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The Kingston Trio

American folk and pop music group
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The Kingston Trio

Summary

The Kingston Trio is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kingston Trio received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3].
  • The Kingston Trio's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The Kingston Trio's genre is traditional folk music[5].
  • The Kingston Trio's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[6].
  • The Kingston Trio's record label is recorded as Decca[7].
  • The Kingston Trio's discography is recorded as The Kingston Trio discography[8].
  • The Kingston Trio's Commons category is recorded as The Kingston Trio[9].
  • The Kingston Trio's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Kingston Trio comprises Bob Shane[11].
  • The Kingston Trio comprises Dave Guard[12].
  • The Kingston Trio comprises Nick Reynolds[13].
  • January 1, 1957 marks the founding of The Kingston Trio[14].
  • The Kingston Trio's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco Bay Area[15].
  • The Kingston Trio's official website is recorded as http://www.kingstontrio.com/[16].
  • The Kingston Trio's start of work period is recorded as 1957[17].
  • The Kingston Trio's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Kingston Trio'}[18].
  • The Kingston Trio's member category is recorded as Category:The Kingston Trio members[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1957[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967[23]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, pop[24]

  • Community tags: american folk music, american folk revival, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, pop, vocal group[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78977492-5888-4c7a-92b3-95293e90a653[26]

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Founding

January 1, 1957 marks the founding of The Kingston Trio[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as San Francisco Bay Area[15].

Recognition

The Kingston Trio received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3].

Why It Matters

The Kingston Trio ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Kingston Trio receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3].

Related Entities

Capitol Records Decca United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Record label → Capitol Records, Decca
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