THE KINGSTON TRIO & PAUL MITCHELL PRESENT "A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC"

August 17 & 18 at The Greek Theatre

Starring The Kingston Trio and The Limeliters

Also Featuring The Hot Licks - The Music of Dan Hicks

and The John Stewart Band

and Special Guest, Cynthia Sayer

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Tickets On Sale for General Public

THIS FRIDAY, March 8 at 10 A.M.

Nashville, Tenn.?(March 5, 2024)?-- In 1958,?The Kingston Trio?emerged from San Francisco's North Beach club scene to introduce the sounds of folk to the mainstream and take the world by storm. Now, almost seven decades later,?The Kingston Trio?will return to their native California and team up with?Paul Mitchell Salon Products?to present?"A Celebration of Folk Music"?at?The Greek Theatre on August 17 & 18. Showtime is 7 P.M.?(doors open at 5:30).

"A Celebration of Folk Music"?will star icons?The Kingston Trio?(best known for hits such as "Tom Dooley," "Greenback Dollar," "Where Have All The Flowers Gone") and?The Limeliters (“City of New Orleans,” “John Henry, the Steel Driving Man”). The celebration will also feature performances by?The John Stewart Band?("California Bloodlines," "Gold," "Daydream Believer," "Runaway Train"),?and?The Hot Licks - The Music of Dan Hicks?("I Scare Myself," "Canned Music," "How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?"), with a special appearance by world-renowned banjoist,?Cynthia Sayer?(winner of the?Steve Martin Banjo Prize), and her band?JOYRIDE.

Tickets range in price from?$40 to $225?(plus fees)?and will go ON SALE for the general public on?FRIDAY, March 8 at 10 A.M.?Fans can purchase tickets online via?Ticketmaster,?KingstonTrio.com, and?LAGreekTheatre.com?website.?Tickets can also be purchased in person at The Greek Theatre Box Office on Fridays from 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. and on show day starting at noon until start of show. Visit?LAGreekTheatre.com?for more information. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets now to take advantage of Early-Bird pricing.

“The Kingston Trio and I are truly excited to perform at the Greek Theatre. This is the first time the group has performed at this venue since 1962--that was a sold-out show,"?states Mike Marvin, current frontman for the group.?"The Greek Theatre is one of my favorite concert theaters in the United States. We cannot wait to be on that iconic stage facing the audience. Presenting a show at this beloved venue is the kind of moment that stays with you your entire career--the place is THAT special."

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ABOUT THE KINGSTON TRIO:

Formed in 1956?by?Bob Shane,?Nick Reynolds, and?Dave Guard?(replaced by?John Stewart?at the height of the group's popularity in 1961),?The Kingston Trio?was one of the most prominent groups of the era's pop-folk boom. In 1958, the group released their first album and their single "Tom Dooley," which sold over three million copies and was awarded the first Grammy in the Country & Western Performance category. The trio would go on to earn four Grammys, which would include a Lifetime Achievement award. Their commercial success was credited with helping to spark the folk movement (a.k.a.?"American Folk Revival") of the late '50s and early '60s.

The Trio released 19 albums that made?Billboard's?Top 100, 14 of which ranked in the top 10, and five of which hit the number one spot. Four of the group's LPs charted among the 10 top-selling albums for five weeks in November and December 1959--a record unmatched for over 50 years. The Kingston Trio still ranks in the 'all-time' lists for many?Billboard?cumulative charts, including most weeks with a No. 1 album, most total weeks charting an album, most No. 1 albums, most consecutive No. 1 albums, and most top-ten albums.

Cited as an influence by recording artists as musically and generationally diverse as Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and The Eagles, to comedian and banjo player Steve Martin, to contemporary artists such as the multi-Grammy? nominated Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers,?The Kingston Trio occupies a unique, preeminent position in American musical history.

Today, The Kingston Trio lives on with the passing of the torch to three new members with intrinsic ties to the original:?Mike Marvin?(adopted son of founding member Reynolds),?Tim Gorelangton?(friend of Reynolds since boyhood and one of the few to record with him),?and?Buddy Woodward?(who toured with the Trio).?For more information on The Kingston Trio, please visit?www.kingstontrio.

