How big an act was the Kingston Trio? Big enough that the their first 19 albums not only reached Billboards Top 100; but 14 of them entered the top 10; with five albums alone hitting the no. 1 spot! At the height of their popularity; the Kingston Trio was arguably the most popular vocal group in the world; having single-handedly ushered in the folk music boom of the late lsquo;50s and early lsquo;60s. Their meteoric rise quite literally paved the way for Bob Dylan; Joan Baez; Peter; Paul Mary; and the many acts that followed in their wake. With the release of their version of ldquo;Tom Dooleyrdquo; in fall 1958; the Kingston Trio changed American popular music forever; inspiring legions of young listeners to pick up guitars and banjoes and join together in hootenannies and sing-alongs.In Greenback Dollar: The Incredible Rise of The Kingston Trio; the first in-depth biography of Americarsquo;s first recording super-group; William J. Bush retraces the band membersrsquo; personal and professional lives; from their rapid rise to stardom to their early retirement in 1967. Through interviews with Trio members; their families; and associates; Bush paints a detailed portrait of the Trios formative early years and sudden popular success; their innovations in recording technology; pioneering of the college concert and intensive tour schedule; their impact on and response to the lsquo;60s protest movement; the first break-up of the Trio with Dave Guardrsquo;s departure; and its re-formation with John Stewart.Lovers of folk music and students and scholars of the history of popular music and the music business; the counterculture movement; and the American folk tradition will find in Greenback Dollar a remarkably detailed view of the musical and cultural legacy that resulted in the Kingston Trio receiving a 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A++++By andrewAny real photographer would have this book in their collection. Great chapter on spirit photography; which is what I bought it for; and all the other chapters are just as interesting. She goes very in-depth into the Victorian Age and its affect on photography and vice versa. I hope she writes more books on photography cause Id buy em.