The band members started by playing cover versions of songs by new wave artists such as Elvis Costello, U2, and Talking Heads, but soon progressed to performing their own material as The Sharks.
They were frequent headliners at The Village Nightclub in Lancaster, Pa.,The Metron, a new wave/rock club in Harrisburg, PA and had a massive following in numerous club venues in South Central and South Eastern Pa. Their first single caught the ear of Billy Terrel, who asked the band to record a cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XV team.
With the success of the Elektra release and the support of MTV, the Sharks toured and shared the stage with The Go-Go's, A Flock of Seagulls, Robert Palmer, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts,The Romantics, Night Ranger, The Fixx, and The Stray Cats.
The Sharks, with members Shea Quinn, Sam Lugar, Doug Phillips, Mark Showers and Steve Zero, had reunited yearly at The Village Nightclub in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for reunion concerts until 2021.
Dave Sheaffer (original bass player) is a retired music teacher for the ELCO Middle school and Girke has been an active blues performer since 1990.