group 4 - everly brothers.pptx (Read-Only)

• The Kingston Trio were one of the first folk groups thatbecame widely popular. They are cited for starting theurban folk revival, developing folk-rock, and bringing tocollege students.• Their occasional use of political lyrics also paved the wayfor the political protest songs of the 60's.• For instance, their song "Where have all the flowersgone?" was their first overtly political piece. It resonatedwell with youth just as the antiwar movement wasbegining, around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.• Artists like Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Bob Dylan usedthis momentum as they moved into more political anddeeper songs.