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In 1957 America was ready for a new style of music. Just out of college, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard took dormant folk music and gave it a comic twist irresistible to the college crowd (and just about everyone else). The music was rooted in American Popular culture, but performed with a refreshing style that now seems timeless. Like the Beatles, The Kingston Trio created a national audience for their new style of music, causing a ripple effect on the entire music industry. When Tom Dooley went gold in 1958, the folk revival was born. In no time The Limeliters, The Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell and The Smothers Bros. all found an audience. It was this "folk revival" that set the stage for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Paul & Mary, The Byrds, and the protes More... (Submit New Kingston Trio Lyrics) (Submit New Kingston Trio Lyrics) Review about Kingston Trio It is Good | Reviewer: Frank ------ About the song Lion In The Winter performed by Kingston Trio I agree with you Eugene. I stumbled on it on Youtube and play it frequently. Linda does a nice little falsetto at times that I never heard her do elsewhere and Hoyt with his gravely vibrato makes for a real musical treat. A Collaboration of The Kingston Trio and the Mamas & Papas | Reviewer: Dick Dutson ------ About the song Chilly Winds performed by Kingston Trio One of the prettiest songs John Stwewart ever wrote. He wrote it with John Phillips from the Mamas and Papas out on Sausalito bay one afternoon when he (John Stewart) was a member of the famed Kingston Trio in the 19060s. They'd borrowed a rowboat from Nick Reynolds (one of the other guys in The Kingston Trio) and rowed out about two miles in shorts and t-shirts to go fishing, not knowing the weather was about to change. About an hour later, the winds picked up and the temperature dropped considerably. At some point, one of them said, "Geez, these are really chilly winds." To which the other replied, "Hey, that's a great title for a song." Because they didn't have anything to write on, they ended up rowing over to The Kingston Trio's secretary's (Charlotte Larson) house and (according to Charlotte) wrote about 50 verses. The best recording of the song is on The Kingston Trio's College Concert album recorded live at UCLA in 1962. Kingston Trio--Straight Up | Reviewer: Don Spaeth ------ About the song Haul Away performed by Kingston Trio Haul Away is a beautiful example of the purity of the early Trio's song choices and production values. Dave Guard shines with his flailing banjo and passionate vocal. The Trio harmonies are wonderful--Bob and Nick jump on each chorus a bit like the Clancy Brothers. I remember playing each new Trio album and being thrilled by the stories each song told--sometimes in foreign languages--and by the infectious joy Dave, Bob and Nick lent to every performance. A great album from a long gone world. Haul Away, Joe..... Bad Man's Blunder | Reviewer: Jim Green ------ About the song Bad Man's Blunder performed by Kingston Trio I've never seen the lyrics before today, but I've owned the 45 for about 100 years, and there are a few places I disagree: 1)2nd. verse--early "in the morning", and I never heard "DOWN in Mexico". Aside from all that, it's good to see the words finally. There were parts I never could figure beforehand. Classic Trio | Reviewer: Don Spaeth ------ About the song South Coast performed by Kingston Trio "South Coast" is one of those memorable story songs that the Trio seemed to love. From the opening flamenco-esque guitar riff to Nick Reynolds' brilliant vocal this cut is classic Trio. Simple arrangement of guitars and bass; dark,brooding Em/Am/D chord pattern; tragic story line. A great folk song delivered by a great folk group at the height of their creative powers. These were the Dave Guard years--filled with passion for folk music first, pop success second. As I remember the lyrics.... | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Tattooed Lady performed by Kingston Trio "'I've never,' he declared, 'seen such a freak so bare.'" "... on her jaw was the Royal Flying Caul" (part of the placenta - you'll have to Google that) "..and all up and down her spine, stood the Royal guard in line... "and my home in Waikiki" I've been singing this to my kids for a long, long time (I'm 63) The start of it all | Reviewer: George Hoyt ------ About the song Tom Dooley performed by Kingston Trio This song, more than any other, began the folk music revival of the late 50's, early 60's. Folk music had been on hiatus since the music of Pete Seeger and The Weavers was abruptly cut short by the blacklisting of the performers due to their enrollment in the Communist Party. (As an aside, I loved the song, "Good Night Irene", one of the last performed by the Weavers and, by far, their most popular release.) So, along come Dave, John and Nick three guys that attended different schools together in Menlo Park-Palo Alto, California. As I recall, Dave Guard attended Menlo School and College and John and Nick were enrolled at Stanford. They met at a beer joint on the El Camino in Menlo Park and the rest was history. I met these three guys in the formative stage of the development of the Trio and liked them from the start. For general information, Dave Guard was the only one of the three that could read music. Found this interesting. The way I heard it | Reviewer: Ted Rapal us ------ About the song Tattooed Lady performed by Kingston Trio My son's group patterned after the Kingston Trio used to sing this song frequently. The part after Uncle Ned was "he came to guide us there". Also about the spine line was"all up and down her spine, the Queen's own gardens twined" All else is same. Timeless tear jerker | Reviewer: Johnny Fondlebottom ------ About the song Early Morning Rain performed by Kingston Trio This 1963 composition by Canadian folkie Gordon Lightfoot ("Sundown", "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")has been covered countless times since because it never fails to find a consistent resonance with contemporary audiences of all ages. Bullet pointing the age old theme