1. Nicholas Wells Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist.
14 Facts About Nick Reynolds
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Nick Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captured international attention during the late Fifties and early Sixties.
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Nick Reynolds's father, a Navy captain, was an avid guitar player who brought back songs from his travels around the world.
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Nick Reynolds taught Nick the guitar and ukulele, and the family spent many nights singing and harmonizing for pure enjoyment.
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Nick Reynolds enrolled in Menlo College in 1954 as a business major and met Bob Shane in an accounting class.
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Nick Reynolds then left for a time following his graduation and was replaced by Don McArthur in a group that was known as the Kingston Quartet, and in a resulting shuffle, Nick Reynolds and Shane returned to the group, now rechristened the Kingston Trio.
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Nick Reynolds provided an ebullient vocal style for the group, superb harmonizing, and an ability to convey tender lyrics with a touching intimacy.
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In Oregon, Nick Reynolds returned to motor racing, which he had first tried as a novice in the early 1950s.
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Nick Reynolds helped finance Nade Bourgeault's operation in Mill Valley, California and raced the Bourgeault Formula C car in the Northern Pacific Division of the SCCA in 1967, finishing second in the divisional championship.
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Nick Reynolds moved up to Formula B in 1968 with a Brabham BT21 and was again second in the Divisional title.
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Nick Reynolds retired for the second time in December, 1999.
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Folk Music Archives interviewed the Trio in San Antonio and New York City when Nick Reynolds performed in his last show with the group during a concert with the San Antonio Symphony.
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Nick Reynolds lived the last years of his life comfortably in Coronado, California with his wife Leslie.
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Nick Reynolds died on October 1,2008, in San Diego, California from acute respiratory disease.