And we will all be blown away There's strife in Iran. I lost a lot of friends in the folk world for that slipup." Merry Minuet Listen online The Kingston Trio FAVORITE (1 fan) The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds.
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Peter Dreier of Occidental College observed that "Purists often derided the Kingston Trio for watering down folk songs in order to make them commercially popular and for remaining on the political sidelines during the protest movements of the 1960s." A series of scathing articles had previously appeared over several years in Sing Out! magazine, a publication that combined articles on traditional folk music with political activism. #The kingston trio the merry minuet series įollowing the Trio's performance at the 1959 festival, folk music critic Mark Morris wrote "What connection these frenetically tinselly showmen have with a folk festival eludes me.except that it is mainly folk songs that they choose to vulgarize." English folk revivalist Shirley Collins was critical of many of the acts, including Odetta and Bob Gibson, but especially the Trio, stating "I despised them.
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Reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪllmusic music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the release "it's a good-sounding and well-executed performance, but only necessary for major fans." Track listing Three LPs by Vanguard and a two-volume set by Folkways of the festival performance were released, though none included The Kingston Trio, most likely due to contractual arrangements. #The kingston trio the merry minuet professional " M.T.A." ( Bess Lomax Hawes, Jacqueline Steiner) - 3:47." All My Sorrows" (Arranged by Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane) - 2:55." Remember the Alamo" ( Jane Bowers) - 3:30."Hard, Ain't It Hard" ( Woody Guthrie) – 3:22." Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) – 2:31."Three Jolly Coachmen" (Traditional) – 2:25 Listen to An Evening With the Kingston Trio (Live) by The Kingston Trio on Apple Music.
Reynolds returned three years ago, replacing Gambill.
The trio disbanded in 1967, but in 1972, Shane, Grove and Roger Gambill re-formed the group. When Guard left the group in 1961, John Stewart joined and remained with the group for six years. The trio’s popularity continued to rise and by the early 1960s the Kingston Trio was the number one vocal group in the world. Our first two Grammy awards were in the country & western category.” We were called country & western singers. “When we first came out, we were not called folk singers. The success of “Tom Dooley,” released in 1958, began a folk-music revival and catapulted the Kingston Trio into worldwide prominence. We started hanging out together, and played in beer gardens and at private parties,” Shane said. “I met Nick (Reynolds) our junior year in college. Shane, Guard and Reynolds became the Kingston Trio in 1957 while they were attending college in the San Francisco area.
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