Violets of Dawn by The Chad Mitchel Trio

Violets of Dawn, originally written by Eric Andersen, covered by The Chad Mitchel Trio (including Jhon Denver)

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Music

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• Chad
• Mitchel
• Trio
• John
• Denver
• Eric
• Andersen
• Violets
• of
• Dawn
• covers
• folk
• rock

[vicar69]

A bit of info - this is not actually the Chad Mitchell Trio singing Eric Anderson's great song - Chad's been replaced by John Denver. John's the lead singer and I'm doing the high tenor. I'll never reach those notes again!  Joe Frazier - Chad Mitchell Trio

[PippyT1]

Glad that there is a group of others with the same appreciation of this wonderful music! I was listening to these when Chad Mitchell was in the group; wonderful, wonderful. John Denver ,of course, is equally as good. The 2 just had very different sounds within the group. I like them all ! And sure do miss this here kind o' stuff-glad they are here, at least. Thanks for the posting of this!

[Karridine1]

Joe, I loved this song as a teen, and used to sing high harmonies to YOUR high harmonies... ah, those were the days... "We Didn't Know At All" set the pace, and I kept my eyes peeled ever after, lest I have to answer 'I din't know at all, really..'

[njva17420]

@chefbob5 Yes indeed. This is the best.

[njva17420]

Many thanks, ChefBob. This one brings tears to my eyes. I have the old LP somewhere, but it is probably warped beyond recovery. What is CM doing these days?

David Dax 

[chefbob5]

@njva17420 Just for you I posted Chad's solo version of Violets of Dawn today just for you. Hope you like it?

RJ

[chefbob5]

Someone has asked for Chad's version of Violets of Dawn from his solo album. I finally finished digitizing that album so I will download that song for you. Just search for it.

RJ

[ivelosthewilltolive]

@vicar69 Great to hear from you! But weren't you still called the Chad Mitchell Trio even after Chad left the group?

[craigwf40]

I truly wish someone would upload Violets of Dawn by Chad Mitchell off his solo album. Never heard it sung better.

[susanshepeard]

One of my all-time favorite songs. I wore out the record! I saw you with John Denver taking Chad's place, Joe, at Denison University in Ohio in the fall of 1966. It was the beginning of a great friendship later on with John, who the next year or so stayed in my boyfriend's fraternity house for a week and played every night at the coffeehouse we started at Denison, the Bandersnatch! Thank you for the great music! Susan Shepeard

[plastiqueadapte]

Beautiful song beautifully sung !

Merci de partager / Thanks for sharing

[19Phoenix44]

@vicar69 Joe, many years ago John played Springfield, Missouri, and mentioned that he had recently visited you in, I believe, Oregon where you had become a "man of the cloth". When he further mentioned his days with the Mitchell Trio I alone applauded. John turned to me in the audience and said "Thank You". I fondly recall your concert at Southwest Missouri State College in 1964 and still listen to your albums regularly.