The Kingston Trio ruled the pop charts from the late 1950s until the Beatles entered the scene in 1964, according to the suit. Dave Guard is NOT on this album. The details of Kingston Trio’s early days are fascinating, but sadly only one man is left to tell the tale: Bob Shane, the group’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Guard's 3-finger style tended to have a non-Scruggs roll. The Kingston Trio, American folk group that helped spark the folk music revival of the 1960s. After four years of playing with Dave and Nick, we had earned six gold records and two Grammies. Guard's voice was a kind of utility infielder in the Kingston Trio - he would go high, middle, or low range depending on what the song called for. Dave's last album with the Trio was a Christmas disc in '61. March 22, 1991, Rollinsford, New Hampshire), Bob Shane (b. In the Kingston Trio, Mike plays a Martin D-28 guitar and Deering Plectrum Banjo. As many of us know, the original Kingston Trio consisted of Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds, and Dave Guard. So, all you staunch D. Guard fans, shy away from this album. When he left, John Stewart took over and did a few albums with the Trio before #16 came out, okay? The original members were Dave Guard (b. October 19, 1934, San Francisco, California, U.S.—d. The three participated in various musical aggregations in their California college scene, including one called ” Dave Guard and the Calypsonians.” Originally, the band consisted of Shane, Dave Guard and Reynolds' dad. Mike is also an author, artist and architectural designer. I've kept The Kingston Trio going for 45 years now with various other members. Okay. He quit the group in 1967. We continued for another six years with John Stewart, and earned one more gold record. Twenty-two years ago Dave Guard started his career as co-founder and leader of the Kingston Trio. Today Mike shares his time between Los Angeles and the southern Oregon coast as he, besides singing and performing with the Kingston Trio, fulfills his official role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Trio. He joined the Kingston Trio in 1961, at the time one of the biggest selling acts in the world, to replace founding member Dave Guard. Presents. The Kingston Trio of Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane did not suddenly hatch on the doorstep of the Capitol Tower in 1958. Today he has branched out-musically as a single and on the literary scene in a duet. The Kingston Trio Place. In contrast, Scruggs most often used 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2 timing, which puts it solidly into 4/4 time and creates a continuous flow of notes. by Mildred Hamilton San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle February 19, 1978. It was a more syncopated, simpler 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 rolls which often started with the thumb on the 5th string. He quit the group in 1967. Dave Guard, the trio’s banjo player, died in 1991 and Nick Reynolds, the group’s tenor guitarist and percussionist, died in 2008. In 1961 Dave Guard left The Kingston Trio and was replaced by John Stewart. In 1961, due to musical differences (Dave Guard wanted the other 2 to learn how to read music and he wanted to expand their instrumental textures with electric guitars and such, but Bob and Nick didn't go along with that) and was replaced by John Stewart. One-Third of a Trio Pairs Up to Track Down Legends. That and the fact that Bob Shane had one of the best voices in pop music at the time has often obscured just what a fine singer Dave Guard was, if not necessarily in timbre or tone. 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 at … J. Stewart fans, come and get it. 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