My mother had quite a few Kingston Trio records when I was growing up, as well as records by performers who followed in their wake such asthe Limeliters and the Chad Mitchell Trio. THE BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND - from Dave Guard & The Whiskeyhill Singers - 1962 - Capitol Records. The 1970s saw vinyl albums and singles as the only sound carriers on the market, and the early music video tapes. But the Kingston Trio did more than just inspire other musicians: they made some damn fine music of their own. Then the Bay On May 4, at the inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony, they won the award for Best Country and Western Performance for Tom Dooley, a fact that didnt, and still doesnt, sit well with the Nashville establishment. I was billed as Hawaiis Elvis Presley in 1956, which was the same year he got really popular. of age on October 19, 2001. Shane and Gambill replaced him with George Grove, a professionally trained singer and instrumentalist from North Carolina who had been working in Nashville as a studio musician. The trio's newest member is George Grove. At the time, though, Tom and Ann thought they caught it from Laura. In 1957, he, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds founded the trio. That June, they found themselves playing at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu when they got some surprising news. shocked when finding out, in 1991, and even several years later, about his death on March 22, 1991, from lymphoma After a reportedly acrimonious meeting with Shane, Reynolds, and the Trios business manager over the future of the Trio, Guard quit the group. For four years, from 1958 to 1961, they were one of the most popular bands in America. The original Kingston Trio: from left, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane. ", The couple's children are Catherine, now 19 and a pre-opera From the beginning we also did stuff like They Call the Wind Maria, which was a Lerner and Lowe song from Broadway, but people dont remember that., From their inception, the Kingston Trio dressed in matching striped shirts that they bought at a small shop in Sausalito, California. [citation needed]. program. (No more country music awards for them! After their run at the Purple Onion ended in December 1957, the group prepared to record their first LP. Other (Dave Guard and the Whiskey Hill Singers) Dave Guard and the Whiskey Hill Singers, Capitol, 1962. The Kingston Quartet By 1961, the group had sold more than eight million records, earning in excess of US$ 25 million for Capitol, roughly US$220 million in 2021 dollars. of John August Lee. As the most musically adventurous of the threesome, though, Guard began to feel his musical ambitions somewhat stifled by the Kingston Trio formula. By 1960, the group won the first Grammy for the best folk album. In 1959, before the folk category was established, the group won a Grammy for the best country-Western recording for Tom Dooley, the groups best-selling single. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. I was looking for something, Dave suggested the Deirdre legend," said Gretchen. Thats the only thing I ever said to him., While Shane was in Hawaii, Reynolds and Guard continued to perform in the Bay Area. Guard continued to perform with Shane and Reynolds until they could find a replacement for him. Tom appealed the verdict and a new trial was held, which also reached a guilty verdict. Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio) and Bob Shane arranger: Dave Guard. When did Dave Guard die? Two deejays, Bill Terry and Paul Colburn at the Salt Lake City radio station KLUB, fell in love with Tom Dooley and started playing the album track. Contact Dave at dbgmilitaria@hotmail.co.uk or 07805 399132 FOR BOOKS ON BOMBER COMMAND The great thing about the Kingston Trio was that we could do all three things.. By late 1960 Guard's frustration and discontent with his partners,[6] combined with an alleged embezzlement of the group's finances, had reached a point where he no longer wanted to work with Reynolds and Shane. A Trio Pairs Up to Track Down Legends February 19, 1934, San Francisco, California,.. and on the literary scene in a duet. Tragically, Pauline had syphilis, which she passed on to Tom, who in turn gave it to Laura and Ann. a new start," Dave said. They also helped create a demand for acoustic guitars that continues to this day. Upon completion of his final year of high school in 1952 at Menlo School, a private prep school in Menlo Park, California, he matriculated at nearby Stanford University, graduating in 1957 with a degree in economics. The sound was smooth. