KINGSTON TRIO & FRIENDS REUNION (1981)

1981 Kingston Trio Reunion Show at Magic Mountain Amusement Park in Valencia CA

[@WOV49]

Born in 1949, came of age in the 60’s and 70’s. The Trio and PP&M were a big part of my maturation. I owe them a lot. I wish we had more people like them to educate today’s youth. We need more flowers and fewer graveyards.

[@terrencetwohy2219]

I was born in 1948. Both groups had a huge influence on my music and life. Met Noel "Paul' Stookey in '67. Still love these folkies.

[@fredfinke2583]

Sorry to hear of Bob Shane’s departure from this world. He was the one who put the group together and KEPT it that way for so many years!

[@andrescarrasco2384]

The Kingston TRIO are TRUE Musical KINGS. !!!! BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rebeccalowry9300]

We lost Bob in January. They were the genesis of a wonderful era. Many of us owe much more than could be paid...

[@haddock54]

Sad to hear that.

[@sonoranrain2330]

Spot on observation..... I grew up listening to these guys.... their music is absolutely timeless. I was truly saddened when I read that Bob had passed on.

[@MHK1961]

Of the three Kingston Trio members, Bob was my favorite. I remember seeing them at Wolf Trap in Virginia around the time of this video. A wonderful experience. RIP Bob.

[@marknewton6984]

Bob was great!

[@fredmatuszewski8051]

EXACTLY I SEEN THEM IN CONCERT AT MY COLLEGE. UNFORGETTABLE ❣️

[@dougobrien4877]

I remember watching this when it appeared on public television. Absolutely wonderful.

[@bruce6241]

I’m 82 and this takes me way back. Watching a Colorado snowstorm and being warmed with memories alongside of my wife Judy of 61 years

[@wescreek5666]

Weavers and Kingston trio are the greatest groups

[@bluebird925]

I'll add Peter, Paul, & Mary too

[@JonesKohrman]

My grandparents and my mom introduce me to the Kingston Trio, thank you guys

[@bobtube58]

I'm not religious in any way, shape or form but we've been truly blessed with the music of the 60's and 70's. If anything defines us, let it be the music.

[@alexanderball923]

Where have all the folkies gone? Gone to memories-everyone!

[@bruce6241]

I still love them just as much as I did in 1989. Judy age 83

[@DougWilliams-mk5ir]

Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for You Jesus, or in awe of You be still? Will I stand in Your presence? Or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing Hallelujah? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine.

[@ProducersIncVideos]

Honoring Bob Shane b. 2/1/34 - d. 1/26/20 It was with great pleasure and a great honor to have known and worked with the original Kingston Trio and their legacy today is firmly intact. As the exclusive agency for the heirs we at Producers, Inc. enjoy seeing the original energy and sound kept alive and well for sold-out audiences across the country. I enjoyed many hours of fun and adventure with BOB SHANE. He ran the organization and kept the TRIO and legacy active these many years. Thank you, Bob for your loyalty, perseverance and love of folk music and its impact world-wide. We will continue our responsibility to keep your music alive. You will be missed. Craig Hankenson, President, Producers, Inc.

[@johnmitchelljr]

When people say music was simpler back then this is what they mean. Voices and acoustic music made you real you could not hide behind amplifiers light shows and cheesy costumes and dance numbers. Music is meaningful for every generation but simpler is more solid. Thank you great concert jumped to newer generations like the great Lindsey Buckingham. Thanks.

[@HunterLohseRRVideos]

29 years old, Northern California native, and these guys I swear were able to mix the easy breezy California sound to folk music. They capture something timelessly west coast that no one else has ever seemed to.

[@judyfrancis4515]

I was 29 in SF in the heyday of folk music. After all these many decades, I can tell you that all these songs (and singers!) mean more to me now than they did then!🥰

[@MRVISTA-wz7vj]

I didn't get into them until much later than this concert. I would have loved to have been there to see the original 3 singers. He's the man who never returned

[@garyteague4480]

One of my favorite lines because I know exactly how it feels “ in the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand “

[@holymoley1920]

....which, I believe, was actually a Tom Paxton song....

[@XMLarry]

RIP Bob Shane. You kept the music going for so many years

[@rjwh67220]

They were my favorite group back in the day, during the Great Folk Music Scare of the Sixties. Manly men singing manly songs.

