Dennis Greene: Sha Na Law
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2010
- At the time of this interview, Dennis Greene was a professor of law at the University of Dayton, where he taught entertainment law, constitutional law, torts, race and American law, and intellectual property. While an undergraduate at Columbia University, he co-founded the vintage rock-and-roll group Sha Na Na. The group played at Woodstock, toured internationally, appeared in the movie, "Grease," released eight albums and hosted a syndicated TV variety show from 1977-1980.
Frederick Dennis Greene passed away on September 5, 2015.
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Sha Na Na was comprised of guys who went on to become professors, lawyers and doctors. They should have billed themselves as the smartest band in rock n roll.
amen!
So true
They were smart enough to play stupid characters for comic effect.
Queen the band is also made up of pretty smart people. They all met at a polytechnic. Freddie was a dance and design student. Now brian may is a professor of astrology. They have to be smart to make it successfully.
@@jessiejames7492 On the other hand The Beatles (the greatest, most successful culturally significant rock band ever) is comprised of drop outs who didn't read music and were not necessarily the best musicians but massively loaded with raw talent, street smarts and overseen by the right people brian epstein and george martin. An incredible story of luck, timing, hard work and talent.
I recall him from Sha-Na-Na, but had no idea of his academic pursuits and subsequent career after he left the group. Seems like a quality human being who made the most of his gifts... RIP, man.
Denny and the rest of the Shannana team really makes me smile as they brought alot of happiness during my youth in the 70's. They were fun and they could really sing. I love them all!
Well educated articulate man. He went from Ivy League to Woodstock back to Ivy League, the corporate world and on to academia . What a life!
He touched many lives and his memory lives on with music and his former students.
Rest In Peace.
What an intelligent and caring man.
Thank you for the wonderful sentiment regarding my Brother, Dennis!
I loved him in Sha Na Na! I lost track of them, but kept buying their music. My husband knows I enjoyed their music. I'm glad he got to do what he wanted in life. R.I.P. Denny.
So glad he did this video so that people can appreciate the the breadth of his success in life.
Amen to that! Thank you!
Rest in peace, Professor Greene.
Had an amazing life. Rest in Paradise. ☀️🏝️🎶🎵
I'M VERY HAPPY FOR DENNY. HE'S GIVEN BACK TO THOSE WHO NEED HIM MOST. THE VERY YOUNG KIDS. WHO PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE AS SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT HIM. GOD BLESS HIM!
That was SO interesting. Good for Mr. Greene for pursuing both of his life's passions! Thank you for filming and posting this video!
This information about Professor Greene is amazing. It just shows that time stands still for no one. People move on to bigger and better things. I'm happy for him..... but to me he's always going to be the persona of "Denny" from Sha Na Na. That voice is Magic, and my youth was made better getting to hear those sweet mellow tones. Thank God for TH-cam videos!
Dennis Greene !! Thanks for the great music!!! We loved Sha Na Na
So sorry you’re gone. You’re were a true mentor to many.
It's a pleasure listening to the late professor speak about his life and life's work(s) as it was to watch and listen to him perform with Sha Na Na -- which we continue to do often through the magic of TV videos. RIP Denny.
Awwww wow he could dance !!!
That's for sure
I didn't really watch the show, I thought it was too hokey. But I soon realized how GOOD they were as singers. Such wonderful voice. It breaks my heart that so many have passed.❤ Aww Dennis died Sept 5, 2015. He definitely had a valuable life!
he should be honoured in the black america hall of fame if there is one. he inspired so many teaching just fo r the love of learning and going on to do better thngs with ones life. what a human....is sha na na in the rock and roll hall of fame?
RIP Dennis I loved Sha Na Na❤❤
Just realized you passed away. You were the love of my life.....R.I.P.
Hello Rise. It's Edward. He passed in 2015. Hope all is well.
@@eazenyce still some what shocked. How are u? He was your uncle/ Dad. I know you miss him. All is well with me. I have a son who is about the same age you were when I last saw you. You are all grown up now.....Amazing
If he was the love of your life, why did it take you so long to learn that he had passed?
i wonder if his students and his co workers appreciate him. wow. what a man. fabulous musician, singer, and all rounder...
R.I.P. Denny, we love you and we miss you. We will never forget you.
Thank you for your kind words.
You're welcome.
Enjoyed your presence on Grease. Rest on
As a newly 40 yr old. I remember him and watch sha na na on the internet alot. I remember him as a great singer/actor ( kinda like how some are on american idol) but more. In the late 70s i remember him and all the other guys"bowser: and it just makes me smile.
OH WOW!!!! I lived seeing this man when I was little. 👀👀👀❤️❤️❤️
RIP Denny we miss you.
I was watching "Grease" Sing-a-long on CBS today. I was 7 when Grease came out. With all the race relations issues recently, I just happened to wonder where are the people of color in this movie and what happened to them. I couldn't find out anything about the black couple dancing or their names. But I was so happy to see Mr. Greene on stage singing with Sha-Na-Na. I thought Wow that must have been an extremely huge deal especially back in 1978. What a wonderful person he must have been! So talented and intelligent! A Harvard graduate too! Impressive! So nice to see he was a Professor and giving back to his students.