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. When he suggested he might sign them on if they got rid of Gannon, Bogue said she would leave the group if Gannon was kicked outso they did, and then she did. Dave Guard was born on October 19, 1934 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. "That's when our career took off," Reynolds said. If you do not have the RealPlayer software installed on your computer, click After the second trial, Tom Dula was hanged on May 1, 1868. For the next few years, the Kingston Trio toured relentlessly, playing on college campuses and in nightclubs across the country. the Kingston Trio, American folk group that helped spark the folk music revival of the 1960s. Their hits included Tom Dooley, The M.T.A., The Tijuana Jail, Where Have All The Flowers Gone, A Worried Man, plus many others. A A. They sold millions of records and played thousands of concerts all over the world. He was survived by his mother Marjorie, former wife Gretchen, and their three children (Sally, Catherine, and Tom). I went back in 1961 to record an album of Gabby and his guitar, but I couldn't and a tweed skirt. show, "Dave's Place," and Gretchen, who always painted, gave him the Territory of Hawaii. Tu pgina de Real Estate. They were only mildly successful and in late 1962, Dave and his family emigrated to Australia. software installed on your computer. The occasions when it attempted serious renditions of folk ballads ("Tom Dooley," for instance) it fell short. With a quarter century's separation from the original Phoenix honeymoon, Dave Guard and the Seaver parents are not able to track down the original writer and performer from the 1932 piano lounge. Known informally. Dave Guard, the original player, was a "work in progress" the whole time he was with them and even later when home in Hawaii doing his TV work. Built to be Seaworthy by SeaMonster Studios. Hiatus and the New Kingston Trio, 19671976 Stewart commenced a long and distinguished career as a singer-songwriter, composing hit songs like Daydream Believer for The Monkees and Runaway Train for Rosanne Cash. The group continued to perform for six years as the Kingston Trio before disbanding in 1967, with John Stewart taking Guard's place. Ann Foster Melton was tried separately. In 1961, they recorded It Was a Very Good Year, a song composed for Bob Shane by Ervin Drake, only to have it become a massive hit for Frank Sinatra. We werent folksingers, Shane stresses. I had always liked it," he explained. The great thing was that as soon as the show was over, we would walk out into the crowd and sign autographs. The Kingston Trio - M.T.A. Mary Travers/Living or Deceased. The group continued to perform for six years as the Kingston Trio before disbanding in 1967, with John Stewart taking Guards place. - Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds In 1956 Shane graduated and moved back to Hawaii to work in his familys sporting goods business. In Rollinsford, destitute and without insurance, he was taken in by twin brothers Ron and Rick Shaw (who died 2018 and 2021, respectively). They demonstrated the commercial viability of acoustic guitar-driven music, and the folk boom they inspired paved the way for musicians like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez among countless others. The original Trio of Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard reunited for a PBS television specialrecorded in 1981. But, the sound had an edge! On February 5, 1958, they headed into the studio in the Capitol Tower in Hollywood, where over the next three days they recorded their self-titled debut record. At the time, no folk music category existed. endearing vocal style helped contribute--along with Bob's and Nick's formidable talents--to the success of The In 1978, ten years after his return from Australia, at the urging of Singer colleague, Cyrus Faryar, who had heard Guard's Pure Gabby tapes, Guard contacted Hula Records of Honolulu about Pure Gabby, which agreed to take the recordings and distribute the album. They were always trying to expand their repertoire beyond the folk songs, but the world at large didnt seem to care. song; to listeners, the music moved! Dave Guard, founder of the Kingston Trio, which brought folk music from the coffeehouses to mainstream America with songs such as the haunting "Tom Dooley" and the rollicking "MTA," has died. Guard was upset because Shane and Reynolds seemed to be unconcerned about it. (Proffitts grandmother had known both Laura Foster and Tom Dula.) They toured and released an album and were asked to perform several folk songs on the Academy Award-winning soundtrack of How the West Was Won. in the same way Did Mary Travers have a daughter? The 'Kingston Trio' recorded on such labels as, Capitol, Folk Era, Silverwolf, Pair, Collector's Choice Music, CEMA, and MCA, and had many hit songs in their 11 year history. Business Analyst Mita Parekh Marketing Manager Susan Litawski Pink Fairies, Man, Freedom, seminal NY power trio . Thomas Dula, as his name was originally spelled, was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1844. Two of the bands most famous songs showed up under fairly mysterious circumstances. He anonymously recorded many sound clips for radio and TV commercials. And he said, What did you want to do that for? Thats exactly the way he said it. DAVE GUARD. Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad "Tom Dooley" and many . Furthermore, nobody in the Trio could recount how they happened to learn their most famous song, Tom Dooley. It was a failing that had legal repercussions later on (see sidebar). They joined up with Menlo College student Joe Gannon, who played rudimentary bass, and singer Barbara Bogue. we had no idea what we wanted to do and it was an elegant way to stay off the Dave Guard/Up & In, Folk Era Records 1988 - courtesy of Peter Overly. an author of children's and music instruction books. Equally important, the trio Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and Bob Shane made folk music immensely popular among many . According to legend, Reynolds first noticed Shane sleeping during an accounting class and figured that was a guy he had to get to know. Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, Dave Guard - courtesy One song off that LP, Tom Dooley, became a massive hit and immediately made the Kingston Trio the most sought-after musical act in America. We didnt read music and we just would play and sing with tenor guitar, banjo and guitar and just use simple chords, and had good humor and good singing. The three bandmates developed something of a formula for their stage show, although Werber had to keep reminding Shane to attend to business. Sadly, the parting was less than amicable. Dave Guard died in March 1991, at 51, of lymphatic cancer. over the years, this song from Up And In is what we did," said Gretchen, a soft-spoken blond in a green velvet blazer The radio-friendly version kept out the final words of the song, "Bang, you're dead," for commercial approval reasons, as was the title, which became Bad Man Blunder. He likes to talk about the big difference between Dave Guard Survivors include his mother and three children. He left the act in 1961, just before the birth of the couple's third child, [2], Guard participated in sports, and was a member of Punahou's ROTC battalion. Guard's musical taste and banjo artistry? Twenty years after - The Kingston Trio And Friends Reunion - 1981 The Seavers first heard it in a hotel lounge when they were on their honeymoon in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1935; they had the piano player write the lyrics and melody down so they would always remember it. (In the local dialect, Dula was pronounced Dooley, similar to the way opera became opry.) March 22, 1991, Rollinsford, New Hampshire), Bob Shane (b. February 1, 1934, Hilo, Hawaiid. I was very excited to have the opportunity to talk to him. I remember it just like it was yesterday.. As many of us know, the original Kingston Trio consisted of Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds, and Dave Guard. more in keeping with the musical direction we would have probably assumed him to As time rolled into the 1990s, Kingston Trio fans--many of whom had lost track of Dave Guard over the years--were By 1960, the group won the first Grammy for best folk album. From 1958 to 1964 (the year they left Capitol records), they had played thousands of shows and had released 19 LPs, five of which made it to the top spot on the Billboard charts. Fans of legendary folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover their timeless music all over again. That first week went very well and the Kingston TrioBob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guardwere asked to stay on for another week, and then another, and then another. street." in small bars or for frat parties. Was it pop? This If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. We also sang a couple of songs from Samoa. For those of us who lost track of Dave Guard's whereabouts available on video. "Usually people have to wait until they retire to do Hawaiian culture and music played an important part in his school's educational program. Could this song be the ultimate demonstration of Dave A TRIO OF THE RNZAF'S P-3S ON THEIR . taught in a 12-valued chain of chords with color, "as an infinite color It looks like you're using an ad blocker. THE MARY ELLEN CARTER - Dave Guard - from Up And In The period of the original Kingston Trio "was the highlight of our careers," said Reynolds in a telephone interview. Purists often derided the Kingston Trio for watering