John Stewart

John Coburn Stewart (September 5, 1939 – January 19, 2008) was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with the Kingston Trio (1961–1967) and as a popular music songwriter of the Monkees' No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own No. 5 hit "Gold" during a solo career spanning 40 years that included almost four dozen albums and more than 600 recorded songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 5, 1939 (San Diego), Died January 19, 2008 (San Diego)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1964 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 117024 2/18/1966 Norwegian wood The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca 117025 2/18/1966 Put your money away-1 The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca 117274 4/14/1966 A little soul is born The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13538 10/13/1964 Midnight special The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13539 10/13/1964 Love's been good to me The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13540 10/13/1964 Poverty hill The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13541 10/13/1964 some day soon The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13542 10/13/1964 Gotta travel on The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13543 10/13/1964 Hope you understand The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13544 10/13/1964 My ramblin' boy (3: 42) The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13545 10/13/1964 Love comes a truckling down The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13546 10/13/1964 Long time blues The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13547 10/13/1964 More pooms The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13548 10/13/1964 Farewell The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13549 11/21/1964 I'm going home The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13550 10/13/1964 My ramblin' boy (2:40) The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13557 11/21/1964 Little play soldiers The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13671 3/29/1965 Stories of old The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13672 3/29/1965 Yes I can feel it The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13673 3/29/1965 Gonna go down the river The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13674 3/29/1965 Hanna Lee The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13675 3/29/1965 Bottle of wine The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13676 3/29/1965 Where I'm bound The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13677 3/29/1965 If you see me go The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca L 13678 3/29/1965 If I had a ship The Kingston Trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
(Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stewart, John," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209837.

Stewart, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209837.

"Stewart, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209837

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LCNAR: Stewart, John, 1939-2008 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92037650

Wikidata: John Stewart - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1393453

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/117991221

MusicBrainz: John Stewart - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/775f55c0-1ea8-43fd-a5d0-0817a5085575

ISNI: 0000 0001 1700 6693 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117006693

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