[@Cheerfultoday]

Since their very beginning, when I was about three, I loved the Kingston Trio so much that my parents entrusted me with their brand new Hi-Fi so I could play the Kingston Trio’s albums without HS to pester them to do it for me. Here it is, 65 years later, and I’ve never tired of their music. Watching this reunion show brought a few tears to my eyes, knowing that the original Trio, along with John Stewart, are all gone, but their music lives on. I hope it always will.

[@julieb7785]

1964...listening to College Concert. Same! I was 3, standing enthralled in front of the HUGE speakers which sat on the floor of our 18th c. house near Boston...thinking these marvelous musical storytellers were inside. They never failed to stop me in my tracks. Nick Reynolds' voice was the best.....et tu Charlie? : )

[@Cheerfultoday]

Nick definitely had the most expressive voice. You could hear the excitement that he had while he was singing, and he would sometimes punch in yip or a wail that livened up a song’s sound. Also Nick and Bob Shane were lifetime friends. That’s another quality about them that made me love them.

[@kevinh.w.crabbe8748]

This brings good memories thank you for sharing this with us in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@nancysherburne7445]

I have this concert on a homemade DVD dubbed from an old recording I made on a VHS tape. Now, I will have it downloaded onto my computer and I couldn't be happier. There are many folk-music groups to be formed, but none please me more than the ever-changing Kingston Trio.

[@jamesplodzien2811]

I'm now 75 years old and I still can't forget the enjoyment of listening to the Kingston trio albums. They were As Good As It Gets. Of course, Bob Shane's "Scotch & Soda" was played more than any other record in any others in and any other juke boxs in any other honky tonks, lounges, bars, saloons & dancehalls anywhere. I still play guitar and banjo because of my influence and the Kingston Trio.

[@mmckinnissable]

That's me playing the keyboard at 50:07. I got to meet Mary Travers and Tom Smothers and several other folkies that night. I was in John Stewart's band and already knew Dave Guard and Nick Reynolds. Looking back on it, I guess that was an historic occasion. I'm proud to have been part of it all.

[@mickeycrist]

Thanks for your note...Do you have any idea who the two women singers are? How did you get recruited for that show?

[@mmckinnissable]

Mickey Crist The two female vocalists were, at various times, part of John's band. One of them was named, as I recall, Karen Tobin; the other Debbie something. I met John while I was working at Westwood Music and demonstrated a keyboard for him. He needed a keyboard player and I ended up in the band with Chris Whelan on bass and a succession of drummers (the drummer in this video is Bill Mutter, who I brought into the group and who was the best of them in my opinion). John's son Michael and a funny fellow named Hank Hoban made up the road crew, and we more or less toured the western states, appearing on the bill with Maria Muldaur, Tim Weisberg, Pablo Cruise, Elvin Bishop, Stevie Nicks, and others. I played with him for the better part of a year.

[@maryshaw678]

mmckinnissable How cool and impressive is that.

[@jennifursun3303]

have a question what kind of guitars did they use i soo loved the one on the opening of Where Have all The Flowers Gone

[@mickeycrist]

jennifur sun Bob and Nick played Martins...Stewart did too when he was with the group but I think by this time he had done the switch to Taylor guitars...

[@jameshansen8220]

MARY TRAVERS, you still shine, I miss your energy, thank you forever.

[@vleiratfilms2020]

They were my intro to folk music .. thanks guys for starting a young guy’s career off with a bang. Had every one of your records and played them to death on my radio shows. What a joy to see you all again.✨

[@brandulph]

How I whish I could turn back the time! Thanks for sharing, Mickey!

[@laurencedauplay8166]

What a treat watching the originals performing but sad they’re all gone!

[@marknewton6984]

They were great!

[@robertbennie7889]

In the hills of central eastern Pennsylvania in '58 and '59 I played guitar and sang along with these young men in my attic room. In late summer 1962, with my soon to be firstborn still on the 'inside', my wife and a shipmate of mine walked up to the Cliff Walk Manor mansion to hear the kickoff to the Newport Jazz Festival Rhode Island. The attraction was a 5 piece all star jazz band that blew us all away. When they took a break, the young, energetic and talented trio knocked our socks off. I still get chills thinking about that night. Oh my, am I old.

[@julieb7785]

Lovely imagery.......

[@joethomas5983]

This will never be equaled.

[@randelhodge3277]

Outstanding! RIP Bob Shane on this day (Jan 28, 2020).

