Chad Mitchell Trio
stig
about this, but I admit he did a very good STRAIGHT version of Mr.
Tambourine Man..
G. M. Watson
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In article <8C159.49971$7n5.9093@sccrnsc01>, "stig" <jam...@attbi.com>
wrote:
> Anyone recall when John Denver joined the bad?
What an interesting (and appropriate) Freudian slip.
stig
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Revdonaldo
their career. Even got to go back stage and meet them. What a thrill at the
time.
Later I attended one of the early concerts when JOHN DENVER had joined and the
band was called THE MITCHELL TRIO.
This concert was at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan in 1962-63. The good old
daze of great commercial folk music!
JesiAna
their career. Even got to go back stage and meet them. >>
The Trio played at Stanford University when I was in my teens (probably about
1965), and we also went back and talked to Chad and the guitarist, Jacob Ander.
Very gracious gentlemen, both of them, and Chad particularly. However, this is
not a surprise; I find almost all folk-type musicians I've met to be friendly,
gracious, and decent, from the most famous who draw in hundreds for a concert
to the local folk that play in the pubs and small venues.
Jesiana
"If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing."
Jeff Chard
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In article <8C159.49971$7n5.9093@sccrnsc01>, stig <jam...@attbi.com>
wrote:
> Anyone recall when John Denver joined the bad?
He was there when I saw them in 1968 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
I remember "The 68 Nixon" was a big festival hit. Actually, I think
that was Denver, Boise & Johnson.
Let's check the lp archives. Mitchell...Mitchell....Mitchell...here
they are, right before Joni Mitchell. Liner notes from "That's The Way
It's Gonna Be": "This is the ninth album to come from the minds,
voices, and consciences of the Mitchell Trio. It also serves to
introduce the newest member of the threesome, a jaunty lad named John
Denver." No date, though.
Let's try Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums. Here we go: "Mitchell left in
1964. John Denver joined and the group was renamed the Mitchell Trio.
"That's The Way It's Gonna Be" doesn't crack the top hundred. However,
the last lp before Denver, Typical American Boys, debuted 5/1/65. That
was the second "Mitchell Trio" album, but both of the first two still
had Chad. So my guess would be that Denver joined the touring band in
late 1964, and "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" debuted late 1965. Either
the two previous albums were already in the can, or (more unlikely) it
was a Brian Wilson kind of thing where Chad stopped touring but
continued recording.....
What ever happend to Chad anyway?
Regards,
Jeff Chard
Jeff Chard
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In article <8C159.49971$7n5.9093@sccrnsc01>, stig <jam...@attbi.com>
wrote:
> Anyone recall when John Denver joined the bad?
He was there when I saw them in 1968 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
I remember "The 68 Nixon" was a big hit. Actually, I think that was
Denver, Boise & Johnson.
Let's check the lp archives. Mitchell....Mitchell....Mitchell....here
they are, right before Joni Mitchell. Liner notes from "That's The Way
It's Gonna Be": This is the ninth album to come from the minds, voices,
and consciences of the Mitchell Trio. It also serves to introduce the
newest member of the threesome, a jaunty lad named John Denver." Damn,
no date, though.
Let's try Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums. Here we go: "Mitchell left in
1964. John Denver joined and the group was renamed The Mitchell Trio.
"That's The Way It's Gonna Be" doesn't crack the top hundred. However,
the last lp before Denver, Typical American Boys, debuted 5/1/65.
So....my guess would be that Denver toured with the trio 1964-68 and
the first recording was late 65.
Regards,
Jeff Chard
Pamela Beasley
> He was there when I saw them in 1968 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
> I remember "The 68 Nixon" was a big hit. Actually, I think that was
> Denver, Boise & Johnson.
You are right. By '68 the group had become Denver, Boise, and Johnson.
Part of the agreement made with Chad Mitchell was that the name Mitchell
could be used so long as one of the original members remained. I
believe that Mike Kobluk was the last of the original members to leave
the group. "The 68 Nixon" was the only recording released by them
under the name DB&J. (I recently attended a Michael Johnson concert
and took my copy of the 68 Nixon with me. He was quite surprised at
seeing it.....he signed it for me. I mentioned to him that I had had
the pleasure of meeting John a number of times. He asked if I had ever
met David Boise....and I haven't. Michael said that David was the only
one who had grown up! He was now an insurance salesman.)
>
> Let's check the lp archives. Mitchell....Mitchell....Mitchell....here
> they are, right before Joni Mitchell. Liner notes from "That's The Way
> It's Gonna Be": This is the ninth album to come from the minds, voices,
> and consciences of the Mitchell Trio. It also serves to introduce the
> newest member of the threesome, a jaunty lad named John Denver." Damn,
> no date, though.
>
> Let's try Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums. Here we go: "Mitchell left in
> 1964. John Denver joined and the group was renamed The Mitchell Trio.
>
According to what John wrote in his autobiography, his joining of the
trio happened in late spring of 1965.
> "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" doesn't crack the top hundred. However,
> the last lp before Denver, Typical American Boys, debuted 5/1/65.
>
> So....my guess would be that Denver toured with the trio 1964-68 and
> the first recording was late 65.
After John joined the group, there were two lps released with John, Joe
Frazier, and Mike Kobluk...."That's the Way It's Gonna Be" and "Violets
of Dawn". The last lp released under the name of the Mitchell Trio was
a live album called "Alive" At that time, the group consisted of John,
Mike and David Boise. In the early 70s after John had made a name for
himself, an lp called Beginnings was released. It was a blending of the
first two lps with John getting "top" billing on the cover.
Pam
>
> Regards,
> Jeff Chard
Pamela Beasley
In my opinion, the addition of John Denver to the group was a wonderful
happening. It was the real beginning to the career of the most
wonderful voice ever--a beautiful voice belonging to an equally
wonderful man.
Pam
Pamela Beasley
my guess would be that Denver joined the touring band in
> late 1964, and "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" debuted late 1965.
John joined the group in late spring of 1965
> What ever happend to Chad anyway?
>
When they had the Chad Mitchell Trio reunion concert in 1987, he said
that he was a social directer on a riverboat in New Orleans. I can't
remember where I heard it, but I think that he later returned to the
Washinton state area where he was originally from. Mike Kobluk was for
many years the facilities director for all of the entertainment venues
of Spokane. He recently retired from that position. Joe Frazier became
an Episcopal priest and lives in the San Francisco area.
Pam
> Regards,
> Jeff Chard