Performance
Date
Saturday,
June 10
The
Limeliters launched
their career in 1959 at San Francisco's famous Hungry
i and before long, founding members Alex
Hassilev, Lou Gottlieb and Glenn Yarbrough emerged
as one of the dominant voices of the early 1960's
folk music scene. A string of best selling
albums for RCA Records and frequent appearances on
every major TV show quickly made them a household
name. For three years they were the musical
representatives for Coca-Cola, and their rendition
of the jingle "Things Go Better with Coke"
became a national hit. In addition there were
endless tours with standing room only crowds.
Time
Magazine
summed up their appeal with the following memorable
quote: "If the button down scrubbed looking
Kingston Trio are the undergraduates of big-time
folk singing, The Limeliters are the faculty."
The
Limeliters now consist of Alex Hassilev, Mack
Bailey, and one of last year's New Folk Winners Andy
Corwin.
For
more information on The Limeliters, visit www.limeliters.com
.
