Photos: Sha Na Na in Tucson, 1978
Sha Na Na, the 1950s throwback band, in concert at Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na was formed in 1969 by college students at Columbia University in New York. Their careers peaked with “The Sha Na Na Show” and the movie "Grease," in which they co-starred along with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Jon "Bowser" Bauman sings with Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Two-year-old Mark Cavell dances to Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Jon "Bowser" Bauman horses around with two Tucson Police patrol officers before Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Jon "Bowser" Bauman with Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978. Bauman was a member of the band between 1970 and 1983.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Michelle DiNanno, John Henry, Susan Pereza and Felix Pereza came in 1950s garb to the Sha Na Na concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Sha Na Na in Tucson
Sha Na Na in concert at the Tucson Community Center on Aug. 26, 1978.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor