What is Bob Shane?
[[File:Shanesun2.jpg|thumb|Shane in 2004]] '''Robert Castle Schoen''' (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), better known as '''Bob Shane''', was an [[Americans|American]] singer and guitarist. He was a founding member of [[The Kingston Trio]]. As a member of this group, he became a important person in the rebirth of [[Folk music|folk]] and other [[acoustic music]] as a popular art form in the U.S. in the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. He won two [[Grammy Awards]] with The Kingston Trio. Shane was born in [[Hilo, Hawaii]]. He was married Louise Brandon for 23 years. The couple had five children. From 2000 until his death in 2020, Shane was married to Bobbie Childress. Shane died on January 26, 2020 in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] of [[pneumonia]]-related problems. He was 85.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/arts/music/bob-shane-kingston-trio-dies.html|title=Bob Shane, Last of the Original Kingston Trio, Dies at 85|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=January 28, 2020|author=Applebome, Peter}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|1899737}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shane, Bob}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American folk singers]] [[Category:American guitarists]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Arizona]] [[Category:Musicians from Hawaii]] [[Category:Singers from Hawaii]] {{US-bio-stub}}