May 21, 1961
Mandel Hall: The University of Chicago
The "Lonesome Dave Guard forlornly strummed a banjo" issue of LIFE Magazine was about to hit the stands in a few days, as the New Lost City Ramblers took the stage,......
https://frobbi.org/audio/ivor/3DVDs_1/NLCR-1961-UChicago/index.html
No doubt closely attuned to the Greenwich Village rumor mill (and the KT Inaugural gig story), the NLCR became the first band in history, (that we know of), to work the Kingston Trio into traditional favorite "The Arkansas Traveller".....
https://frobbi.org/audio/ivor/3DVDs_1/NLCR-1961-UChicago/11%20-%20Arkansas%20Traveler.mp3
The Kingston Trio sure was smart to keep their politics to themselves. I wish the entertainers of today would do the same. Music, movies and sports used to be something we could all agree upon. Peace out.
The Other Brothers venture into the perilous world of politics with “Hangman”. Based on a centuries-old folk song, it is a ballad sung by Mike Pence as the Proud Boys prepare to string him up. For Trump supporters who may be offended, I got to know Donald well in Atlantic City, and I voted for him, but he lost me on January 6th:
http://www.Tinyurl.com/hangman2021
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