- Wow - Mr Dennis Greene has had an unbelievable life ... really enjoyed this ... I wish he would take his style and create a talk show ... he has a very diverse background and would make an intereesting host ... kind of a Dick Cavett doo wop
Yeah thats great that he's a college professor these days and he was a great singer and performer in Sha Na Na with a voice that sounded alot like Sam Cooke's.
they were fabulous all so brilliant
I'm so happy for him! My favorite when he was in Sha-Na-Na was/IS "Dreams Come True." Keep going Denny.
It is wonderful that he is doing so well.
He was such an interesting, very intelligent, gifted man.
Yes, he was very intelligent and fun, as well.
Wow! That was very interesting & inciteful! Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely man.
I loved Sha Na Na!
Pretty smart guys too-- very interesting thanks for posting.
wow what an amazing life he had !
Amazing
I loved It’s a Lover’s Question.
Anything he sang was beautiful.
He was great. Loved Duke of Earl.
Denny was always my favorite!
My mom was teaching computers in the early 70’s and said Computers is where the moneys gonna be.” I said screw that I wanted to see the country since I was 4. I became a truck driver. Now 60 had to retire with a bad heart. I sure showed her
What a life! New York clubs, Woodstock! Harvard! Yale!
Plus he got to be the hottie of Sha Na Na! (Sorry Bowser)
Wow My brother has done very very well.
EXTREMELY well!
He grew up in Monroe Housing Project in the Bronx. I know because I lived there. Amen
Achieved so much.
@Craig Vann I not sure. I went to James Monroe H.S. He went to school in Connecticut.
@Craig Vann He went to Hotchkiss School in Conn.
Yes
@Craig Vann I knew the Savannah band. There was Stony Broder and his brother. There was also Susan Wientraut his girlfriend.
This is a great post. Dennis Greene & Sha Na Na at Woodstock was worth 10.000 Grace Slicks & Jefferson Airplanes in my book. I wonder if he ever breaks into Duke Of Earl during lectures! Lol!
University is cool but "Rock'n'Roll is here to stay/it will never die/it was meant to be that way/tho' I don't know why/I don't care what people say/Rock'n'Roll is here to stay!"
Thanks for posting this!
I'm so glad he's a professor and not a washed up has been or drunk
ripdennisgreene
Very Good!
I'm Proud That He Is From The James Monroe Projects.
keep up the great work
RIP Denny.
I miss your voice Denny
Loved this TV Show and love Sha Na Na
RIP, Renaissance Man.
WOW! A handsome man with the best butt! I'm in awe of how far Dennis Greene has climbed and his accomplishments! Excellent singer! Outstanding in certain numbers with maybe a Sam Cooke quality.
RIP...
RIP, Denny.
👍🏾
wow very interesting after all these years good for him i wonder do he ever keep in touch with the
sha na na?
That is a great story
You know what's so quirky is that alot of Pop Stars were Teachers. Sting Chrissy Hynde, even Gene Simmons was a Teacher. He became a Rocker then a Professor. I wish he would go to the UK and Talk to the Children about how The Music Industry could be just as cruel as kind. I wonder if he and the Fellows get Royalties for Grease.
Right and if you listen to the Democratic party this is a racist country what is happening to America here is a great gentleman that was in Sha na na and teaches law what a great success story only in America
Impressive omg
RIP
Hi Denny I miss you guys
Damn, Dennis.
Learning law from Denny. What a rush that would be.
we need more variety shows instead of who wants to marry who, who want to be a singer, or who lives in Orange County.
AMEN
& Don't forget we definitely don't need the self centered lives of "things" like the kartrashians on the tube. Away with it already.
i wonder how he juggled his time to get his degrees and to go to two very prestigioius universities. i am really curious. 4 years on the sha na na show on tv and 15 years in the band touring . where did he find the time...???????
RIP Denny
Rip
1977-1981,not 1980.
I wonder if Sha Na Na ever got groupies. They weren't a novelty act, they were legitimate celebrities.
Sha Na Na a group of men that DIDN'T become a tragic statistic and found lives outside of Rock Stardom.
So is this not the guy from bad boys
So awesome I have been making fun of the racism in Sha na na only to find out my man is a college professor
What racism? There was no racism!!!My brother, Dennis was a founding member of the group!
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i bet none of those students know who he was.
You'd be one thousand percent WRONG! They all knew exactly who he was and loved him!
@@gerald532009 thats great!
what racism do you dream of
What the f*ck are you trying to get out? Do you have anything to say?
I can’t believe I never realized that the band in Grease was Sha Na Na.
RIP Denny
You know what's so quirky is that alot of Pop Stars were Teachers. Sting Chrissy Hynde, even Gene Simmons was a Teacher. He became a Rocker then a Professor. I wish he would go to the UK and Talk to the Children about how The Music Industry could be just as cruel as kind. I wonder if he and the Fellows get Royalties for Grease.