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Triple (band)
A rock band from San Jose, Ca, that were very popular in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the80’s.

The band was formed, in 1980, with founding member, drummer John Zamora, vocalist Ken Cavalli and guitarist Ed Vara. Vara’s heavy sounds and Zamora’s hard thumping steady beat, filled in for the bass of most bands. They played many local San Jose venues such as The San Jose Civic and Montgomery Theater. In 1982, Triple added female vocalist Valerie Zamora and guitarist Ray Furuta. Although no longer a “trio”, they kept the name Triple, because John Zamora said “..we had a very cool logo”. Cavalli quit and his vocals were taken over by the drummer, John Zamora. During the next two years the band toured the California County fairs and even though they were a rock group, they were tapped to open for R & B groups such as War, Malo and Mystique. The highlight of the band came in 1984 when they were offered the opportunity to do a tour of the Eastern coast of Mexico. For this tour the band agreed that they should add a bass player, so they hired Richard Sanchez, a local musician out of San Jose. The tour lasted two weeks, with the pinnacle being a sold out concert at Benito Juarez Auditorium in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Upon returning to San Jose, the band began to fall apart. Since Sanchez was a hired player, he decided to join a local R&B group. Ed Vara was the next to leave and was replaced with guitarist Clayton Soward, who added more of a bluesy element. They later added a second female vocalist, Lisa Cavalli. To kept with the current trend of music, they added a keyboardist, Bui, who was classically trained, but fit right in to place. Valerie Zamora and Ray Furuta got married and eventually left the band. Even though they were back to a trio again, J Zamora, Soward and Bui, they decided to retire the band name Triple, in 1987, and move in a new direction.