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With their signature striped shirts, banjos, bongos, guitars and charismatic personalities, they became one of the biggest acts of their time. The Kingston Trio recently received a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their place in music history. Don’t miss these acoustic music legends.
The Kingston Trio began with Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane and Dave Guard in 1955 in San Francisco. The three founded what turned out to be the most influential music band to emerge from the 1950s, only outdone by The Beatles. With talent and tenacity, they rose to become the undisputed kings of an acoustic musical genre that exploded onto the American scene and still exists today.
All three current members, Mike Marvin, Tim Gorelangton and Don Marovich have intrinsic links to and experience with the original group: Mike, the “adopted son” of Nick Reynolds, grew up at the knee of the Kingston Trio founding member, who was his lifelong musical mentor; Tim, a close friend since boyhood, is one of the few musicians outside the Trio who has recorded with Nick Reynolds; and Don Marovich, who has performed with the Trio and who plays the guitar, banjo and mandolin.
Many of their personal memories recall the iconic trio’s performances and journey as folk music made its extraordinary ascent to the pinnacle of popular culture — and to the top of the music charts.
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