Kingston Trio co-founder Reynolds dies..my political roots are passing away

[Peacetrain]

I can't tell you how sad this makes me. I cut my teeth on folk rock and in many ways my political views. I was just a little kid, but my parents loved and played all of the folk rock music, and it made such an impression on me. I feel like I have lost part of what made me, me.

For those now out of that era, the music of that folk genre, was the call to political action. The passing of an era

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SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the Kingston Trio who jump-started the revival folk scene of the late 1950s and paved the way for artists such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, has died. He was 75.

Reynolds had been hospitalized with acute respiratory disease and other illnesses, and died Wednesday in San Diego after his family took him off life support, said son Joshua Reynolds.

"Dad was so happy he turned people onto music in a way that people could really approach it, in a simple and honest way," Josh Reynolds told The Associated Press. "He was a very gracious and loving performer. He was a devoted family man."

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

[gratuitous]

1. Buy a CD and put it on

Heck, if you're musically inclined at all, learn some of their stuff. Teach the songs to your kids or (if you're a geezer like me) their kids. No sense letting all the good work stop with his death.

[Peacetrain]

5. I was just getting ready to call my Mom, she still has the

old records and albums. I know their stuff by heart :).. That was my parents music of choice. But you are right, I do not know if I played it that much for my son, who is now in college.

[TexasObserver]

2. A Mighty Wind

It takes a worried man, to sing a worried song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ZCzeFmxog

[Peacetrain]

6. "I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long"

Yep, a timely song

[Peacetrain]

9. Time for a sing along :)

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long

Got myself a Cadillac thirty dollars down
Got myself a brand new house five miles out of town
Got myself a gal named Sue treats me really fine
Yes, she’s my baby and I love her all the time

It takes a worried worried man to sing a worried worried song
It takes a worried worried man to sing a worried worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long

I’ve been away on a business trip travelin’ all around
I got a gal and her name is Sue, prettiest gal in town
She sets my mind to worryin’ every time I’m gone
I’ll be home tonight so I won’t be worried long

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long

Well *Bob* is in the livin’ room holdin’ hands with Sue
*Nicky’s* at that big front door vowin’; to come on through
Well I’m here in the closet, oh lord what shall I do
We’re worried now but we won’t be worried long

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, oh yes
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long

[TexasObserver]

11. My siblings and I used to play and sing every one of their songs.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley ....

[Peacetrain]

12. I just fininshed talking to Mom, and she reminded me of my favorite as a teenie

hey I heard Peter Paul and Mary instead of Brahms when I was a youngster, but she reminded me that my favorite song, was of all things, the Vatican Rag..Same era more or less.. so I pulled that one out too.. Having a down memory lane day I guess. :)


The Vatican Rag
by Tom Lehrer


First you get down on your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect

Do whatever steps you want if
You have cleared them with the Pontiff
Everybody say his own kyrie eleison
Doin' the Vatican Rag

Get in line in that processional
Step into that small confessional
There, the guy who's got religion'll
Tell you if your sin's original

If it is, try playin' it safer
Drink the wine and chew the wafer
Two, four, six, eight
Time to transubstantiate

So get down upon your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect

Make a cross on your abdomen
When in Rome do like a Roman
Ave Maria, gee it's good to see ya
Gettin' ecstatic an' sorta dramatic an'
Doin' the Vatican Rag

[calimary]

3. It's sad.

It is the passing of an era.

[grasswire]

4. that's the great thing about being an artist...

....the fact that one's life of work and commitment goes on after one's death. Think about all the children who still learn the songs made famous by the Kingston Trio. Think about the impact of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" over the years. Still relevant today. The man made a mark on history. Who could ask for more?

[msedano]

7. let me tell you a story

of a man named charlie
on that tragic
and fateful day.
he put ten cents in his pocket
kissed his wife and family
went to ride on the m. t. a.
....
no he'll never return
and his fate will be unknown
he may ride forever
neath the streets of boston...



here's to the maid who steals a kiss
and stays to steal another



no more drinks for the dwarf.


ave atque vale.

yes, our youth slips away.

[Peacetrain]

8. You just made me smile..

and cry at the same time! :hi: "He's the man who never returned."

[Tinksrival]

10. I had never heard of kingston Trio till my 22 yr old son introduced me

It's a testament to their gift of transcending generations.

[Peacetrain]

13. It is great music, and my son is 21..

It does go up and down the generations, especially in political families.

[LeftHander]

14. Hang down your head....

you know the rest....

[shadowknows69]

15. The world's always a bit darker when we lose a bard

Good journey Mr. Reynolds.