THE KINGSTON TRIO PT.1

[Mike Pell]

This 4-part series may seem surprising- acoustic, a folk act, and from the 50’s & early 60’s!
But the Kingston Trio made their mark, I am a folkie and I get to pick, lol!
I will be taking an extensive look at the Trio, and delving deeply.
If I didn’t think you would enjoy it, I wouldn’t bother putting it up here.
And there is some interesting history connected to them.
Did you know that at the very first Grammys, they won one for Best Country & Western Song- there was no Folk category!
Wonder what Johnny Cash was doing that year?
While immensely popular with the public, they were villified by the folk purists because they dared to sing new songs, not just 200 year old ones!
At one point, they had 4 of the Top 10 albums on the charts.
So join me, as I play a certain song that was on our Summer Cruise, but this time with the old, calypso wording.
An African song, with a translation at the beginning, that became a huge hit by another group after they rocked it up..
And a Woody Guthrie song that sounds so different to hear by somebody other than the Weavers.
We’re just getting started!

 

Here's the first link of what will be one more than a trio, at WLSO.FM:

 

http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/2125

 

 

Mike

[RJhog (Admin)]

Mike,

I think you have finally found something that's just too old for me (no offence to anyone that's older than me).  I just really can't get into this stuff.  But that's okay, there's nobody that likes everything, right?

 

I will say that this is the first time I've ever heard the Tom Dooley song in it's entirety. 

 

Also, if I'm giving a Golden Pell, I'll give it to the "harder" song.

 

On a totally unrelated note, I'd love to hear an acoustic show from you one day.  Of course, much of the stuff you play is already acoustic, but I'd be very interested if you ever have done or ever would do one.  Just sayin'....