Dave Guard (born Donald David Guard, 19 October 1934, in Honolulu, Hawaii - died 22 March 1991) was an American folk singer and original member of The Kingston Trio. October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Gathering Place Location within the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii Coordinates: Country United States State Hawaii County City and County of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann Area    - City 105 mi² / 272. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ...

He was considered to be a very important figure of the folk music scene of both the 1950s and 1960s. He was a founding member of the musical ensemble, the Kingston Trio (with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane) that was formed in 1956, in Palo Alto, California. The group were together until 1967 when they disbanded to work on other projects, but Guard himself left earlier in 1961 due to disagreements over the direction of the group. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... Nick Reynolds (born July 27, 1933) is a founding member of The Kingston Trio group, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties. ... Bob Shane is an American folk singer and one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ...

The Kingston Trio recorded on such labels as Capitol Records, Folk Era, Silverwolf, Pair, Collector's Choice Music, CEMA, and MCA, and had many hit songs in their eleven year history. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... This page is about musical songs. ...

In 1961 Guard formed the group, Dave Guard's Whiskeyhill Singers, with Judy Henske,Cyrus Faryar, and David "Buck" Wheat. Together they recorded one album for the Capitol record label and a second that was never released, before their breakup in 1963. Guard also was a member of Dave Guard & The Calypsonians, and spent time in Sydney, Australia, where he hosted a national TV variety show called "Dave's Place" until his return to the United States in 1968. Over the years Guard worked with a number of people, including Henske, Faryar, Tim Buckley, and David White. Cover of first solo album (1963) Judy Henske (born 20 December 1942, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) is an American singer and songwriter, once known as “the Queen of the Beatniks”. She moved to California in the early 1960s, singing in coffee houses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and working with... Album cover, 1973 Cyrus Faryar is an American folk musician and record producer. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 OT-1471 Belweder, Poland, 1957 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

The Kingston Trio's many songs include "Tom Dooley," "A Worried Man," "Hard Travelin'," "Tijuana Jail," "Reverend Mr. Black," "Sloop John B.," "Scotch And Soda," "Merry Minuet," "Hard, Ain't It Hard," "Zombie Jamboree," "M.T.A.", "Three Jolly Coachmen," and "Raspberries, Strawberries." Tom Dooley can mean several things: For the American folksong with that title see Tom Dooley (song) For the American humanitarian see Tom Dooley (humanitarian) For the footballer see Thomas Dooley This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The MTA Song, often called Charlie on the MTA, is a song from the 1940s about a man trapped on Bostons subway system (then known as the MTA and now known officially as the MBTA and colloquially as the T). ...

Guard died in 1991, at the age of 56, from lymphatic cancer. Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. ...

External link

• Richie Unterberger's liner notes for Whiskeyhill Singers reissue

See also

• Sigma Nu LEADership learning program
• Obituary (NY TIMES)
• Listen to soundtrack of HOW THE WEST WAS WON to hear Whiskeyhill Singers sing "900 Miles" and "Ox Driver's Song"