ABOUT THE LIMELITERS:

The original Limeliters band was formed in 1959 by?Lou Gottlieb?(bass violin/bass), then working as an arranger for The Kingston Trio,?Alex Hassilev?(banjo/baritone), and?Glenn Yarbrough?(guitar/tenor). The group broke up in 1963, when Yarbrough left to focus on sailing. They would link up again in the 1970s for a series of reunion tours.

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For the last 50 years, the Limeliters have entertained standing-room-only crowds with their

musical talent and zany sense of humor. While the group has undergone several membership changes throughout the group's history, the members have preserved the Limeliters' signature vocal sound. This trio is still regarded as one of the most exciting and entertaining vocal acts touring the country. Today, the Limeliters consist of?Daniel?Boeing?(guitar/banjo),?Steve Brooks?(guitar), and?Andy Corwin (bass).?For more information, visit?limeliters.com.

ABOUT THE JOHN STEWART BAND:

John Stewart was one of the most acclaimed American songwriters of the past century. He produced a body of work over five decades that spoke as much to the American spirit as the paintings of Wyeth or poetry of Whitman. Following his years with the Kingston Trio, John was one of the architects of folk music’s marriage with rock'n'roll.

His first solo album, 1968’s?“California Bloodlines”, is considered by many critics and artists to be the cornerstone of what we call today Americana Music.

John Stewart passed away much too soon on January 19, 2008, at the age of 68. Just 10 days later, John was scheduled to perform a concert in Scottsdale, Arizona. Six of his sidemen, then scattered across the country, loaded up their cars or boarded airplanes and headed to Arizona to fulfill that booking.?That turned out to be not the only night these six musicians would come together to keep John Stewart’s song craft alive. Stewart fans have enlisted them to perform across the country, where they have been joined on stage by fellow JS acolytes like Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, Noel Paul Stookey of?Peter, Paul and Mary, Rosanne Cash and others.

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The members of the John Stewart Band are:?Dave Batti?(bass and vocals),?Dave Crossland?(guitar and vocals),?Bob Hawkins?(guitar and vocals),?John Hoke?(guitar and vocals),?Dennis Kenmore?(drums and vocals), and?Chuck McDermott?(guitar and vocals).?For more information, visit them on?Facebook @JohnCoburnStewart.

ABOUT THE HOT LICKS

- THE MUSIC OF DAN HICKS:

Dan Hicks?was truly an American original. Since the early 1960s, Hicks deftly blended elements of swing, jazz, folk, and country music to create the appealing sound he sometimes called "Folk Swing"--a blend of Gypsy jazz, folk and swing, with a lot of vocal harmonies.

The lyrics of his songs ranged from the simply sublime to the sublimely ridiculous, all presented with his uniquely skewed and inscrutable touch.

Dan's irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling, laid-back vocalizing, and infamous on-stage wit entertained music fans for?over forty years before his passing in 2016.

Hick's band,?The Hot Licks, currently comprised of?Paul Robinson?(guitar/vocals),?Daria?(vocals/percussion/melodica), and?Paula Bradman?(vocals/percussion), along with musicians?Candy Girard?(violin), and?Alex Baum?(bass), are dedicated to preserving the original sound and spirit of Dan Hicks music and carry the banner for Folk-Swing.?For more information on The Hot Licks and the music of Dan Hicks, visit?thehotlicks.com.

ABOUT CYNTHIA SAYER & JOYRIDE:

One of the world’s top 4-string jazz banjoists, multiple award-winning artist Cynthia Sayer enchants listeners with her electrifying, swing-based performances, captivating vocals, and warm audience connection. The American Banjo Hall of Famer and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival headliner is a pioneering artist who has

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accomplished numerous “firsts” for the 4-string banjo, including the first on her instrument to be a Featured Artist at the Newport Jazz Festival, first to win a Bistro Award, and first to appear on the cover of the?International Musician?magazine. She has played with artists such as Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Woody Allen, Les Paul, Andy Statman, Wynton Marsalis, Marvin Hamlisch, Vince Giordano, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, The New York Philharmonic and many others. Following a 2021 run performing with The Metropolitan Opera's recent revival of?Porgy and Bess, Sayer joins The Kingston Trio's "A Celebration of Folk Music" with her all-star band JOYRIDE.?For more information on Cynthia Sayer and JOYRIDE, please visit?cynthiasayer.com.

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