Bob Shane
A shekara ta 1957 wasu budurwa uku, daya daga cikinsu shi ne Bob Shane, ya fara ƙungiya. Daukar kiɗa na mutane, da kuma ƙara gwanin wasan kwaikwayo, ƙungiyar ta yi aiki sosai kuma ta sami masu sauraro. Game da shekara guda daga baya, Kingston Trio ya rubuta kundi na farko. Daga baya a wannan shekara, jerin hotuna hudu na Lissafi sun wallafa su a cikin jerin sunayen goma. Wannan shi ne karo na farko da ya taba faruwa.
Ko da koda ba komai ba ne don tunawa da tasirin su a cikin dakin kiɗa, zaka iya mamaki da yawa daga cikin rikodin da ka ji.
"Scotch da Soda," "Tom Dooley," "Hard, Is Not Hard", kuma na fi so, "MTA," sune kawai waƙoƙin da suke da wuya a tsayayya da yin waƙa. Zai yiwu mafi muhimmanci fiye da kowane waƙoƙin mutum shine gaskiyar cewa Kingston Trio an ba shi kyauta tare da farfado da waƙar mawaƙa a wannan ƙasa.
Ko da yake wasu membobin Kingston Trio sun zo kuma sun tafi, Bob Shane ya cigaba da yin wasa har ya zuwa shekara ta 2004. Bob Shane yana zaune a kwarin Sun , kuma na kama shi a tsakanin wasan kwaikwayo a shekara ta 2003. Ya kasance mai matukar alheri don rabawa wasu daga cikin tunaninsa, da kuma 'yan asirin!
Yi hira da Bob Shane
Judy Hedding, About.com Phoenix: Bob, ta yaya kuka kasance tare da Kingston Trio?
Bob Shane: Na kafa The Kingston Trio tare da Nick Reynolds da Dave Guard dama daga koleji a shekarar 1957. Mun kasance a cikin yankin San Francisco Bay. Na tafi makarantar sakandare tare da Dave, kuma Nick na sadu da wata ajiyar ajiya a Makarantar Menlo.
Dave yana halartar Stanford, wanda ke kan hanya. Mun fara yin raira waƙa da kuma wasa a cikin lambun giya da kuma a frat. Ɗaya daga cikin dare, wani mai wallafawa mai suna Frank Werber ya kama aikinmu kuma ya taimaka mana ya sa mu zama sananne. A hakikanin gaskiya, muna wasa ne a lokacin bude dandalin Surf a cikin Royal Hawaiian Hotel lokacin da muka sami kira daga Frank ya gaya mana mu dawo San Francisco - waƙar "Tom Dooley" ya fara buga # 1 a kasar!
Bayan shekaru hudu na yin wasa da Dave da Nick, mun sami takardun zinariya guda biyu da Grammies biyu. A 1961 Dave Guard ya bar Kingston Trio kuma ya maye gurbin John Stewart. Mun ci gaba da tsawon shekaru shida tare da John Stewart, kuma mun samu karin takardun zinariya. Na riƙe The Kingston Trio na tsawon shekaru 45 a yanzu tare da sauran mambobi.
Judy Hedding, About.com Phoenix: Kiɗan ku ya bambanta da asali a wancan lokacin. Wadanne masu kida za ku ce mafi rinjaye a Kingston Trio?
Bob Shane: The Weavers, Harry Belafonte, Stan Wilson, Travis Edmonsen (na Bud & Travis kuma suna zaune a Phoenix yankin), da kuma Josh White.
Judy Hedding, About.com Phoenix: Na tabbata kuna da labaru masu ban sha'awa da yawa game da abubuwan da kuka samu tare da Kingston Trio. Kula don raba wani daga cikinsu?
Bob Shane: Mun kama jirgin samanmu a ranar Jumma'a, ranar 13 ga Maris, 1959, a wani filin gona a Goshen, Indiana. Wannan ba da daɗewa ba, kuma a duk fadin, inda Buddy Holly ya sauka. Na yi matukar damuwa da girgiza domin na fahimci irin sa'ar da muka samu. A sakamakon haka, 13 ya kasance lamari na da yawa.
Bayan 'yan shekaru daga baya mun yi wasa a Statesville, NC da wani ɗan'uwanmu ya tambaye mu idan muna son ganin kabarin Tom Dooley.