[@JamesLeaveyConnections]

Sorry to hear about Bob. Such a distinctive voice. Great man. Love his work.❤😎

[@jerryharris4849]

Folk music is the true foundation of the songs of the people. The Kingston Trio are the best. Love this.

[@GeorgeAlexa]

Their music inspired me to play guitar....ah, time passes and this music is only in memories...yours and mine. Fast forward to 2017, I was listening to music on the television and the channel I was playing was music - golden oldies and I perked up when I heard the Kingston Trio...I Googled them and here I am. To all who loved this music, we were blessed with the Kingston trio's music.

[@johnmaynard9722]

I have found memories both because of their music and because my middle brother introduced me to them from his days at Ohio State Univ.

[@peterpayne6471]

Have always love the Kingston Trio...their music, their stage presence and especially the comic antics of Nick Reynolds. Thank you guys for many wonderful years and thank you Sandy Phillips for turning me into a fan.

[@bobinsd1]

I But 🥑❤

[@josephlineberger443]

We just lost Bob Shane. RIP.

[@thombradley4737]

My mom introduced me to them in the mid-70s. We played a greatest hits album and I loved them ever since.

[@sarahhwatkins5827]

I have always loved all of the Everly Brothers songs. I can never get enough and right behind them is the Kingston Trio. I love their music very much, I am glad to be able to hear them again. Sarah Watkins

[@3Pitous]

In this mix the stereo is gorgeous especially we can hear the instruments as never before.

[@DrewPButt]

They were awesome. Remember singing along with their songs. Had a vinyl once upon a time.

[@southamerican5402]

I love the ..Kingston trio...they are part of my youth,...I first heard them when I lived in Manhattan, in Soho by Washington Square park..in the fifties when we had .."Beatnicks".. it brings back so many memories of my immediate family when life was different and wonderful. in 1958 we moved to Hoboken NJ and I still listened to them.

[@JamesLeaveyConnections]

Absolutely brilliant reunion of very fine folk musicians and singers. They were excellent with a great sense of fun. Great to watch them at their best.

[@handiman5]

What great talent! Been playing their songs for many many years. Thanks guys, you are the reason I started playing guitar!

[@kathysquared]

Just finding and loving this so much in 2021! As a forever folk fan since the early '60s, its hard to believe this is40 years old, yet then again at my age that is not that unbelievable!

[@dalekeith4961]

What a great sounds. Just pure music and vocals. I remember the Trio from my high school and college days.

[@iowa61]

Tom Dooley segment. Collective genius that cannot be replaced. Or matched.

[@mikeyeksavich4553]

The first album I ever bought was in the Phillipines (my father was in the Air Force) was the Kingston Trio album with Tom Dooley on it. Still have it and still live it even with all its scratches.

[@cspark9186]

WOW - These guys are great. Their style of music will go on for generations. REAL talent. I've been listening to the Kingston Trio all my life. I wish Jim Connor could have been there for the reunion. He was another great banjo player with the Kingston Trio 5 years and 20 years with John Denver. It never gets old. Thanks for posting this on KZbin. Chris in Richmond Virginia

[@rogerdiez38]

When I was in college in the early 1960s (think Animal House) I played guitar and banjo in a pickup folk group. We played at parties and a few bars around town, and we covered a LOT of Kingston Trio songs. Some of the most fun days of my life. Some years later I had gotten interesting in sports car racing, and was thrilled to see Nick Reynolds racing a Brabham Formula car at Cotati Raceway in California. I later raced myself, so I feel I had two connections to the Kingston Trio.

[@poemstogothefirst]

Oh I always loved the Kingston Trio. especially the MTA song about Boston. So happy I found them here. I think I saw them moons ago, down in the Bahamas, if memory serves.

[@elleneger6685]

I have been listening for a lot of years.They always bring a smile to my face and those around me.

[@mitomino]

All this concert is really great but, if you don't have time to watch it all, I especially recommend you the last eleven minutes: they are wonderful!

[@richardhopp8378]

Wow, Thank You for sharing this classic .. in 1981 I was stationed in Subic Bay Philippines ... I didn't see this on TV ... Love everything they did ... they will live forever on videos like this!!!

[@geebud1880]

Am so struck pleasantly by all this abundance of elegance and diction and musicality - close harmony at its best!

[@julieb7785]

"abundance of elegance and diction and musicality"..........so well said.

