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Thread #36962 Message #2971948
Posted By: Slag
24-Aug-10 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: Revisionist opinion on the Kingston Trio
Subject: RE: Revisionist opinion on the Kingston Trio
Really interesting. I have, I think, one KT record, a 45rpm, "The Reverend Mr. Black". Was that the last one they did before they slid off the pop charts? Don't know but I always liked their sound from the beginning. Familiarity breeds contempt: The Rev is my least favorite of all KT numbers.
And as for memory lane ( and I hope memory serves here ) I recall a couple of Wille Nelson appearances on the "Cousin Herb" Show, a product of NBC local affiliate, channel 23, Bakersfiled California. I remember Spade Cooley being a regular on that program also. There's a tragedy.
I did a little stint at Channel 23 and heard a few war stories about Cuz Herb but I will keep those to myself.
No matter what opinion you may harbor about the KT, they introduced a lot of folk to the folk music scene and they were a bridge or perhaps even a homogenizer between folk and pop. After intoductions were made, many went in search of the purer stuff and followed the branches into other avenues of folk. Thank you, Kingston Trio.