The Mitchell Trio

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The Chad Mitchell Trio, later known as The Mitchell Trio, were an American vocal group whose peak years were 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. Chad Mitchell Trio, 1958-1965 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 key people who helped the trio 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 colle

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Violets Of Dawn

The Slightly Irreverent

That's The Way It's Gonna Be

Alive!

The Best Of The Chad Mitchell Trio The Mercury Years

Typical American Boys

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All of My Memories

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The Best Of The Chad Mitchell Trio

The Folk Years: Simple Song of Freedom Disc 1

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Assorted

Leaving On a Jet Plane: John Denver

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That's the Way It's Gonna Be/Violets of Dawn

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