Bob Shane

January 9, 2024
Rock Singer

Quick Facts

Bob Shane
Full Name Bob Shane
Occupation Rock Singer
Date Of Birth Feb 1, 1934(1934-02-01)
Age 90
Date Of Death 2020-01-26
Birthplace Hilo
Country United States
Birth City Hawaii
Horoscope Aquarius

Bob Shane Biography

Name Bob Shane
Birthday Feb 1
Birth Year 1934
Place Of Birth Hilo
Home Town Hawaii
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Spouse Bobbie Childress , Louise Brandon
Children(s) Joan Glancy Shane, Susan Hull Shane

Bob Shane is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on February 1, 1934 in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. Guitarist and singer who was the final member of the band The Kingston Trio, the group that released hits such as “Tom Dooley.”

He was heavily influenced to a certain extent by He was influenced by Hank Williams Sr.

He was married to Bobbie Childress in the year 2000.

Bob Shane Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Rock Singer
House Living in own house.

Bob Shane is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Shane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Menlo College where he met the future fellow bandmate Nick Reynolds.

He released his album The Kingston Trio with his group in 1958.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bob Shane Dating?

According to our records, Bob Shane married to Bobbie Childress , Louise Brandon. As of December 1, 2023, Bob Shane’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Shane celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Bob Shane

  1. Bob Shane was a founding member of The Kingston Trio.
  2. He played guitar and sang lead vocals for the group.
  3. The Kingston Trio had 14 top-10 albums in the US.
  4. Their hit song “Tom Dooley” won a Grammy Award in 1959.
  5. Shane left the group in 1981 but continued to perform solo.
  6. He recorded over 30 albums throughout his career.
  7. Shane passed away on January 26, 2020, at age 85.
  8. He was known for his smooth baritone voice and storytelling style.
  9. The Kingston Trio’s music helped popularize folk music in America.
  10. They were one of the most successful groups of the early ’60s.

Are any members of the Kingston Trio alive?

Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the Kingston Trio , whose smooth close harmonies helped transform folk music from a dusty niche genre into a dominant brand of pop music in the 1950s and ’60s, died on Sunday in Phoenix.

Why did Dave Guard leave the Kingston Trio?

After a reportedly acrimonious meeting with Shane, Reynolds, and the Trio’s business manager over the future of the Trio , Guard quit the group. The group continued to perform for six years as the Kingston Trio before disbanding in 1967, with John Stewart taking Guard’s place.

Is Bob Shane still alive?

January 26, 2020

Who was the lead singer of the Kingston Trio?

Bob Shane , the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died in hospice care in Phoenix.

Why was Tom Dooley hanged?

In 1868 a man named Tom Dula (pronounced Dooley) was hanged in Statesville, N.C. after being convicted of murdering his lover, Laura Foster , in 1866.

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