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| − | The '''Kingsmen''' are a men's a cappella group, founded for [[Homecoming]] in [[ | + | The '''Kingsmen''' are a men's a cappella group, founded for [[Homecoming]] in [[1948]]. |
In [[1969]] the group became the band [[w:Sha Na Na|Sha Na Na]], who opened for Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock Festival and appear in the Woodstock movie, as well as in Grease. <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul_aug06/letterseditor.php Letters to the Editor "Sha Na Na" Columbia College Today - July/August 2006]</ref> Columbia was the only college represented at Woodstock. Historians recently credit Sha Na Na and Columbia College with inventing the mythical "Fifties". <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/sep_oct08/features1 Sha Na Na and the Invention of the Fifties, Columbia College Today, Sept/Oct 2008]</ref> | In [[1969]] the group became the band [[w:Sha Na Na|Sha Na Na]], who opened for Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock Festival and appear in the Woodstock movie, as well as in Grease. <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul_aug06/letterseditor.php Letters to the Editor "Sha Na Na" Columbia College Today - July/August 2006]</ref> Columbia was the only college represented at Woodstock. Historians recently credit Sha Na Na and Columbia College with inventing the mythical "Fifties". <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/sep_oct08/features1 Sha Na Na and the Invention of the Fifties, Columbia College Today, Sept/Oct 2008]</ref> | ||
| − | The Kingsmen resurfaced as an on-campus a capella group in [[1982]].<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/kingsmen/history | + | The Kingsmen resurfaced as an on-campus a capella group in [[1982]].<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/kingsmen/history.html The History of the Kingsmen]</ref> |
[[Art Garfunkel]] and [[Tom Kitt]] are a prominent alumni. | [[Art Garfunkel]] and [[Tom Kitt]] are a prominent alumni. | ||
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| + | ==Discography== | ||
| + | * Untitled Demo (2011) | ||
| + | * Laydownloner (2001) | ||
| + | * Lunchbox (1995) | ||
| + | * Hat Trick (1993) | ||
| + | * Kingsmen:The White Album (1989) | ||
| + | * Contemporary Cyncopation (1984) | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/kingsmen/ Kingsmen website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/kingsmen/albums/index.html Diskography] (with selected mp3s) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:A cappella]] | [[Category:A cappella]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 15 February 2016
The Kingsmen are a men's a cappella group, founded for Homecoming in 1948.
In 1969 the group became the band Sha Na Na, who opened for Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock Festival and appear in the Woodstock movie, as well as in Grease. [1] Columbia was the only college represented at Woodstock. Historians recently credit Sha Na Na and Columbia College with inventing the mythical "Fifties". [2] The Kingsmen resurfaced as an on-campus a capella group in 1982.[3]
Art Garfunkel and Tom Kitt are a prominent alumni.
Discography
- Untitled Demo (2011)
- Laydownloner (2001)
- Lunchbox (1995)
- Hat Trick (1993)
- Kingsmen:The White Album (1989)
- Contemporary Cyncopation (1984)
External links
- Kingsmen website
- Diskography (with selected mp3s)