[@Jestak]

I first saw this concert when it aired, as I recall, on KCET in Los Angeles (local PBS station) back in 1981 or 1982. I have always loved it. Sadly, Bob Shane is the only original Trio member still living. RIP, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds and John Stewart, along with Mary Travers and Roger Gambill.

[@kb6kgx]

Bob Shane passed away in January of 2020.

[@Jestak]

@@kb6kgx Quite right--not that long after I posted this comment.

[@wmfife1]

Saw this when it first aired on PBS. This is the entire history of the Kingston Trio on the same stage in a single day.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Except David 'Buck' Wheat.

[@thomashoban6888]

@@synthonaplinth5980 There are no members of the group between Shane, Reynolds, and Stewart and Shane, Grove and Gambil. That group consisted of Shane, Pat Horine and Jim Connor, then Bill Zorn replaced Connor.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@thomashoban6888 What does that have to do with David 'Buck' Wheat not being present? He left with Dave Guard, whom you did not mention.

[@CaptainGlack]

The live version of practically every song here is, in my opinion, better than the original recorded version. I love it so much.

[@ssgtsouth]

Just the best, 8 guys playing "The Trio". From the very first time I heard them in about 1958 or so till the last, they were the best, with such a long lasting fan base. Makes me happy to hear their music, makes me sad to know the book is almost closed on on the last of the original trio. The amount of enjoyment they provided is impossible to measure, along with all the hours I spent singing their wonderful music.

[@sallyschur8017]

What a treat for us old folks! Thanks for posting.

[@BruceLee-qv5vs]

Bob Shane passed away a few days ago. I remember was a storm they caused in the music world back in 1958😔

[@CaptainGlack]

@@BruceLee-qv5vs Bob and his wife have been very kind to me as a younger Trio fan. They sent me some merchandise and a KT banjo tutorial DVD. Broke my heart to learn about Bob, and I recently spoke to Rick Dougherty via email and sent my condolences. He was an inspiration to me, as was every member of the trio, and he won't be forgotten.

[@Topesio66]

This drive me to tears each time I heard it. And I saw many things in my life and considered a cold hearted man. I'm not.

[@anncain1104]

Love, love and love so much their music....love you!

[@rwb010109]

GREAT!

[@CaptainGlack]

It's been years since I first stumbled across this and I still love it dearly.

[@ProducersIncVideos]

THE KINGSTON TRIO 8-time Nominees, 3-time Grammy winners, including 2011 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Billboard Awards: Best New Singing Group Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Hit Parade Hall of Fame, Library of Congress: Historical Recordings (Tom Dooley) Charted Hits: Tom Dooley, MTA (He’ll Never Return), Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Greenback Dollar, This Land Is Your Land, etc.

[@howardstewart2549]

Terrific! Thanks for the video!

[@robertdavis6708]

Bob Shane just passed 1/2020. So Sad …. but didn't he leave some beautiful music?

[@AB-hz4xm]

Love you guys! Some of the best folk music ever! Thank you for posting this reunion. Brilliant!

[@marknewton6984]

Thank you Kingston Trio . I have all your albums.

[@JamesFarkas]

I have every album the Kingston Trio recorded and was fortunate enough to see one of their last live performances when they appeared at the Phoenix in Pontiac, Michigan several years back. The Tommy and Dickey Smothers TV show was another of my favorites. Great stuff! Brought back tons of memories.

[@rjwh67220]

I too have each one of their nine thousand plus albums. When I recently moved, I had to hire a separate moving truck for my Kingston Trio records. And you know what? “Tom Dooley” is on every single album.

[@marknewton6984]

I have all their albums. Still play them. Thanks!

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Yup, that was in 1991. The opening comedian made a crack about the 'Beach Kingston Boys' on account of their shirts. They did another concert in Emerson Park, Midland in 1996. Got to meet Bob, Nick and George that night.

[@marjorieleavitt9906]

This brought back so many memories. Thanks to the person who put this on here.

[@dean5220]

Hello Marjorie, How are you doing?

[@alanjamesheidemann3823]

Yes I do feel high when I hear the Golden Melodies. Played them all and really enjoy reliving them here. Fantastic Trip with a Happy Face.

[@Tefortknox]

Love you Mary (yes she was the"Mary" in Peter, Paul, and Mary); miss you; rest in God's peace.

