The Kingston Trio

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The Kingston Trio in the original line-up in 1957: Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds

The Kingston Trio is an American musical group. It was very popular in the late 1950s and 1960s and was instrumental in the folk revival .

Career

The trio played from 1957 in Palo Alto, California, with members Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard. They were influenced by the sound of the " Weavers ". The Kingston Trio's first hit was a version of the folk song Tom Dooley , for which it received a gold record in 1959 . Seven of the band's albums received gold awards by 1964. The group's music was straightforward and harmonious. In 2004 the original member Bob Shane sang with George Grove and Bobby Haworth.

The Kingston Trio plays music from a wide variety of fields, including folk (including songs by Woody Guthrie , Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan ), country , gospel and music with Latin American influences. Quite a few of the group's songs are directly or indirectly political songs that reveal both left-wing liberal and patriotic American attitudes.

Members

  • Dave Guard (born October 19, 1934 in Honolulu , † March 22, 1991 in Rollinsford , New Hampshire ), with the Kingston Trio from 1957 to 1961.
  • Bob Shane (born February 1, 1934 in Hilo , Hawaii , † January 26, 2020 in Phoenix , Arizona), with the Kingston Trio from 1957 to 2004.
  • Nick Reynolds (born July 27, 1933 in Coronado , California, † October 1, 2008 in San Diego, California), with the Kingston Trio from 1957 to 1967 and from 1988 to 1999.
  • John Stewart (born September 5, 1939 in San Diego , California , † January 19, 2008 there), with the Kingston Trio from 1961 to 1967.
  • George "Pat" Horine (born April 6, 1945 in Lexington , Kentucky ; † August 4, 2004 there), with the Kingston Trio from 1969 to 1972.
  • Jim Connor (born June 12, 1938 in Gadsen , Atlanta ), with the Kingston Trio from 1968 to 1972.
  • Roger Gambill (born June 28, 1942 - March 20, 1985), with the Kingston Trio from 1973 to 1985.
  • Bill Zorn (born May 18, 1948 in Bridgeport , Connecticut ), with the Kingston Trio from 1973 to 1976.
  • George Grove (born October 9, 1947 in Hickory , North Carolina ), with the Kingston Trio since 1976.
  • Bob Haworth (born October 9, 1946 in Spokane , Washington ), with the Kingston Trio from 1985 to 1988 and since 1999.

Discography

Albums (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1958 From The "Hungry i" US114
gold
gold

(5 weeks)US
Chart entry in US only in 1963
1963 New Frontier US137 (1 week)
US
Sunny Side! US7 (25 weeks)
US
The Best Of The Kingston Trio US37
gold
gold

(43 weeks)US
The Kingston Trio # 16 US30 (9 weeks)
US
1964 Time to think US18 (21 weeks)
US
Back in town US22 (20 weeks)
US
1965 Sing A Song with The Kingston Trio US69 (14 weeks)
US
The Kingston Trio (Nick-Bob-John) US53 (13 weeks)
US
Stay Awhile US126 (10 weeks)
US
1969 Once Upon A Time US163 (6 weeks)
US

More albums

  • Kingston Trio (1958, US:goldgold)
  • Stereo Concert (1959)
  • The Kingston Trio At Large (1959, US:goldgold)
  • Here We Go Again (1959, US:goldgold)
  • Sold Out (1960, US:goldgold)
  • String Along (1960, US:goldgold)
  • The Last Month Of The Year (1960)
  • Make Way (1961)
  • Goin 'Places (1961)
  • Close-up (1961)
  • Somethin 'Else (1966)
  • Children Of The Morning (1966)
  • Good News (1968)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1958 Tom Dooley DE1 (20 weeks)
DE 		UK5 (14 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
Scotch and Soda - - US81 (7 weeks)
US
Chart entry in US only in 1962
1959 Raspberries, strawberries - - US70 (8 weeks)
US
The Tijuana Jail - - US12 (13 weeks)
US
MTA - - US15 (11 weeks)
US
A worried man - - US20 (11 weeks)
US
San Miguel - UK29 (1 week)
UK 		-
Coocoo-U - - US98 (1 week)
US
1960 El Matador - - US32 (11 weeks)
US
Bad Man Blunder - - US37 (10 weeks)
US
Everglades - - US60 (5 weeks)
US
1962 Where Have All The Flowers Gone - - US21 (14 weeks)
US
Jane, Jane, Jane - - US93 (1 week)
US
One more town - - US97 (2 weeks)
US
1963 Greenback dollars - - US21 (11 weeks)
US
Reverend Mr. Black - - US8 (11 weeks)
US
Desert Pete - - US33 (8 weeks)
US
Ally Ally Oxen Free - - US61 (7 weeks)
US

More singles

Web links

Commons : The Kingston Trio  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US
  2. ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: US