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RE: For you hootenanny fans, a big name is gone. , posted on June 1, 2020 at 17:11:27
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Cool story. At 74, I grew up with these guys and tried to play "Scotch and Soda" , posted on June 1, 2020 at 17:45:34

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on my guitar. They sounded a lot better. :)

Both Shane and Guard graduated from my high school in Hawaii, but Shane preceded me by 13 years. I saw Shane in Phoenix in 1970, when he was touring with yet another version of the Kingston Trio, and the sound was the same as before.

I am always amazed how many of the Trio's LPs show up in thrift stores. Just music from a bygone era I guess.

RE:TheKingston Trio were in a class all their own....., posted on June 1, 2020 at 18:41:33
vinnie2 Audiophile Posts: 4481 Location: North Carolina Joined: September 28, 2013	The hootenanny crowd were a bunch of wanabe's. The only other groups that even came close were the Brothers Four and Peter, Paul and Mary.

I agree. I was just using the term for that particular time period. , posted on June 1, 2020 at 19:12:34
alaskahiatt Audiophile Posts: 7502 Joined: December 9, 2000 Contributor Since: November 1, 2005	However, I would also add The Limelighters and the Chad Mitchell Trio to your list.

+1 nt, posted on June 1, 2020 at 19:48:51
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RE:TheKingston Trio were in a class all their own....., posted on June 1, 2020 at 20:56:13

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They were really good and I've always been a folk fan but in a class of their own? Just off the top of me head PP&M were better and if I have to pick a best group(albeit without much harmony, mainly a lead female singer) Pentangle was an awesome group. For an older group, the Weavers were competition. And some individual performers were impressive, Doc Watson?

But by the way it's a fun discussion and brings back memories that have faded a bit. Thanks.

It's funny, but you picked up two groups that started either a decade, posted on June 1, 2020 at 21:19:39

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earlier or a decade later than the Kingston Trio. I like both of those groups and have most of the Pentangle LPs and a couple Weavers, including their great recording at Carnegie Hall. John Renbourn is one of my favorite guitarists, and I carried his CD "Travelers Prayer" on all my flight trips around the world for ten years.

If we were to include individual performers during the Trio's period, than the list would be very long.

RE: It's funny, but you picked up two groups that started either a decade, posted on June 1, 2020 at 21:31:33
rivervalley817	Bert Jansch is one for me ... good thing they worked together I know that Jimmy Page feels the same way no Zeppelin III otherwise with regards,

My first listening sessions were to The Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four., posted on June 2, 2020 at 03:32:23
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Spinning M. T. A. in memory right now; my favorite Trio song. But one has to wonder: ..., posted on June 2, 2020 at 06:09:49
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I did not think that that PP&M were worth a tinker's dam. But then we all have such varied musical tastes.)MT(, posted on June 2, 2020 at 06:12:13
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"Both Shane and Guard graduated from my high school in Hawaii" Remember Garry Moore? He graduated from my ..., posted on June 2, 2020 at 06:29:05

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high school in Baltimore, MD many years before I did. He addressed my 1964 graduating class via a taped interview. I wanted a copy of that interview but there was no way for me back then. BTW, his real name was Thomas Garrison Morfit; I knew that even back then.

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Do you remember Tom Brooks?, posted on June 2, 2020 at 07:48:12

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He graduated in my HS class. Well, no matter, I haven't heard a thing from/about him since, and that was decades ago.

But seriously, note this news was from last January. I commented with a personal story about Shane then. I was a big Kingston Trio fan and probably still have 10 or 12 of their LPs.

Some folk "purists" were negative about the Kingston Trio, but that happens often when a musician is degraded after too much commercial success. Now it is no wonder so many KT albums show up in thrift stores. Just notice nearly all were played to death, there's a good reason for that. ;^)

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho

"Now it is no wonder so many KT albums show in in thrift stores." Actually, I have seen very few, it must ..., posted on June 2, 2020 at 07:54:50
J. S. Bach Audiophile Posts: 9575 Location: Chester, SC Joined: November 28, 2001 Contributor Since: June 29, 2004	...be a regional thing. There are a couple that I might pick up, though if they were in decent shape. I have seen more Simon & Garfunkel than KT. Later Gator, Dave

The Garry Moore Show. That goes back. I can see why he adopted , posted on June 2, 2020 at 08:40:00
alaskahiatt Audiophile Posts: 7502 Joined: December 9, 2000 Contributor Since: November 1, 2005	his new stage name. Kinda like Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.

Ah, I found the post, but it was in the General Asylum. The scotch, posted on June 2, 2020 at 08:48:49
alaskahiatt Audiophile Posts: 7502 Joined: December 9, 2000 Contributor Since: November 1, 2005	must have been with him. I can see why you would want to improve on that experience. Funny.

Most of the Kingston Trio I see in the thrifts have been well loved. nt, posted on June 2, 2020 at 12:46:01
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KT in thrifts, posted on June 4, 2020 at 09:36:13

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There was a period when I did lots of searching through thrift store LPs in San Diego. It seemed nearly all the Kingston Trio were dirty and scratched. I wasn't looking to buy any as I already had all I wanted, but because I liked them I take a quick glance. The only surprise was a 4-record "best of" set in near mint condition that I did buy because of a couple of later songs I didn't have, plus stereo versions of some numbers. My original LPs are all mono due to the period when I bought them.

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Funny, but I just saw the Kingston Trio "Hungry i" at Goodwill in , posted on June 4, 2020 at 17:57:37
alaskahiatt Audiophile Posts: 7502 Joined: December 9, 2000 Contributor Since: November 1, 2005	Alaska. This was my first trip to a thrift store since mid-March due to covid-19. I did wear my mask. I forgot to check the record condition, and I already had this LP anyway.

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