Nick Reynoldsb. : 27 July 1933
d. : 01 October 2008
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2008's been a rough year for Kingston Trio fans. John Stewart passed on last 20 January; now news arrives that founding-member Nick Reynolds passed away last week at the age of 75.
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For the record, Nick is the "short guy" in any Kingston Trio pic. In addition to playing guitar and singing "third" high harmony, when you hear any bongo drums or congas in a K3 song, that's Nick doing the percussion.
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Of the original Trio, only Bob Shane remains now. He lives here in the Phoenix valley, and I got to see him last year in a cameo appearance when the present-day, third-generation Kingston Trio came to Arizona. Dave Guard, the other part of the original K3, died in 1991.
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The Kingston Trio will always be my favorite folk group, being most famous for Tom Dooley and M.T.A. Alas, they chose in the 60's to shy away from politically-themed songs. They were in good company in that decision. Popular (at that time) singing groups like The Lettermen, The Association, and The Vogues went down the same road. Ultimately that turned out to be a career-killing dead end.
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