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      ARTS
      AND
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Kingston
      Trio
     
     
      still
      going
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
      Continued
      from
      page
      13
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lasted
      until
      1967,
      at
      which
     
     
      time
      the
      group
      decided
      to
      call
     
     
      it
      quits
      —
      largely
      due
      to
      the
     
     
      changing
      musical
      climate,
     
     
      which
      at
      the
      time
      was
      under
     
     
      the
      “British
      Invasion.”
      The
     
     
      last
      54%
      years
      of
      the
      group
     
     
      saw
      the
      band
      change
      labels
     
     
      from
      Capitol
      to
      Decca
     
     
      Records
     
     
      such
      hits
      as
      “Where
      Have
      All
     
     
      The
      Flowers
      Gone?”
      and
     
     
      “Reverend
      Mr.
      Black.”
     
    

    
     
      Following
      their
      split,
     
     
      each
      member
      went
      their
     
     
      separate
      way.
      Stewart
      pur-
     
     
      sued
      his
      solo
      career
      which
     
     
      has
      seen
      him
      write
      such
      hits
     
     
      as
      “Daydream
      Believer,”
      and
     
     
      he
      also
      went
      on
      the
      campaign
     
     
      trail
      for
      Robert
      Kennedy.
     
     
      Reynolds
      moved
      to
      Oregon,
     
     
      where
      he
      raised
      his
      family
     
     
      and
      ranched,
      and
      Shane
     
     
      briefly
      dabbled
      with
      a
      solo
     
     
      career.
     
    

    
     
      After
      quickly
      realizing
     
     
      he
      missed
      being
      in
      a
      group,
     
     
      he
      formed
      the
      “New
      King-
     
     
      ston
      Trio”
      in
      1969,
      a
      group
     
     
      that
      broke
      up
      in
      1972.
      De-
     
     
      ciding
      to
      begin
      playing
      the
     
     
      songs
      that
      made
      the
      group
     
     
      famous
      again,
      he
      started
      an-
     
     
      other
      “New
      Kingston
      Trio,”
     
     
      realizing
      this
      time
      that
      he
     
     
      shouldn't
      ignore
      the
      material
     
     
      that
      made
      the
      original
      group
     
     
      so
      popular.
      As
      Shane
      said,
     
     
      “we
      have
      17
      songs
      we've
     
     
      done
      over
      25,000
      times.”
     
    

    
     
      Having
      long
      since
     
     
      dropped
      “New”
      from
      the
     
     
      name,
      the
      current
      lineup
      of
     
     
      the
      band
      was
      solidified
      when
     
     
      Reynolds
      returned
      to
      the
     
     
      group
      in
      1988.
      The
      lineup
     
     
      now
      features
      Shane,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reynolds
      and
      George
      Grove
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      the
      release
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      still
      “the
      new
      guy”
      after
     
    

    
     
      22
      years
      in
      the
      band
     
     
      The
      current
      Trio
     
     
      lineup
      has
      one
      release
      under
     
     
      their
      belt
      the
      very
      well
     
     
      done
      “Live
      At
      The
      Crazy
     
     
      Horse”
      from
      1993
      (see
      re-
     
     
      view).
      Where
      does
      the
      band
     
     
      20
      from
      here?
      According
      to
     
     
      Shane
      there
      are
      no
      current
     
     
      plans
      for
      a
      new
      cd,
      although
     
     
      he
      doesn’t
      dismiss
      the
      notion
     
     
      it’s
      just
      a
      matter
      of
      get-
     
     
      ting
      the
      backing
      from
      a
      label
     
     
      to
      produce
      it.
      On
      the
      other
     
     
      hand,
      he
      will
      be
      cutting
      a
      solo
     
     
      album
      shortly,
      thanks
      to
      free
     
     
      time
      donated
      from
      a
      studio
     
     
      looking
      to
      boost
      their
      image.
     
     
      Also,
      Grove
      is
      working
      on
     
     
      the
      creation
      of
      his
      second
     
     
      solo
      album,
      the
      follow-up
      to
     
     
      “In
      The
      Middle
      Of
      A
      Life.”
     