of separation anxiety, Lightfoot doesn't break new emotional ground, but rather modifies the dialactics by replacing the trading posts and railway depots that served as parting points of songs past with the more modern amemnity of the airport. This is a masterstroke, for it not only serves to update the theme for which a modern audience to better relate, it contributes an entirely new dimension to work with. In addition to the set of "here" and "there", Lightfoot's innovation gives us the dilactics of "up" and "down", which in this case are emblematic of social hierachicial status as well. This reading from The Kingston Trio's 1965 release "Stay Awhile" is doleful enough, although lacking the stark, almost unbearable pathos of Peter Paul and Mary's version of that same year. The latter rendition flows like tears in an unbroken two-four pattern, while by contrast the Trio imparts to the song a mild trace of a country bounce, a sort of relief from PP&M's unmitigated melancholia. But the fact remains; a great song is always a great song. Jane, Jane, Jane | Reviewer: "seanchai" ------ About the song Jane, Jane, Jane performed by Kingston Trio I beg to differ with the fellow above. I have one of the original LP's of the KT singing Jane, Jane, Jane. The last line is, "I couldn't love her more if I could see." [There is another song out there - I have it by The Alexander Brothers - about a wistful blind male. Look up the lyrics to "Nobody's Child."]. thank you | Reviewer: susan ------ About the song Turn Around performed by Kingston Trio Yours was the only submission for this song that looks right to me. Might there be any verses for a boy? I'll keep looking. But these are as I remember them. Susan Rev. Mr. Black used the Word.. "Jesus....." | Reviewer: David McKellip ------ About the song Reverend Mr. Black performed by Kingston Trio Chorus 1: Rev. Mr. Black was a preacher... He knew the story of Jesus...... "Jesus walked that lonesome valley. He had to walk it by Himself. Oh nobody else can walk it for Him. He had to walk it by himself." 2. Chorus: The point was the lumberjack needed to know He like Jesus would some day come to terms with his life....so "YOU" You have to walk..... You got to walk that lonesome valley. You got to walk it by yourself. Oh nobody else can walk it for you. You got to walk it by yourself. 3. Chorus: One day we all will have to walk it.....even me... I got to walk...... I gotta walk that lonesome valley. I got to walk it by myself. Oh nobody else can walk it for me. I got to walk it by myself. The line... It's been many years since we had a pard. should read: It's been many years since we had a part. "Jane, Jane, Jane" by Kingston Trio | Reviewer: Pastor Bob Browne ------ About the song Jane, Jane, Jane performed by Kingston Trio Last line of, of last verse, and last line of chorus after last verse "But I couldn't love her more if I could 'SPEAK'" Dancing through the Wind and Fire | Reviewer: Marj ------ About the song The Merry Minuet performed by Kingston Trio The Merry Minuet's message is right on. I'm surprised it's rarely played. It's the first great song I heard with this message. Then came Peter, Paul & Mary's "Blowing in the Wind" and more recently, Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire". Not much has changed. "The Merry Minuet"'s humor and catchy tune should have made it the most popular in my view. selfishness | Reviewer: John Lamont ------ About the song Less of Me performed by Kingston Trio My friend, Larry Bennett, used to sing this song and it always touched me. The Kingston trio had many touching songs. How often are our selfish actions the cause of many of the problems of today's society. President Spencer W. Kimball said, "the cause of divorce is selfishness." The lawyers have many causes they can list for the dissolution of marriage but all of them can be traced to selfishness. I love this song. I try to sing it especially as I'm driving and someone is thinking only of themselves as they drive. strings and chorus | Reviewer: ojie stephens ------ About the song Pullin' Away performed by Kingston Trio I'm trying to find the version of Pulling Away by the Kingston Trio with John Stewart that featured a chorus and strings. It was a hauntingly beautiful arrangement. How can I find that? Thank you, Ojie Stephens 500 miles | Reviewer: Laura Marie ------ About the song 500 Miles performed by Kingston Trio I am in love with this song.Just as I am other songs sung the trio.How could you not be captivated?!! A little known gem. | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Three Song performed by Kingston Trio Beautiful music and lyrics by Mason Williams. A cleverly crafted, sweetly sentimental melody that seems never to have received the appreciation it deserves. The last time I heard this tune was over 30 years ago, performed by the Smothers Brothers. My Father and the River | Reviewer: Harinder Kaur ------ About the song The Seine performed by Kingston Trio Although he was born and raised in Punjab, my Dad was a lifelong Francophile. When he left India, he headed directly for France. He couldn't stay there, so he became a world traveler. Eventually, he ended up living most of his life in Quebec as a Sikh Canadian, but his heart was always in Paris. When he died, my seven brothers and I decided to take his ashes and throw them into the Seine. We had to do this on the sly - no easy task for people who were as conspicuous as we were, seven tall turbanned men and one short youngish woman. But we are a group not easily deterred and we managed, very late at night, not far from Notre Dame to throw the weighted wooden box containing his ashes, his kara and what was left of his kirpan into the Seine. As we did so, maybe we should have been singing kirtan, but instead, we sang this song, one of his favourites. Hopelessly dated | Reviewer: Dave ------ About the song Take Her Out of Pity performed by Kingston Trio This song has troubled me ever since I first heard it decades ago. It has a wonderful melody, but the lyrics are so chauvinistic that I wonder if the surviving members of the group aren't at least a little embarrassed about it. 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