The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #40592   Message #2293632
Posted By: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
20-Mar-08 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: Origins: I Know You Rider
Subject: RE: Origins: I Know You Rider
The Kingston Trio frequently took songs like "Rider" and translated them into up-tempo pieces with a driving rhythm and used them as "show stoppers." My own group used this same song in around 1963-1964 in northern California with the same approach. It was very effective for us, especially after a group of two or three ballads.
I have occasionally bumped into original Trio member Nick Reynolds, who still lives in this area. If the occasion arises, I will ask him if he recalls where they found the song.