Henry Gross - Shannon

"Shannon" is a 1976 song by Henry Gross. It became an international hit, reaching #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. Although it was a much smaller hit in the UK and Australia, the song reached #1 in Canada and New Zealand. "Shannon" was written about the death of Beach Boys member Carl Wilson's Irish Setter of the same name. While touring with the Beach Boys in 1975, Gross visited Wilson's home in Los Angeles and in conversation said he owned an Irish Setter called Shannon. Wilson replied that he had also had an Irish Setter named Shannon that had recently been killed by a car. The single went gold in the U.S. and became a worldwide hit, reaching #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1976. In Canada it reached #1. "Shannon" also reached #1 in New Zealand, but peaked only at #32 in the UK.