He was and still is incredible. The best song from “Grease” was “Those Magic Changes” sung by Contardo Vocally Travolta and O.N. When Sha Na Na lead singer Johnny Contardo looked out at the crowd of about 3,000 fans gathered for his band’s show at the Scranton Catholic Youth Center, he couldn’t quite contain his surprise. ), and when he found they didn’t have the background music for Those Magic Changes, he led the whole room of fans in singing his famous song a capella together with him – what an incredible moment! I totally agree with all of the comments above.

Any more oldies cruises coming up for you? He has a fabulous voice. Now many of you guys may think Jeff Eats has lost it, but as a huge fan of 50s & 60’s Rock N Roll music, Johnny’s singing prowess has to be rated right up there with that of Roy Orbison, Frankie Valli and other greats of that era. I grew up listening to Rockabilly and 50’s music. Hello there far away, From what I can tell, Contardo isn’t on a circuit tour of South Florida. Contents . Records, tours, TV, Broadway? You guys are so kind. He absolutely had the voice, the looks, the dance skills, the stage presence (a big ham…in the best sense of the word! I have no other details…. Back in the early 2000s, unable to find much online about him, I created a Johnny fan site, The Johnny Zone ( http://www.wtv-zone.com/divamagenta/johnnyzone.html ). Subject: Johnny Contardo. Thanks again for your wonderful article! You guys and gals make an old singer feel real good with your kind words. Wiki Bio of Johnny Contardo net worth is updated in 2020.

Please let me hear from you. Last night my husband and I watched most of your performances from YouTube on Roku. Cheryl, — Your email address will not be published. An amazing man. One of the greatest lead singers, EVER!!! If Jersey Boys had come out back in his heyday, can you imagine a more perfect Frankie Valli, especially with that perfect, angelic falsetto?

His voice is truly timeless. Unable to forward.” Can you please tell me how I can purchase your CD’s? accessnepa.com/pages-from-the-past/time-warp-sha-na-na-finds-humble-crowd-in-scranton, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/84.0.4147.89 Safari/537.36. In answer to Sonja, over three octaves, including falsetto. You are definitely one of the greatest singers ever!! He is a true singer by all means. Too bad he wasn’t in a group that had original music. More About Me », http://www.wtv-zone.com/divamagenta/johnnyzone.html. Thanks again and take care, Johnny. Without you and Bowzer there was no group.

I took address from the updated website recommended by “foofsmom” on You Tube. Johnny Contardo was created on Dec 23, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Johnny was terrific as was Michael Damore the new lead singer of The Capris. Johnny Contardo was born on December 23, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1 Johnny's early years; 2 In Sha Na Na and the following years; 3 Current status; 4 … 3/12/2015 Rochelle (above) had her check returned and I see no response to her question.

Take care, Johnny Contardo. He’s an professional, known for Scarface (1983), Sha Na Na (1977) and Woodstock Journal (1994). The full concert from 1973 brought back many fond memories of you and the gang. I have seen Johnny Contardo perform twice with Sha Na Na. Johnny Contardo one of the most underrated lead singers in the history of Rock N Roll.

I saw a recent clip from a performance in 2013.

He is an actor, known for Scarface (1983), Sha Na … When will Johnny be performing in South Florida or NY? I have always loved the oldies. I think Sha Na Na was a great group in its heyday! Required fields are marked *. Now, I may be going out on a limb here… But one of the most underrated singers in Rock N Roll history has to be Johnny Contardo who was the lead singer of Sha Na Na from 1971 to 1983.

Just so you know, I saw that 1-hour performance and suffice it to say Contardo absolutely … As good as any of the best lead singers including Maestro, Beaumont, Smokey and Ruffin. Miss him very much. Hi Jeff!

Since 1991, I have lived in South Florida and have eaten in so many restaurants down here, that I now consider myself to be a food expert.

Johnny Contardo was created on Dec 23, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Two better guys you will not find I highlr recomend their concertsIf they are in your area be sure to go itswell worth it,. His voice gave me goosebumps. I, too, have just received my check returned for a CD, envelope was marked, Attempted, Not Known-Return to Sender. Johnny is one of Rock’s great lead singers. Also I remember they tried for a top 40 hit in the mid-70’s. Just that simple. Still performing Rochelle. There are a lot of good, decent singers in the world of entertainment but Johnny has always been on a level above. Royal Carribean. Johnny, you are a truly fantastic singer and performer, and I told you that the only one who I can compare you with is Frank Sinatra…timeless…Hoping to meet you one day soon, been a fan for years, you are ” The Voice”..Sinatra would be proud! Any new 2013 or 2014 Florida dates planned? I love your signing so much and listen to You Are My Destiny every night. I’m sure you know that. Just left You Tube and I must say that Johnny Contardo as lead singer of Sha Na Na was one of the greatest lead singers of all time. I had the privilege of finally meeting him at one of those events, where the two big highlights for me were him singing Happy Birthday to me (! Complete Wiki Biography of Johnny Contardo, which contains net worth and salary earnings in 2020.

All rights reserved. His voice is golden. Sorry I stated I saw them perform four times in the 1960’s, I meant the 1970’s. GREAT!! I saw Sha Na Na perform four times in the 1960’s.

One of the greatest lead singers in the history of Rock N Roll. Johnny Contardo has a fabulous voice. You can purchase cd from my new address. We just packed Madison Square Garden, there were 15,000 people there,” Contardo said. Wanted to check in and say hello.

we would love to catch your show. What COULDN’T he have done? No ifs, ands, or buts Johnny Contardo was one of the greatest lead singers in Rock n Roll history. If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below), so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue. My name is Jeff. Seeing that he has CD’s available, I am going to treat myself to a few. I’d rate him over Johnny Mathis. What is sad is when they released a song from “Grease” with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John that was sub-par. Loved Sha Na Na from the beginning and was amazed at the power and sweet sound of Johnny’s voice. I swear you can sing the ingredients off of a cereal box and it would still sound beautiful.

Thank you very much! Looking forward to it.

This mail is sent via contact form on Jeff Eats http://jeffeats.com. Would love to see him sing live. Copyright © 1999 – 2019 GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC. You have a magnificent voice. Will be on an oldies cruise April 27 with Bowzer . Really simple. Like I said before, the Woodfield Country Club “brought” Contardo to Florida…apparently, Huntington Lakes is now doing the same thing. Could you please provide a legitimate address so that I can resend this check for your CD, Ballads For Lovers, Volume 1

In November 2011, the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton invited the semi-retired Los Angeles based Contardo to perform at the Club backed by local party band The Fabulons. The reason that I am now mentioning this “old” story…I just learned that Huntington Lakes (condo community) in Delray Beach has signed Johnny Contardo to perform there on Saturday, October 20, 2012.