The Limeliters launched their career in 1959 at San Francisco's famous Hungry i and before long, founding members Alex Hassilev, Lou Gottlieb and Glenn Yarbrough emerged as one of the dominant voices of the early 1960's folk music scene. For three years they were the musical representatives for Coca-Cola, and their rendition of the jingle “Things Go Better with Coke” became a national hit. A string of best selling albums for RCA Records and frequent appearances on every major TV show quickly made them a household name.
Time Magazine summed up their appeal with the following memorable quote: "If the button down scrubbed looking Kingston Trio are the undergraduates of big-time folk singing, The Limeliters are the faculty."
In the ensuing years, the lineup has featured several spectacularly talented new members, but The Limeliters have never deviated from the integrity of the fabulous sound that they pioneered.
With their energy and enthusiasm undiminished and undaunted, current members Mack Bailey, Andy Corwin, and Gaylan Taylor remain as exciting an act as the genre has produced. Now more than ever, the surging vocals, thrilling harmony, and whacked out sense of humor of this unique trio continue to earn them their title as
Wheeler Opera House - Aspen, CO
Spencer Theater - Ruidoso, NM
Warner Theater - Erie, PA
El Campanil Theater - Antioch, CA
Gillioz Theater - Springfield, MO
Fox Theater (w/ The Smothers Brothers) - Redwood City, CA
The McCallum Theater (w/ The New Christy Minstrels) - Palm Desert, CA
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts - Cerritos, CA
Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA
Largo Cultural Center - Largo, FL
McAnich Arts Center (w/ Tom Paxton and The Highwaymen) - Glen Ellyn, IL
Paradise Performing Arts Center - Paradise, CA
Alden Theater - McLean, VA
Yuma Theater - Yuma, AZ
Carlisle Theater - Carlisle, PA
“Little” Fox Theater - Redwood City, CA
Rams Head Tavern - Annapolis, MD
Cactus Café - Austin, TX
Tin Angel - Philadelphia, PA
Café Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY
Don Quixote’s - Santa Cruz, CA
Fiddler’s Dream - Phoenix, AZ
Coffee Gallery/Backstage - Altadena, CA
Fogertyville Café - Sarasota, FL
Cellar Stage - Baltimore, Md
Festivals, Events and Benefits
The Kerrville Folk Festival, 2009 / 2006 - Kerrville, TX
Winter Folk Festival, 2005 / 2007 - Florence, OR
Musikfest, 2007 - Bethlehem, PA
World Folk Music Association
Tribute to Tom Paxton - Alexandria, VA
Madison House Foundation Benefit - Potomac, MD
Maryland Therapeutic Riding Assn. Benefit - Crownsville, MD
Pasadena Senior Center Benefit - Pasadena, CA
U.C. Davis
Alpha Gamma Rho Reunion - Davis, CA
Princeton University
Class 0f 1963 Reunion - Princeton, NJ
National Anthem at Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD
Universities
Beckman Institute at Cal Tech - Pasadena, CA
Chipola College - Marianna, FL
Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA
West Palm Beach Community College - West Palm Beach, FL
Yavapai College Performing Arts Center - Prescott, AZ
(w/ The Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four)
U. of Central Arkansas /Reynolds Hall - Conway, AK
(w/ The Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four)
Governor’s State Performing Arts Center - University Park, IL
(w/ Tom Paxton and The Highwaymen)
Community Concerts
Great Falls, MT
Savannah, GA
Arlington Heights, IL
El Dorado, KS
Charleston, WV
Thousand Oaks, CA
Troy, NC
Thousand Oaks, CA
Nashua, NH
Bentonville, AR
West Carrollton, OH
Mansfield, PA
Northport, FL
Asheboro, NC
Las Cruces, NM
Folsom, CA
Shelton, WA
Port Angeles, WA
Payson, AZ
Ripon, CA