Singin Our Mind

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When I was growing up, my family were big folk music fans of the late '50's and early 60's. We listened to a lot of Pete Seeger, the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary. But the group that I always enjoyed the most was the Chad Mitchell Trio. I was 8 years old when this album was released and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Even though I was too young to understand a lot of what they were talking about. Recently I came across a biography of their career (We Never Knew Just What It Was...The Story of the Chad Mitchell Trio by Mike Murphy). As I read the book, all of the memories of their music came flooding back, particularly this album. So, I decided to take a crack at it with all of my meager vocal, video and audio abilities. Like most of these projects that I attempt, the results are a bit uneven. Some tracks definitely turned out better than others. But I had so much fun with the process. I'm at a point in life where I'm always looking for things that bring me joy. Making music is at the top of that list. And the journey is so much more important to me than the end result. Perhaps this music will bring back some memories for others. • From Wikipedia: he Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group who became known during the 1960s. They performed traditional folk songs and some of John Denver's early compositions. They were particularly notable for performing satirical songs that criticized current events during the time of the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. • The original group was formed in 1958, by William Chadbourne Chad Mitchell (from Portland, Oregon, born December 5, 1936), Mike Kobluk (from Trail, British Columbia, Canada, born December 10, 1937), and Mike Pugh (from Pasco, Washington) when they were students and glee club members at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, United States.[1] They were encouraged by Spokane Catholic priest Reinard W. Beaver, who invited the three to travel with him to New York City in the summer of 1959 and to try performing in the burgeoning folk-music scene. • The original recording of the Chad Mitchell Trio can be purchased here: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07STHG4G9/... • The key people who helped the trio get going were musical arranger Milton Okun and star performer/singer Harry Belafonte. Okun provided a professional polish to their performing skills, which helped them gain both a key booking at New York City's Blue Angel club and radio appearances with Arthur Godfrey and television appearances with Pat Boone. Belafonte featured the group in his May 1960 Carnegie Hall concert and signed them to his Belafonte Enterprises management firm. • In the summer of 1960, Pugh left the group to return to college.[1] After auditioning over 150 singers, the group chose Joe Frazier (born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1937)[2] to replace Pugh. • For anyone keeping score, the red sweater is singing Chad Mitchell's parts, the brown sweater sings Joe Frazier's parts and the blue sweater sings Mike Kobluk's parts.

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