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Famous Folk Artists with Arizona Connections
Dolan Ellis, Arizona's Official State Balladeer, was an original member
Bob Zucker of Queen Creek is Manager for the New Christy Minstrels
Other Arizona members (early 1970s): Bill Zorn, Igor Glenn (Igor's Jazz Cowboys) and Gaylan Taylor
Bob Shane of Phoenix was an original Trio member and was part of the group for the majority of almost 50 years (1957 through 2004) and is still involved with Trio management
Bill Zorn, also of Phoenix, was a Trio member in the 1970s and joined the group again in 2004
Bill Zorn of Phoenix was a member for several years, until he rejoined the Kingston Trio in 2004
Gaylan Taylor of Phoenix is currently a member of the Limeliters
Travis Edmonson grew up in Nogales, attended Tucson High and the University of Arizona (class of 1952) and now lives in Mesa
The Father of Chicano Music was born in Tucson, and although he lived in LA and Palm Springs most of his adult life, his heart was always in Tucson. The link above is to his son, Mark's, site. There are many radio broadcasts, photographs, and stories available on the site.
There is also now a site dedicated to "The Original Chicano," a television documentary about Lalo's life. The documentary began airing on PBS in October 2006, and there were some special screenings, including a very festive night in Tucson on November 3, 2006.