Bob Shane

Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a 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 United States 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 (including four albums simultaneously in the Top 10 in 1959), 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1934 (Hilo), Died January 26, 2020 (Phoenix)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1964 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 60 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 117025 2/18/1966 Put your money away-1 The Kingston Trio instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 117274 4/14/1966 A little soul is born The Kingston Trio instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 119607 11/17/1967 Weeping Annaleah Bob Shane vocalist  
Decca 119608 11/17/1967 Simple gifts Bob Shane vocalist  
Decca 119819 2/5/1968 Honey (short version) Bob Shane vocalist  
Decca L 13538 10/13/1964 Midnight special The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13539 10/13/1964 Love's been good to me The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13540 10/13/1964 Poverty hill The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13541 10/13/1964 some day soon The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13542 10/13/1964 Gotta travel on The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13543 10/13/1964 Hope you understand The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13544 10/13/1964 My ramblin' boy (3: 42) The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13545 10/13/1964 Love comes a truckling down The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13546 10/13/1964 Long time blues The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13547 10/13/1964 More pooms The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13548 10/13/1964 Farewell The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13549 11/21/1964 I'm going home The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13550 10/13/1964 My ramblin' boy (2:40) The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13557 11/21/1964 Little play soldiers The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13671 3/29/1965 Stories of old The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13672 3/29/1965 Yes I can feel it The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13673 3/29/1965 Gonna go down the river The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13674 3/29/1965 Hanna Lee The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13675 3/29/1965 Bottle of wine The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13676 3/29/1965 Where I'm bound The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 60 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shane, Bob," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209321.

Shane, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209321.

"Shane, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209321

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