[@bhasker10sai45]

Old is gold

[@WarrenNelson-dy3qb]

I BOOKED THE TRIO IN-97 AND 98 NICK BOB AND GEORGE AND JOHN STEWART THE NIGHT BEFORE TIME OF MY LIFE MY MENTORS AND HEROES

[@TheGreatToucan]

First, thanks for this. It is really special. I had heard that this concert wasn't that good, but that is wrong. JS may have flubbed a banjo solo just a bit, but that is live music not done on the 61st take. They were all really good, and the vocals were still there after 20 years! I have to admire JS for coming back to do this show....he was still making original recordings (rock) at that time, and he was very gracious to everyone to step back 15 years into his past. There is a book out about the group now, called "Greenback Dollar." A really great read if you like the KT or have an interest in show biz. They were the top selling recording act in the world in the late 50's - early 60's. They influenced me like they influenced so many others.

[@418cjpaul]

that was wonderful... I really miss them

[@brownindian17]

WONDERFUL VOICES STILL IN 1981

[@CarrieDunne2011]

Very sad there are no other groups like these men and the rest.

[@buenoobra3443]

...great voice of Mary (RIP)....

[@ssnussful]

Love it, brings back my 20's !

[@dean5220]

Hello Sandra, How are you doing?

[@okielegacy]

Thanks for sharing. Love these songs and groups together. This old lady can't get enough of them.

[@marknewton6984]

Me too! Have all their albums. Still play them on vinyl. So great!

[@kathleencastro2563]

What a great show! Thank you for posting! What wonderful memories!! Just Beautiful!

[@dean5220]

Hello Kathleen, How are you doing?

[@haroldbaillargeon8600]

Great mix superb melody

[@romariogemapratama4773]

Memorable moments

[@jonnsteinbeck]

Fantastic

[@richardlake6719]

Had their original L.P. at one time . Played it to death .

[@miketroyan742]

For some reason I thought about these guys and "Scotch and Soda". I found It and it lead me here...I am so lucky!

[@MrJackmelling]

I love this music and would love to put a group together and play these hits

[@michaeldefalco1568]

love it, Dave Stewart pulls out his Elvis...

[@bodegabreath4258]

Thanks so much for this. Saw this on tv and loved it. Very much appreciated.

[@gendotte]

Nicki Bob and Dave. Wow, the originals

[@pauldasilva3530]

gendotte They were the definitive edition of the Kingstons

[@mcfrdmn]

Fantastic musical performance !

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

I love the Kingston Trio. I was sad to see that Bob Shane passed away a few weeks ago. I don't remember hearing anything on the news about it.

[@briansivley2001]

Me either. I definitely didn't hear about his death until now.

[@hectorsalcido4106]

Mary Travers, beautiful lady, magnificent voice, still miss her, where has that flower gone?

[@eleanorhoward9464]

Another lost to cancer.

[@gendotte]

Thank you so much for posting this. The first album I ever bought was The Kingston Trio at the Hungry i

[@balaramakrishnan3852]

A GREAT Album... bR

[@katedriver6700]

I enjoyed the heck out of this! Many thanks for posting it. Love the Kingston Trio! Took me back...

[@MrHolzheim]

It was interesting to see John Stewart, in that I read a lot about his brother who was a major force in "We Five" Plus it was a joy to see Mary Travers RIP, a voice from my youth.

[@JamesLeaveyConnections]

Brilliant!

[@paulpuckett8201]

Living in Atlanta in the late 70s... and still performing music professionally... I contacted Bob Shane to see if the KT would be interested in headlining a Folk Revival Concert with PP&M at the Fox Theater. He agreed to the project and gave me a price. Strange as it may seem today... I acquired Peter Yarrow's phone # from NY information service and he actually answered the phone. Initially committing to participate in the concert... and offering a price... he called back a couple of days later and said their manager would not engage in a "festival" type appearance... following several years of "layoff". It would have been the first performance by the two groups in a decade or so. Hats off to Bob for finally bringing about the Reunion... and since then... he has become a client and good friend. Credit is due him for providing unique fun music for a half century and sharing his talent with the whole world. More on LinkedIn @ Paul Puckett Entertainment Specialist... :)

[@MrJackmelling]

+Paul Puckett thats a great story

[@johnboyle3884]

the best. Love Dave Guard

[@scotnick59]

Love Dave as well: so great seeing him here however briefly.

[@PoetUnderhill]

Mary Travers had such a powerful voice!