Ba mu gane ba a lokacin da muke kusa da haka, saboda haka muna sa ido ganin shafin tare da fatan gaske. An kai mu zuwa kasar zuwa filin da ke kusa da Ferguson, NC don duba kaburbura. Wani saurayi na yanzu daga cikin 'yan matan Gabor sun ba da kyautar dutse ne kawai zuwa Tom Dooley, don haka ainihin asalin, wanda shine kawai ma'auni na ma'auni kuma yana da asali "TD" da aka ɗora a kan shi, an ba mu. Mun shigo, kusan 400 fam, zuwa ga manajanmu a California. Mun aika ta tattara don haka dole ne ya biya shi! Har ya zuwa yau ina mai yiwuwa ne daga cikin mutanen da kawai suka san inda dutse na farko na Tom Dooley yake!
Ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da nake da shi na daɗaɗɗen abubuwan da nake da ita suna yin wani zane da ake kira "Veterans of Comedy." Baya ga Kingston Trio, baƙi a wasan kwaikwayo sune Shelly Berman, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Kay Ballard, Ronnie Schell, da kuma wasu da dama da yawa da suka ambata.
Dukanmu muna zama a wannan hotel din. Kowace rana bas din zai karbi mu duka ya kai mu a gidan. Ina fata wani zai sami kyamarar bidiyo a wannan bas din. Jumma'a da jigunansu suna tashi da sauri sosai kuma suna fushi da cewa mutane suna motsawa a cikin motar motar da kuka. A lokuta da dama, mun yi tunanin cewa ba za mu iya ci gaba da mataki ba saboda mun kasance da dariya har ya zuwa mataki mai shiga. Na ji matukar dama na zama wani bangare na shi. Lokacin da kake da takarda na masu haɗe-haɗe kamar wannan duka a wuri daya, tarihin da ke faruwa har zuwa ina damu. Waxannan su ne wasu daga cikin mafi kyawun 'yan wasa a cikin kasuwancin.
Judy Hedding, About.com Phoenix: Ta yaya game da 'yan ragowa na Kingston Trio rashi?
Bob Shane: Ga wasu sanannun sanannun ku!
- Kingston Trio ya samo sunansa daga Kingston, Jamaica, domin a lokacin da muka fara raira waƙa da wasa muna yin kiɗa mai yawa. Har wa yau, babu wani daga cikinmu da ya taɓa zuwa Kingston, Jamaica!
- Waƙar Tom Dooley tana da ayoyi 3 kawai da ƙidodi biyu a kan guitar kuma ya sayar da fiye da miliyan 10. Har yanzu muna neman wani song kamar shi!
- A 1958 Kingston Trio ya karbi Grammy na farko wanda aka ba shi kyauta mafi kyawun ƙasa da yamma, don waƙar Tom Dooley.
- A 1959 Kingston Trio ya karbi Grammy na farko da aka ba shi kyauta mafi kyau, domin kundinmu mai suna "At Large."
- Tom Dooley shine ainihin sunan Tom Dula. Tom Dula da gaske ya rubuta waƙar "Ku Rage Gidanku Tom Dooley" yayin da yake a kurkuku yana jiran ɗaurinsa.
- Na taka rawa ga mutane miliyan 10 a shekaru 45.
Judy Hedding, About.com Phoenix: Me ya sa ka zabi Phoenix a matsayin gidanka?
Bob Shane: Ina son Phoenix sosai. Yana da game da wuri mafi kyau na taɓa rayuwa. Yana da kwazazzabo kuma ban damu da yanayin zafi ba . A gaskiya, ina son zafi. Zan iya samun babban gida a nan ba tare da in shiga bashi kamar ina so idan na zauna a Hawaii ko California! Kyakkyawan al'ada, gidajen cin abinci suna da kyau, kuma filin jiragen sama na Sky Harbor yana da sauƙi don shiga ciki. Tun lokacin da nake har yanzu ziyartar makonni 28 a kowace shekara, wannan babban lamari ne. Na sami Phoenix wani wuri mai sauƙi don zuwa daga, da kuma wurin da nake son dawowa zuwa. Ba zan iya tunanin rayuwa a ko'ina ba.
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Ba zan iya godewa Bob da yawa don raba abubuwan da ya faru ba. Yana da kyau sosai a gare shi, musamman ma la'akari da jadawalin aiki. A matsayinka na Phoenician , ina alfaharin kiran Bob wata makwabta kuma ina son ci gaba da farin ciki.
Bob Shane Update 2015
Sau da yawa masu karatu suna tuntube ni don so in haɗa da Bob Shane. Kodayake lafiyarsa ba ta da kyau kuma ba ya aiki, amma na fahimci sakon da aka aika zuwa adireshin imel a gidan yanar gizon Kingston Trio zai aika masa. Ba ni da wani bayani na kai tsaye don Bob Shane don raba.