In the history of popular music, there are a relative handfulof performers who have redefined the content of the music at critical points in history — people whose music left the landscape, and definition ofpopular music, altered completely. The Kingston Trio were one such group, transforming folk music into a hot commodity and creating a demand — where none had existed before — for young men (sometimes with women) strumming acoustic guitars and banjos and singing folk songs and folk-like novelty songs in harmony. In its 61st year as of 2018, George Grove, Bill Zorn (late of the Limeliters), and Rick Dougherty (also a Limeliters alumnus) are the touring version of the group
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