15 October 2011

Kingston Trio: "M.T.A."

It's time for a Kingston Trio song. Here they are - singing "M.T.A." (the story of Charlie - the man who never returned):





This song was composed in 1949 by Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes and was originally known as "Charlie On The M.T.A."

Background information:

The Kingston Trio

Wikipedia: M.T.A.

M.I.T.: Jonathan Reed Transit Page: Charlie on the MTA

Huffington Post: Peter Dreier and Jim Vrabel: Will Charlie Ever Get Off That Train? (15 FEB 09)

MBTA: History: History of Charlie on the M.T.A.

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