WDAM Radio's History of the Kingston Trio
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WDAM Radio's Hit Singles History Of The Kingston Trio # Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year HIT MIX “Dave Guard Years” 001 Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” #1/1958 002 Kingston Trio “Raspberries, Strawberries” #70/1959 #70/1959 003 Kingston Trio “Tijuana Jail” #12/1959 #12/1959 004 Kingston Trio “M.T.A.” #15/1959 005 Kingston Trio “Worried Man” #20/1959 006 Kingston Trio “Coo Coo-U” #98/1959 007 Kingston Trio “El Matador” #32/1960 A-side. 008 Kingston Trio “Home From The Hill” #102/1960 B-side. 009 Kingston Trio “Bad Man’s Blunder” #37/1960 010 Kingston Trio “Everglades” #60/1960 “John Stewart Years” 011 Kingston Trio “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #21/1962 012 Kingston Trio “Scotch And Soda” #81/1962 A-side. 013 Kingston Trio “Jane, Jane, Jane” #93/1962 B-side. 014 Kingston Trio “Old Joe Clark” #113/1962 015 Kingston Trio “One More Town” #97/1962 016 Kingston Trio “Greenback Dollar” #21/1963 017 Kingston Trio “Reverend Mr. Black” #8/1963 018 Kingston Trio “Desert Pete” #21/1963 019 Kingston Trio “Ally Ally Oxen Free” #61/1963 020 Kingston Trio “Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream” #124/1964 021 Kingston Trio “If You Don’t Look Around” #123/1964 022 Kingston Trio “I’m Going Home” ”#104/1965 023 Kingston Trio “Parchment Farm Blues” #30-AC/1965 024 Kingston Trio “Scotch And Soda” (Live) #124/1969 Recorded in 1965. DELUXE MIX 025 Kingston Trio “Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)” –/1958 025A Jo Stafford “Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)” #14/1950 025B Browns “Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)” #13/1959 & #7- C&W/1959 026 Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” #1/1958 Written in 1868 as Tom Dula, 026A Grayson & Whitter “Tom Dooley” –/1929 A number of songs have been written regarding the 1867 trial and subsequent hanging of convicted murderer Thomas Dula. Grayson's granduncle was reportedly in the group of men who arrested Dula. Their song has been referred to as a Grayson Family Ballad. Dave Guard – arranger. 026B Clingman Clan “Demise Of Tom Dooley” –/1958 026C Waldo, Dudley & Dora “Grayson Goofed!!!" –/1958 026D Merle Kilgore & The 4 B's "Tom Dooley, Jr." –/1958 026E Rick Johnson ” Reprieve Of Tom Dooley” –/1958 026F Russ Hamilton “The Reprieve Of Tom Dooley” –/1959 026G Balladeers “Tom Gets The Last Laugh” –/1959 026H Curtis Hoback “Tom Dooley Rock And Roll” –/1959 027 Kingston Trio “Raspberries, Strawberries” #70/1959 027A Will Holt “Raspberries, Strawberries” –/1955 Original French title is Ah! Les Fraises Et Les Framboises. Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds & Bob Shane – co-composers. 027B Keestone Family Singers “Cornbread And Chitlings” –/1962 The Keestone Family Singers were Phil Everly, Carole King, and Glen Campbell. 028 Kingston Trio “Tijuana Jail” #12/1959 #12/1959 028A Johnny & Jonie “Tijuana Jail” –/1959 Their last name is Mosby, and they used their full name when recording for Capitol and Columbia, but not on this Challenge label recording. 029 Kingston Trio “M.T.A.” #15/1959 029A Unidentified Singer (Arnold “M.T.A.” –/1948 Original version.1948 protest song; melody taken from Berman”) the classic folk song, Wreck Of The Old 97. Originally recorded for Walter O'Brien's 1949 Boston mayoral campaign. The participating musicians were not identified, but, according to the liner notes in the Bear Family set Songs For Political Action, the vocalist was probably Arnold Berman. The melody of M.T.A. is similar to The Wreck Of The Old 97, first recorded by Henry Whitter in 1923 and can be traced back even farther to Henry Clay Work's 1865 composition, The Ship That Never Returned. 029B Henry Whitter “Wreck Of The Southern Old 97” –/1923 Original version. 029C Fred Lewey “Old 97” –/1923 One of the co-composers. He claimed to have witnessed the wreck site; different lyrics from the Henry Whitter recording, 029D Vernon Dalhart “Wreck Of The Southern Old 97” #4/1925 B-side of The Prisoner’s Song (#1/1925). 029E Mrs. Ben Daugherty “The Ship That Never Returned” –/1958 Non-commercially released historical recording of the original lyrics for The Ship That Never Returned. 029F Coachmen “Subways Of Boston” –/1959 Answers both Tom Dooley and M.T.A. 029G Four In The Morning “LSD” –/1966 030 Kingston Trio “Worried Man” #20/1959 Dave Guard & Tom Glazer – co-composers. 030A Carter Family “Worried Man Blues” #14/1929 Original version. 031 Kingston Trio “Coo Coo-U” #98/1959 A-side. 032 Kingston Trio “Green Grasses” –/1959 B-side. John Stewart – composer 033 Kingston Trio “South Wind” –/1960 33 1/3 RPM single. 034 Kingston Trio “Who’s Gonna Hold Her Hand” –/1960 33 1/3 RPM single. Bob Shane – co-composer. 035 Kingston Trio “El Matador” #32/1960 A-side. 036 Kingston Trio “Home From The Hill” #102/1960 B-side. Title song from the movie starring Robert Mitchum. Mack David – co-composer. 