Please Mr. Kennedy
1962 · World Pacific WP-1806 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- The Goldcoast Singers
- Title
- Please Mr. Kennedy
- Release
- Here They Are!
- Year
- 1962
- Label
- World Pacific # WP-1806
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
Annotation
The Goldcoast Singers took a satirical approach to the draft, expressing their reluctance to head out to war in the song "Please Mr. Kennedy" (World Pacific Records # WP-1806). The duo met in 1959 while at college in Fresno, California, and formed the group soon after while studying in Monterey, probably around 1960-1961. George Cromarty, seen on the left of the album cover, and Ed Rush, seen on the right, were occasionally joined by the female vocalist Melinda Stevens. While in San Francisco in March 1962, the San Francisco State Folk Festival (held at the state college) invited the duo to play to an audience of 1000, which they recorded and released on this LP. Produced by Richard Book, well-known on the West Coast jazz scene. (1) Billboard reviewed the album on 3 November 1962, giving it four stars, and saying that "the two men that make up this pop-folk group have an iconoclastic bent, and their material is funny as well as irreverent. Each of the tunes is something of a story and almost all have a touch of humor. The album was recorded in concert at San Francisco State College". (2) In the spoken-word introduction, the duo explained how they were required to attend the draft…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
The Goldcoast Singers took a satirical approach to the draft, expressing their reluctance to head out to war in the song "Please Mr. Kennedy" (World Pacific Records # WP-1806). The duo met in 1959 while at college in Fresno, California, and formed the group soon after while studying in Monterey, probably around 1960-1961. George Cromarty, seen on the left of the album cover, and Ed Rush, seen on the right, were occasionally joined by the female vocalist Melinda Stevens. While in San Francisco in March 1962, the San Francisco State Folk Festival (held at the state college) invited the duo to play to an audience of 1000, which they recorded and released on this LP. Produced by Richard Book, well-known on the West Coast jazz scene. (1) Billboard reviewed the album on 3 November 1962, giving it four stars, and saying that "the two men that make up this pop-folk group have an iconoclastic bent, and their material is funny as well as irreverent. Each of the tunes is something of a story and almost all have a touch of humor. The album was recorded in concert at San Francisco State College". (2) In the spoken-word introduction, the duo explained how they were required to attend the draft…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed Monterey, California, USA.