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Daydream Believer: The Monkees

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3 Comments on “Daydream Believer: The Monkees”

  2. sblake's avatar sblake Says:

    August 1, 2011 at 3:29 am

    Folk singer John Stewart wrote this song. Stewart was a member of The Kingston Trio from 1961 to 1967, and he wrote this shortly after leaving the group and teaming up with a pre-famous John Denver. In 1968, Stewart became the official musician of the Democratic party, which involved traveling with Senator Robert Kennedy during his Presidential campaign. In 1979 he had a top 5 US hit with “Gold.”
    John Stewart died on January 19, 2008 from a massive stroke. In a letter posted on the Kingston Trio site, Stewart’s close friend Tom Delisle wrote: “John Stewart leaves a compilation of musical excellence unparalleled in his time. He recorded over 45 solo albums following his seven years in the Kingston Trio, 1961-67. He worked all the way up to the time of his death, having recently completed his latest as-yet untitled album. It is estimated that he wrote more than 600 unique and highly personal songs, many of them constituting a modern musical history of his beloved America.”

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      August 1, 2011 at 11:44 am

      sblake,
      I knew who had written this song, and that he was a member of the Kingston Trio, but I didn’t realize how prolific a songwriter he was.

      I remember Gold but wouldn’t have thought about it if you hadn’t jogged my memory.


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