037 Kingston Trio “Bad Man’s Blunder: #37/1960 Some pressings show title as Bad Man Blunder. Cisco Houston & Lee Hays – co-composers. 038 Kingston Trio “Everglades” #60/1960 A-side. The “Everlys” referred to in the closing refrain refer to wild boars. 038A Skeets McDonald “Everglades” –/1959 Original version. 038B Harlan Howard “Everglades” –/1959 Composer 039 Kingston Trio “This Mornin', This Evenin', So Soon” –/1960 B-side. Carl Sandburg – composer. 040 Kingston Trio “You're Gonna Miss Me (Frankie And –/1961 A-side. Dave Guard & Mike Seeger – two of four co- Johnny)” composers. 040A Al Bernard [With The Carl “Frankie & Johnny” –/1921 Original version. Benton Orchestra] 041 Kingston Trio “Coming From The Mountains” –/1961 John Stewart – composer. 042 Kingston Trio “It Was A Very Good Year” #3-Albums/1961 From Goin’ Places. Original version. 042A Frank Sinatra “It Was A Very Good Year” #28-Rock & Grammy Award – “Best Pop Vocal.” Sinatra’s first Top #1-AC/1965 30 hit since 1959 – High Hopes (#30/1959). 043 Kingston Trio “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #21-Rock & #4- Recorded in 1961. AC/1962 043A Pete Seeger “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” –Albums/1960 Original version. Taken from a multi-song medley on The Rainbow Quest. 043B Peter, Paul & Mary “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #1-Albums/1962 From Peter, Paul And Mary. Substantial radio air-play. 043C Johnny Rivers “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #26/1965 043D Wes Montgomery “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #119/1969 044 Kingston Trio “Scotch And Soda” #81/1962 A-side. Recorded in 1958 and first released on the album The Kingston Trio. Scotch And Soda was discovered by the Kingston Trio through the parents of the baseball player Tom Seaver, who had first heard it in a hotel piano lounge in 1932 when on their honeymoon in Phoenix, Arizona. They liked it so much that they had the piano player write it down for them so it would be "their song." Dave Guard was dating Seaver's older sister Katie at that time, and heard the song on a visit to the Seaver home. Although it is credited to Guard he had it copyrighted in his name on March 30, 1959, the Kingston Trio never discovered the real songwriter's name, though they searched for years, 044A Mac Wiseman “Scotch And Soda” #88-C&W/1979 044B Ray Price “Scotch And Soda” #70-C&W/1983 045 Kingston Trio “Jane, Jane, Jane” #93/1962 B-side. 046 Kingston Trio “Old Joe Clark” #113/1962 A-side 046A Fiddlin' John Carson “Fare Thee Well Old Joe Clark” –/1924 Earliest known recording of this traditional folk song. 047 Kingston Trio ‘C’mon Betty Home” –/1962 B-side. Peter Yarrow & Paul Stookey – co-composers. 048 Kingston Trio “One More Town” #97/1962 John Stewart – composer. 049 Kingston Trio “Jackson” #7-Albums/1963 From Sunny Side!. 049A Billy Edd Wheeler “Jackson” –Albums/1964 Co-composer with Jerry Lieber. Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller – co-producers. From A New Bag Of Songs. 049B Johnny Cash & June Carter “Jackson” #2-C&W/1967 This was a hit before their 1968 marriage. 049C Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood “Jackson” #14/1967 B-side was the theme from the James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. 050 Kingston Trio “Greenback Dollar” #21-Rock & A-side. #6-AC/1963 050A Kingston Trio “Greenback Dollar” (Censored Version) #21-Rock & A-side. #6-AC/1963 050B Hoyt Axton With The Chambers “Greenback Dollar: –/1962 Original version. Co-composer. Brothers 050B Sunny Gale “I Don't Want Your Greenback Dollars” –/1963 050D Balladeers “Kennedy Dollar” –/1963 Anti-JFK protest song. 051 Kingston Trio “The New Frontier” –/1963 B-side. John Stewart – composer. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “New Frontier” slogan. Recorded and originally released on two different EP (extended play) 45s in 1962. Title song from The New Frontier (#16-Albums/1962). 052 Kingston Trio “Reverend Mr. Black” #8/1963 Billy Edd Wheeler – co-composer. 052A Billy Edd Wheeler “The Reverend Mr. Black” –Albums/1964 Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller – co-producers. From A New Bag Of Songs. 052B Carter Family “Lonesome Valley” #15/1930 Original version. 052C Anita Bryant “Sister Sarah” –/1968 053 Kingston Trio “Desert Pete" #21-Rock & Billy Edd Wheeler – co-composer. #12-AC/1963 053A Billy Edd Wheeler “Desert Pete" –Albums/1964 Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller – co-producers. From A New Bag Of Songs. 054 Kingston Trio “Ally Ally Oxen Free” #61/1963 054A Rod McKuen “Ally Ally Oxen Free” #149-Albums/ Rod McKuen – co-composer. From The Greatest Hits 1969 Of Rod McKuen. 055 Kingston Trio “Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" #124/1964 055A Ed McCurdy “Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" –/1950 Composer 056 Kingston Trio “If You Don’t Look Around” #123/1964 A-side.