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THE
KINGSTON TRIO RETURNS TO
THE
GREEK THEATRE FOR
"A
CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC"
Presented
by The Kingston Trio & Paul Mitchel
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EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10:00 A.M.
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Nashville,
Tenn. (March
8, 2024) --
In 1958, The
Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco's North
Beach club scene to introduce the sounds of folk to the mainstream
and take the world by storm. The native Californians made
approximately a half-dozen appearances at Los Angeles' famed venue, The Greek Theatre--their
first being September
21, 1962 and their last on August 21, 1984.
Trio fans were left wondering (to
borrow from the lyrics of their hit "M.T.A.") will they ever return? Now,
almost 40 years
to the date of their last performance at The Greek, The Kingston Trio
will return with a purpose--to celebrate folk music with the
trailblazers who helped pave the way for the decades of folk music
that followed.
The Kingston
Trio and
Paul Mitchell
Salon Products will present "A Celebration of Folk
Music" at The
Greek Theatre on August 17 & 18 at 7:00 P.M. (doors open at 5:30). The
celebration will star
The Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooley,"
"Greenback Dollar," "Where Have All The Flowers
Gone") and The
Limeliters (“City of New Orleans,” “John Henry, the
Steel Driving Man”) with
feature performances by The
John Stewart Band ("California Bloodlines,"
"Gold," "Daydream Believer," "Runaway
Train"), and
The Hot Licks -
The Music of Dan Hicks ("I Scare Myself,"
"Canned Music," "How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go
Away?"), and include a special appearance by world-renowned
banjoist,
Cynthia Sayer
(winner of the Steve
Martin Banjo Prize), and her band JOYRIDE.
Tickets for the
show go
ON SALE TODAY at
10:00 A.M. and range in price from $40 to $225 (plus fees). Fans
can purchase tickets online via Ticketmaster, KingstonTrio.com, and LAGreekTheatre.com website.
Tickets can also be purchased in person at The Greek
Theatre Box Office on Fridays from 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. and on show day
starting at noon until start of show. Visit LAGreekTheatre.com for
more information. Fans
are encouraged to purchase tickets now to take advantage of
Early-Bird pricing.
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"Folk
was considered niche until three guys in candy-striped shirts proved
it could be a commercial success. From that moment, folk music took
on a life of its own. Its impact changed the entire music landscape
and its influence still echoes today across an array of genres, from
Bluegrass to Rock 'n' Roll," states Mike Marvin,
current front man for The Kingston Trio and "adopted son'"
of founding member Nick Reynolds. “Folk music is a
important part of our musical heritage as a country," he affirms, "and therefore we must
continue to celebrate it, preserve it, and keep it vibrant for
generations to come."
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ABOUT THE
KINGSTON TRIO:
Formed in 1956 by Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds,
and Dave Guard (replaced
by John Stewart
at the height of the group's popularity in 1961), The Kingston Trio emerged
from San Francisco's North Beach club scene to introduce the sounds
of folk to the mainstream and take the world by storm.
The Kingston Trio was
one of the most prominent groups of the era's pop-folk boom. In 1958,
the group released their first album and their single "Tom
Dooley," which sold over three million copies and was awarded
the first Grammy in the Country
& Western Performance category. The trio would go on to earn
eight gold records and three Grammys, which would include a Lifetime
Achievement award. Their commercial success was credited with helping
to spark the folk movement (a.k.a. "American Folk Revival")
of the late '50s and early '60s.
The Trio released 19
albums that made Billboard's
Top 100, 14 of which ranked in the top 10, and five of which hit the
number one spot. Four of the group's LPs charted among the 10
top-selling albums for five weeks in November and December 1959--a
record unmatched for over 50 years. The Kingston Trio still ranks in
the 'all-time' lists for many Billboard
cumulative charts, including most weeks with a No. 1 album, most
total weeks charting an album, most No. 1 albums, most consecutive
No. 1 albums, and most top-ten albums.
Cited as an influence
by recording artists as musically and generationally diverse as Bob
Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and The Eagles, to comedian and
banjo player Steve Martin, to contemporary artists such as the
multi-Grammy® nominated Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers, The Kingston Trio occupies a
unique, preeminent position in American musical history.
Today, The Kingston
Trio lives on with the passing of the torch to three new members with
intrinsic ties to the original: Mike Marvin ("adopted
son" of founding member Reynolds), Tim Gorelangton (friend
of Reynolds since boyhood and one of the few to record with him), and Buddy Woodward
(who toured with the Trio). For
more information on The Kingston Trio, please visit www.kingstontrio.com.