     
      As
      for
      the
      Kingston
      Trio,
     
     
      they
      appear
      to
      remain
      prima-
     
    

    
     
      rily
      as
      a
      live
      group.
     
    

    
     
      I
      had
      a
      few
      question
      to
     
     
      ask
      Mr.
      Shane,
      one
      of
      which
     
     
      had
      to
      do
      with
      their
      name.
     
    

    
     
      “One
      of
      the
      reasons
     
     
      we're
      called
      the
      Kingston
     
     
      Trio
      is
      because
      there’s
      a
     
     
      Kingston
      in
      every
      seaboard
     
     
      state...
      and
      it
      sounded
      very
     
     
      ivy
      league.”
      The
      other
      rea-
     
     
      son
      is
      that
      their
      calypso
      in-
     
     
      fluence
      came
      from
      Jamaica,
     
     
      of
      which
      the
      capitol
      is
      King-
     
     
      ston.
     
    

    
     
      How
      about
      those
     
     
      striped
      shirts
      that
      the
      group
     
     
      is
      known
      so
      well
      for?
      Ap-
     
     
      parently
      the
      reason
      they
     
     
      started
      wearing
      them
      is
      that
     
     
      it
      was
      easy
      to
      buy
      three
      that
     
     
      matched
      at
      any
      clothing
     
     
      store.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      band
     
     
      was
      largely
      known
      for
      their
     
     
      “folk
      oriented”
      material,
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
      never
      managed
      to
      receive
      the
     
     
      acceptance
      from
      the
      folk
      pur-
     
     
      ists.
      Much
      of
      this
      had
      to
      do
     
     
      with
      the
      group
      consisting
      of
     
     
      three
      young,
      middle
      class
     
     
      guys
      that
      considered
      them-
     
     
      selves
      —
      above
      all
      else
      —
      to
     
     
      be
      entertainers.
      As
      it
      is
      now
     
     
      and
      always
      has
      been,
      a
      King-
     
     
      ston
      Trio
      show
      is
      comedy
      —
     
     
      something
      that
      the
      purists
     
     
      didn’t
      like.
      Also,
      in
      a
      me-
     
     
      dium
      known
      largely
      for
      it’s
     
     
      protest
      songs,
      the
      Trio
      didn’t
     
     
      bother
      because
      “we
      didn’t
     
     
      have
      anything
      to
      protest.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Trio
      may
      not
      have
     
     
      been
      “genuine”
      in
      this
      fash-
     
     
      ion,
      but
      like
      skilled
      actors
     
     
      they
      managed
      to
      portray
      the
     
     
      role
      of
      such
      for
      the
      duration
     
     
      of
      each
      song.
      Performing
      a
     
     
      song
      such
      as
      “The
      Patriot
     
     
      Game,”
      one
      could
      picture
      the
     
     
      three
      as
      being
      Irish
      rebels,
      or
     
     
      like
      dustbowl
      migrants
      in
     
     
      “Hard
      Ain’t
      It
      Hard.”
      The
     
     
      bottom
      line
      is
      that
      they
      did
     
     
      the
      songs
      well.
     
    

    
     
      Things
      may
      change
     
     
      yet
      again
      for
      the
      Trio
      as
      it
     
     
      appears
      likely
      that
      Reynolds
     
     
      will
      be
      leaving
      the
      group
      in
     
     
      the
      next
      year
      or
      so
      (having
     
     
      been
      the
      recipient
      of
      three
      hip
     
     
      operations
      has
      made
     
     
      traveling
      much
      harder
      for
      the
     
     
      former
      avid
      tennis
      player).
     
     
      However,
      even
      if
      such
      hap-
     
     
      pens
      the
      music
      will
      continue,
     
     
      for
      Shane
      has
      every
      intention
     
     
      to
      keep
      on
      the
      road.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      wanted
      to
      work
      in
     
     
      this
      business
      for
      50
      years,
     
     
      which
      would
      take
      us
      to
      the
     
     
      year
      2007,”
      he
      says.
      “I'll
      be
     
     
      73
      by
      that
      time
      —
      I'll
      prob-
     
     
      ably
      be
      ready
      to
      slow
      down
      a
     
     
      bit!”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6
      April
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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