Bob Shane
Banjo, Guitarist
1934 –
Who is Bob Shane?
Bob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S. in the late 1950s through the mid-1960s.
The success of the Kingston Trio in its heyday had repercussions far beyond its voluminous album sales, its host of imitators, and the relatively short-lived pop-folk boom it created. For the Kingston Trio's success took acoustic folk-based music out of the niche market it had occupied prior to the Trio's arrival and moved it into the mainstream of American popular music, opening the door for major record labels to record and market both more traditional folk musicians and singer-songwriters as well.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1934
Hilo - Also known as
- Robert Castle Schoen
- The Kingston Trio
- Spouses
- Louise Brandon
(1959/03/15 - 1982) - Bobbie Childress
(2000 - )
- Louise Brandon
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Punahou School
- Menlo College
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on July 23, 2013
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