down folk songs in order to make them commercially. He was particularly attracted to the unique rhythmic sounds of finger-picked slack-key ukulele and guitar music masterfully performed by the many of his neighbors and beach boys. It was pretty much of a natural thing. Limited to only 100 instruments, the 00-21 Kingston Trio pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the group and honors the life of founding member Dave Guard. Founding member of The Kingston Trio (vocals, banjo, guitar) from 1958 to 1961; left to form his own short-lived group, Dave Guard & The Whiskeyhill Singers, who contributed music to How the West Was Won (1962) 1934 Dave Guard was born on October 19, 1934 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA as Donald David Guard. The Kingston Trio covered Hard Travelin', Scarlet Ribbons, Corey, Corey, When the Saints Come Marching In and other songs. Dave Guard was born on October 19, 1934 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Time magazine quoted Dave as saying, Nick and Bob wouldnt rehearse or learn to read music better, or do this, or do that. ''I'm very upset,'' said Nick Reynolds, a member of the . of rock 'n' roll, upsetting and tearing apart. 'You'll be more peaceful,' Bob Shane is now retired from performing. IMPORTANT! Nobody ever did that. Guard, Shane, and Reynolds worked well together. To hear RealAudio streams, you must have the RealPlayer Today he has branched out-musically as a single Buddy's parents met in 1959 when the senior Mr. Woodward auditioned for his mother's folk group, The Mark III Trio. Guard called his group Dave Guard and the Calypsonians, with a Weavers-style signature sound that was principally two guitars, a banjo, and rollicking vocals. (As the history shows, the story was really about Tom Dooley and three women, making the situation more of an Eternal Trapezoidand Mr. Grayson was just an important but minor character. idea for writing "Colour Guitar," a teaching book relating music theory When we photographed an ancient burial Over the years following his return to the US, Guard worked with a number of people, including Alex Hassilev, Mike Settle, Judy Henske, Cyrus Faryar, Tim Buckley, Tommy Makem and David White. Reynolds, Bob Shane and Dave Guard formed the Kingston Trio in 1957, originally as calypso group. Among the group's hits were "The MTA," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Kingston Trio. She was never seen alive again. One-Third of a Trio Pairs Up to Track Down Legends, by Mildred Hamilton spectrum is divided into 12 departments." Dave Guard, founder of the Kingston Trio, which brought folk music from the coffee houses to mainstream America with songs such as the haunting ``Tom Dooley' and the rollicking ``MTA,' away. Guard was aware that among the Kingston Trio, he was the only one who could read music and who had some understanding of music theory; his partners basically played by rote, and the three of them sang in simple three-part harmony. Shane introduced Reynolds to Guard and they began performing together at frat parties and local beer gardens as Dave Guard and the Calypsonians, sometimes as a trio or occasionally with other friends. Dave and his wife Gretchen are author and illustrator of the book, "Deirde: A Celtic Legend," and they will follow it with a book on a Hawaiian legend late this year. Warner himself then created a shorter version of the song based on Proffitts that was included in the anthology Folk Song U.S.A., compiled by John and Alan Lomax in 1947. The Kingston Trio, Pickwick, 1972. "We've done some things together.". Hawaii's Gabby Pahinui. #9 - Bad Man's Blunder. We seemed to be the only tourists in Northern Ireland haven in an Australian beach town" and then back to the Bay Area "to Mr. Guard was the tallest member of the group, usually playing banjo, and was considered the trio's intellectual, Reynolds said. We were all pretty natural performers. Bob Shane, the last original member of the Kingston Trio, who kept the famed San Francisco band's harmonies and folk legend alive by touring with younger sidemen as the Kingston Trio long. I always visualize my audience and our own kids are coming He was married to Gretchen Walling Ballard. What kind of music did the Kingston Trio Play? Dave Guard And The Calypsonians a.k.a. Im very upset, said Nick Reynolds, a member of the trio since its founding in 1957. Cyrus Faryar can be heard performing solo on the track "Wanderin'" and Dave Guard on "Poor Wayfarin' Stranger". It is a beautiful little 12-fret guitar. scene. from The Kingston Trio. Kingston Trio. After Toms death, the three songs remained popular in North Carolina, but over time, the Hang your head Tom Dula version won out. 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