Performance
Date
Friday,
May 29
Evening
Concert - Kennedy Outdoor
Theater
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 Mack Bailey, Gaylon Taylor
and one of 2005's New Folk Winners Andy Corwin.
For more information on the Limeliters, visit www.limeliters.com
