Henry Gross
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Henry Gross (born April 1, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York), is a singer-songwriter best known for his hit song "Shannon". Gross began his career with Sha Na Na as a guitarist. He possesses a falsetto voice, which was used on "Shannon", a 1976 song inspired by the death of Beach Boy Carl Wilson's Irish Setter. It reached #6 on the U.S. charts in 1976.
"Shannon" was produced by Terry Cashman. The song is remembered for being the subject of a profanity-laced tirade by American Top 40 radio show host Casey Kasem while recording an episode of the show in 1985. A listener had requested "Shannon" as a "Long Distance Dedication" (a regular feature of the show) to his own recently-deceased dog. Kasem was upset that the show's producers had placed the dedication immediately following the Pointer Sisters' hit "Dare Me", an up-tempo song that Kasem considered a poor lead-in to a sad song like "Shannon".
Gross's only other hit single was "Springtime Mama", which reached #37 in the U.S.. He also recorded the Beatles song "Help!" for the documentary All This and World War II; both occurred in 1976.
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