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...Until they came together as a trio in 1957 at San Francisco's Purple Onion, they were, says Guard. "a bunch of wild hairs pointing in all directions." At Stanford, Guard-belying his present Groton look-had earned a reputation as a sort of stubble-bearded prebeatnik who was heading nowhere except way out. Reynolds, after graduation from Menlo College, had dedicated his energies to tennis. Shane, who only half-jokingly describes himself as "an alcoholic at 15," had been spending his days counting sand at Waikiki Beach and his nights developing the bourbon elements in what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIN PAN ALLEY: Like from Halls of Ivy | 7/11/1960 | See Source »

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