What are some of the messages that the Kingston Trio strives to convey within their songs?
GG: The Trio kind of came first. Although the group The Weavers had several hit songs, their career got cut short because of being blackballed. But the Kingston trio looked at what happened with Pete Seeger and The Weavers and said, “Look, we are all thinking individuals, we all have our own political ideas, but we have to be known for our own songs.” A few years later, when political awareness was so acute, these groups made very socially relevant songs. They should be admired for taking a chance. But, they also didn’t stand the chance of being blackballed. I hate to use the word “bully pulpit” but that is what [1960s artists] did for a while. The doors of popularity were opened [for 1960s artists] by the Kingston Trio even if the Trio didn’t want to be political. With the appellation of “folk music” as “protest music” that isn’t where the Kingston Trio stood. They made the active choice to keep their political lives private and keep their public lives as entertainers. IG: Is it bette
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