@pimbadoti Excellent description "voice like a tornado"!

[@jessiejames7492]

wow Bowzer looks spiffy in all black like that cowboy...!

[@sjtom57]

Bowser never sounded better.

[@Sparkina]

Fella could sing

[@Monsternutt]

Cool!

[@grannydyess]

i remember these guys fondly. bowzer was my fav.

[@adproductn]

@fraziel07 - I'm not sure how old you are, but Jon Bauman is only 64 ... And yes, he still sings exactly the same.

[@angelalake200]

I completely forgot about this show❤❤❤❤

[@kipmurray2291]

Bowser is the man!

[@reggieholder576]

think he's one of the few from this group that's still alive