October 3, 2008

• Goodbye, Mr. Reynolds

  http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/03/obit.nick.reynolds.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

  You know the worst part about being older than you are? You’re still young when all your favorite people die off around you.

  As a lot of you know, I’ve been doing the whole “music commentary” thing, and there’s been some Kingston Trio on it, because I like them. Their sound had a nostalgic quality to it, with their three part harmonies and banjo, that even masters like Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie didn’t quite match for me. Their style of folk playing expanded my awareness of different types of songs and styles, throughout all the different ballads they played.

  Goodbye, Mr. Reynolds, I’ll hear from you again soon.

  ——

  Primer to listening to The Kingston Trio:

  1: Tom Dooley
  2: MTA
  3: Where Have All The Flowers Gone
  4: Merry Little Minuet
  5: Reuben James
  6: Get Away John

  Now you’re ready for the rest of the catalogue.

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