The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #69147   Message #1170195
Posted By: DonMeixner
25-Apr-04 - 12:57 AM
Thread Name: Bob Shane is done after 47 years (2004)
Subject: RE: Bob Shane is done after 47 years
This my Great Grandfather's axe. My Grandfather put on a new handle and my Dad replaced the head after it broke but it is still my Great Grandfather's Axe.

And George Grove is considerable more than "somewhat talented".

Would they still be The Kingston Trio if Nick Reynolds and John Stewart joined George Grove on Stage? Or something else? There was still "The Sons of the Pioneers" long after Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, and Hugh and Karl Farr left the group.

I think TKT is as much a style and a franchise as it is a singular unit of musicians. And I won't debate the right or wrong of this type of entertainment combination. And whether or not the name should be changed to reflect the passing of the Old Guard is enyirely up to the principals involved. Given the chance I'd go hear this group with what ever name they used.

Don