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Photo
Collage:
"A
Celebration of Folk Music" will star The Kingston Trio (photo above) and
The Limelighters
(top)
Additional featured performers will include The Hot Licks - The Music of
Dan Hicks (middle
left), and The
John Stewart Band, and a special appearance by Cynthia Sayer (middle right, photo by Gary Spector)
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DOWNLOAD
PHOTOS
& IMAGES:
LINK
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ABOUT THE
LIMELITERS:
The
original Limeliters band was formed in 1959 by Lou Gottlieb
(bass violin/bass), then working as an arranger for The Kingston
Trio, Alex
Hassilev (banjo/baritone), and Glenn Yarbrough (guitar/tenor).
The group broke up in 1963, when Yarbrough left to focus on sailing.
They would link up again in the 1970s for a series of reunion tours.
For
the last 50 years, the Limeliters have entertained standing-room-only
crowds with their musical
talent and zany sense of humor. While the group has undergone several
membership changes throughout the group's history, the members
have preserved the
Limeliters' signature vocal sound. This trio is still regarded as one
of the most exciting and entertaining vocal acts touring the country.
Today, the Limeliters consist of Daniel Boling
(guitar/banjo),
Steve Brooks (guitar), and Andy Corwin (bass). For more
information, visit limeliters.com.
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ABOUT THE JOHN
STEWART BAND:
John
Stewart was one of the most acclaimed American songwriters of the
past century. He produced a body of work over five decades that spoke
as much to the American spirit as the paintings of Wyeth or poetry of
Whitman. Following his years with the Kingston Trio, John was one of
the architects of folk music’s marriage with rock'n'roll.
His first solo album,
1968’s “California
Bloodlines”, is considered by many critics and
artists to be the cornerstone of what we call today Americana Music.
John Stewart passed
away much too soon on January 19, 2008, at the age of 68. Just 10
days later, John was scheduled to perform a concert in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Six of his sidemen, then scattered across the country,
loaded up their cars or boarded airplanes and headed to Arizona to
fulfill that booking. That turned out to be not the only night
these six musicians would come together to keep John Stewart’s song
craft alive. Stewart fans have enlisted them to perform across the
country, where they have been joined on stage by fellow JS acolytes
like Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Timothy B. Schmit of the
Eagles, Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, Rosanne Cash
and others.
The members of the John
Stewart Band are: Dave
Batti (bass and vocals), Dave Crossland (guitar
and vocals), Bob
Hawkins (guitar and vocals), John Hoke
(guitar and vocals), Dennis
Kenmore (drums and vocals), and Chuck McDermott
(guitar and vocals). For
more information, visit them on Facebook @JohnCoburnStewart.
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ABOUT
THE HOT LICKS - THE MUSIC OF DAN HICKS:
Dan
Hicks
was truly an American original. Since the early 1960s, Hicks deftly
blended elements of swing, jazz, folk, and country music to create
the appealing sound he sometimes called "Folk Swing"--a
blend of Gypsy jazz, folk and swing, with a lot of vocal harmonies.
The
lyrics of his songs ranged from the simply sublime to the sublimely
ridiculous, all presented with his uniquely skewed and inscrutable
touch. Dan's irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling,
laid-back vocalizing, and infamous on-stage wit entertained music
fans for over
forty years before his passing in 2016.
Hick's band, The Hot Licks,
currently comprised of
Paul Robinson (guitar/vocals), Daria
(vocals/percussion/melodica), and Paula Bradman
(vocals/percussion), along with musicians Candy Girard
(violin), Alex
Baum (bass), and Roy Blumenthal (drums) are
dedicated to preserving the original sound and spirit of Dan Hicks
music and carry the banner for Folk-Swing. For more
information on The Hot Licks and the music of Dan Hicks, visit thehotlicks.com.
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ABOUT CYNTHIA
SAYER & JOYRIDE:
One
of the world’s top 4-string jazz banjoists, multiple award-winning
artist Cynthia
Sayer enchants listeners with her electrifying,
swing-based performances, captivating vocals, and warm audience
connection. The American Banjo Hall of Famer and New Orleans Jazz
& Heritage Festival headliner is a pioneering artist who has
accomplished numerous “firsts” for the 4-string banjo, including the
first on her instrument to be a Featured Artist at the Newport Jazz
Festival, first to win a Bistro Award, and first to appear on the
cover of the International
Musician magazine. She has played with artists such
as Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Woody Allen, Les Paul, Andy Statman,
Wynton Marsalis, Marvin Hamlisch, Vince Giordano, Scott Bradlee’s
Postmodern Jukebox, The New York Philharmonic and many others.
Following a 2021 run
performing with The Metropolitan Opera's recent revival of Porgy and Bess,
Sayer joins The Kingston Trio's "A Celebration of Folk
Music" with her all-star band JOYRIDE. For more information on
Cynthia Sayer and JOYRIDE, please visit cynthiasayer.com.
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