Happy Birthday Jon Bowzer Bauman (born September 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, best known as a member of the band Sha Na Na, and game show host. Baumans popular Sha Na Na character, Bowzer (sometimes called Bowzer J. Bowzer and sometimes Choo Wate), was a gangly, slender-armed greaser in a muscle shirt. Biography Bauman started attending The Juilliard School at age 12 and is a 1964 graduate of Martin Van Buren H.S. in Queens Village, NY.[citation needed] After his heyday with Sha Na Na, Bauman was a VJ on the music channel VH-1 during its first two years. He has appeared on several television series, such as Miami Vice, and has also done voiceovers for animated series, such as Animaniacs, and animated feature films, including My Little Pony: The Movie and The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. He also hosted the Hollywood Squares half of the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. In addition, Bauman hosted The Pop N Rocker Game, a weekly syndicated rock n roll game show, which launched a few weeks before the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour premiered. Jon Bauman Productions produced The Golden Age of Rock n Roll, a ten-hour series for the A&E network. Bauman currently tours extensively with his Bowzer and the Stingrays group at fairs, amusement parks, cruise ships, malt shoppes and conventions all over the world. They currently headline Bowzers Ultimate Milkshake Party. Bauman lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Mary. Their two children, Nora and Eli, are graduates of Columbia University. Bauman has spoken on behalf of musicians who are upset about contemporary groups who use classic groups names even though none of the members performed on any of the albums. Supporters include Charlie Thomas of The Drifters and Mary Wilson of The Supremes; before their deaths, Carl Gardner of The Coasters and original Drifter Bill Pinkney were also supporters. Bauman has also helped pass legislation that would compel any group using the name of a classic group to have at least one of the original members. The measure is known as the Truth in Music Act. Bauman is referenced in The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler, and Parents Just Dont Understand by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Read more: answers/topic/jon-bauman#ixzz3DH8TKrwl
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:08:26 +0000
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