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"My Sharona" (/ ʃ ə ˈ r oʊ n ə /) is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger , and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on Billboard ' s 1979 Top Pop ...
The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with its first single, "My Sharona", an international number-one hit in 1979.. The Knack was founded in 1978 with the original and classic lineup of Doug Fieger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar, backing vocals), Prescott Niles (bass) and Bruce Gary (drums).
Fieger wrote "My Sharona" for Sharona Alperin, his not-yet girlfriend. Fieger and Alperin dated for four years, but they parted, married other people, and remained friends. Alperin visited him frequently in his final months. "People that meant so much to him in the music industry came to pay their respects to him," she said.
Several weeks ago, WalletPop tracked down pop-culture personality Sharona Alperin, the namesake of The Knack's smash hit "My Sharona." She's now in celebrity real estate, and was gracious enough ...
Get the Knack is the debut album by American rock band the Knack, released in June 1979.At the time, the album was one of the most successful debuts in history, selling over one million copies in less than two months and spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Sharona Alperin, the "oh my little pretty one" who inspired the 1979 song "My Sharona," is now an L.A. real estate agent catering to the entertainment elite. Aside from having a very song-worthy ...
Berton Leslie Averre (born December 13, 1953) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist and one of the founders of the band The Knack. [1] That group had a No. 6 UK / No. 1 US hit with "My Sharona", [2] which sold 10 million copies in the US.
“And I was going, ‘Oh my God, this show is gonna be great … and I wish I could be on it, but I'm too old.’ “I was, like, 30. Or almost 30 or something like that,” Locklear, 63, continued.