"Spotlight On The Kingston Trio"

Spotlight On The Kingston Trio

(Left) This cover was found offered on ebay in January, 2003. The listing reflected the same 15 tracks seen here. No other detail is available at this time.

Javelin (UK) Ltd.
HAD CD 106

1.	Tom Dooley	9.	Where have All The Flowers Gone?
2.	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	10.	Colours
3.	Greenback Dollar	11.	M.T.A.
4.	Babe, You've Been On My Mind	12.	Early Mornin' Rain
5.	Goodnight Irene	13.	The Shape Of Things to Come
6.	I'm Goin' Home	14.	Tomorrow Is a Longtime
7.	Rovin' Gambler / This Train	15.	When The Saints Go Marching In
8.	Tijuanna Jail

The Kingston Trio, one of the most successful acts in U.S. folk music history, started out in 1957 in San Francisco when three friends, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard, teamed up to form their own vocal harmony group (Guard was later replaced by John Stewart who had previously been with another vocal harmony group, the Cumberland Three.)

The Trio's biggest international success was "Tom Dooley" which topped the U.S. charts in 1958, and a;sp became a major British hit. The single had been written by Dave Guard based on a folk tune called Tom Dula. Their follow-up single San Miguel was also a minor British hit. Their albums included such best sellers as "From The hungry i," "Kingston Trio At Large," "Here We Go Again," "Sold Out" and "Make Way."

The Kingston Trio continued to have success through the mid-Sixties but finally split up in 1967. John Stewart continued as a successful solo performer, and in 1981 there was a one-off group reunion when all the former members of the Trio came together for a one-off television special. This new Spotlight collection recalls some of the many recordings made by this ever-popular folk group.


Last revised:March 30, 2006.