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They were the originators of the fold music revival. The original Kingston Trio was a pleasure to behold and hear. Each was an artist and they were true to the music.
Thank you. Great. Saw them live a couple of years ago and now they are still with us.
We anxiously awaited the release of every new album and to have four great LPs released in 1958-1959 was just incredible. These four LPs were, I think, all in the top ten at the same time. In addition look at their next two albums (At Large and Here We Go Again), also now on one CD. And somehow when we crooned we all took different harmony lines. At half time I met a woman who was sitting ON the stage but wanted another perspective. We knew every song by heart, no lyric escaped us.
Check 'em out. Did any of us play guitar before the Kingston Trio burst onto the scene in 1958. Overnight the entire neighborhood gang all owned guitars. The Trio was rocking the joint.
I was split up from my brothers and sat alone in the second balcony. I saw the original Kingston Trio live at the Academy of Music in Philadephia, which was then the largest venue in town and was sold out to the rooftops. Wonderful to observe them up close, so personable, gentle gentlemen who were having a great deal of fun and sharing their joy with us. Millions and millions of dads can't be wrong.
Imagine my brothers' surprise to see me up on stage with 'em.These, their first two albums (The Kingston Trio and From the Hungry I), are the cream of the crop for sure, and I highly recommend your purchase. Amazing. They'd turn around at times and play directly to us, felt like a jam. I sure followed suit and bought an old Gibson I still own today.
So we swapped tickets and I saw the second half of the show sitting about 10 feet behind the Trio. And then we'd sing for hours and hours on those soft summer nights of our youth. The guitar chord progressions were never too difficult to master. We'd listen to those LPs for hours and hours.
I bought the cd for the merry minuet which I sing to grumpy people in my care facility and at the very least it raises a smile. The Kingston Trio were a major part of my adolesence, ivy league shirts with button down collars became the craze. The songs, the harmonies and the sheer "singability" of the music created a joyous experience.
Though there are many favorites on this CD, the classic Scotch and Soda makes it all worth the price. This CD has excellent sound and is a good representation of the group's wit and harmony. This is the group we all sang with and laughed with. It's hard to just listen to The Kingston Trio, you find yourself joining in.
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