Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
HORINE, George Patrick, 59, died Wed., Aug. 4, 2004 at his residence. A Lexington native, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Ruth Mainous Horine. Pat enjoyed a successful forty-five year career as a musician. He was a member of many bands including The Torques, Pat and Preston, Pat and Barbara, The New Kingston Trio, The Rockcastle River Company and Rockcastle County Line. He had a passion for music that was insurmountable. His charm and ability to make us laugh will live on in all that were close to him. Survivors include his daughter, Ashley H. Dickey and her husband, Ned, Southlake, TX; three grandchildren, Nate, Nash, and Neal Dickey, all of Southlake, TX; two brothers, Pete Horine and Jim Horine, both of nieces and nephews, Shawn, Emily and Erin Horine. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Mon. at Cathedral of Christ the King by Rev. Paul Prabell with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Sun. at Kerr Brothers Funeral, Harrodsburg Road. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society, 890 Troy Pike, Versailles, KY 40383.
Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
Lexington performer played, sang with New Kingston Trio
By Jennifer Hewlett
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
Pat Horine was a good enough shortstop on the Lexington Catholic High School baseball team that he was offered two minor league contracts, according to his family. But it was music that would come to dominate his life.
He was a singer and guitar player who went from performing in night clubs in Lexington to performing with the New Kingston Trio all over the world. He had many ups and downs in a career that spanned more than 40 years.
Although he had been sidelined with debilitating pain in recent years, he had dreams of getting back on stage again.
But he was fatally injured in a fire Wednesday night at his apartment on Duke Road. Family members said Lexington fire department officials told them that Mr. Horine apparently fell asleep while food was cooking on his stove. Mr. Horine died of smoke inhalation at University of Kentucky Hospital, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. He was 59.
Mr. Horine performed with the New Kingston Trio for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original Kingston Trio had had such hits as Tom Dooley and Green Back Dollar during a decade of recording and live performances that concluded in 1967.
Kingston Trio lead singer Bob Shane formed the new trio with Mr. Horine and banjo player Jim Conner. One of the New Kingston Trio's recordings, Nellie, got significant air play.
Mr. Horine also partnered with singer Barbara King Mc-Kinney. "Pat and Barbara," as they billed themselves, entertained at the Gilded Cage and Camelot Lounge in Lexington in the 1960s.
A secretary to the late Lexington financier Garvice Kincaid was a fan and helped them get gigs at two Florida resorts owned by Kincaid. People from Atlanta saw them in Florida and persuaded them to go to Atlanta, giving them part ownership in a club there that was named for the performers.
"We built a big club ... It was filled every night," McKinney said.
"He was the best rhythm guitar player on earth. That guy had a right hand like you wouldn't believe," she said. In their act, she said, "We had kind of a Sonny and Cher kind of a patter back and forth."
Pat and Barbara were scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show, but they had an argument and split up several months before the show. Mr. Horine went on to the New Kingston Trio. He and Mc-Kinney did perform together again in later years.
"He was always a good singer and we had a lot of fun for awhile," said Shane, who first came across Mr. Horine in Atlanta.
"He was a charming and talented man. He was a dreamer. He was a determined and persistent achiever. He was very strong-minded and stubborn, but he had a heart of gold," McKinney said. "He was a sweet and wonderful man, and I loved him very much."
Mr. Horine's parents, George and Ruth Horine, met while in a play together at the Lexington Opera House. Mr. Horine was born in Lexington in 1945.
George Horine had been a vaudeville performer. One of Pat Horine's first public appearances, under the direction of his father, was in a minstrel show put on by the Knights of Columbus at the old Henry Clay High School auditorium.
At Lexington Catholic, Mr. Horine lettered in basketball, track and baseball. He might have become a professional baseball player, had he not developed severe stomach ulcers as a teenager, said his daughter, Ashley Dickey.
Over the years, Mr. Horine underwent several stomach operations. He eventually developed chronic fatigue syndrome.
"He just had struggled with his health for the past 10 years," Dickey said.
Mr. Horine attended the University of Kentucky for a short time.
He played with a group called the Torques. Later he was in a folk group called the Villagers. Mr. Horine and Preston Webber, another member of the Villagers, eventually teamed up, calling their act "Pat and Pres-ton."
"He was tops. I loved the man," Webber said. "He was a great singer ... We made two albums together."
Nick Lawrence, a WUKY radio personality and a member of the Bristol Trio, who had been a member of the Villagers, said Mr. Horine was the hardest-working performer he'd ever known.
"He was funny, witty and a pretty good musician," he said.
Mr. Horine was a solo artist in the Indianapolis area late in his career. He moved back to Lexington last year.
In addition to his daughter, who lives in Southlake, Texas, Mr. Horine is survived by two brothers, Jim Horine and Peter Horine, both of Lexington, and three grandsons.
Arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road.pat horine 1945-2004
LEXINGTON, Ky.
The victim of an apartment fire in Lexington was a former member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio after it became The New Kingston Trio.
The Fayette County Coroner's office reports 59-year-old George Horine died last night at the U-K Hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire occurred in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment and was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet.
George Horine, who was also known as "Pat" Horine, joined the group in 1968, which was then called The New Kingston Trio. Lead singer Bob Shane says Horine sang with them until 1972.
Speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Shane said Horine was a tenor in the group, whose third member was Jim Conner. He said Horine was once a boxer before going into the music business.
The original Kingston Trio had megahits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had just one frequently-played song, "Nellie."
LEXINGTON, Ky.
-- A Lexington man who died in an apartment fire had been a member of a folk group in the 1960s and '70s.
George Horine, 59, died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night at University of Kentucky Hospital, the Fayette County coroner's office said.
Horine, also known as Pat Horine, joined The New Kingston Trio in 1968 and sang with the group until 1972, according to lead singer Bob Shane.
He became part of the trio after the original Kingston Trio broke up. The first group had mega-hits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had one frequently played song called "Nellie."
Horine was a tenor in the group, Shane said, speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Horine was a boxer before going into the music business, Shane said.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire started in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment.
"It was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet," Sea said. "The fire itself was actually small."
The blaze was contained to Horine's apartment and no other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Pat Horine (George Horine) - Died 8-4-2004 in Lexington, KY, U.S. - House fire ( Folk ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rock Castle County Line and The New Kingston Trio.
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
HORINE, George Patrick, 59, died Wed., Aug. 4, 2004 at his residence. A Lexington native, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Ruth Mainous Horine. Pat enjoyed a successful forty-five year career as a musician. He was a member of many bands including The Torques, Pat and Preston, Pat and Barbara, The New Kingston Trio, The Rockcastle River Company and Rockcastle County Line. He had a passion for music that was insurmountable. His charm and ability to make us laugh will live on in all that were close to him. Survivors include his daughter, Ashley H. Dickey and her husband, Ned, Southlake, TX; three grandchildren, Nate, Nash, and Neal Dickey, all of Southlake, TX; two brothers, Pete Horine and Jim Horine, both of nieces and nephews, Shawn, Emily and Erin Horine. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Mon. at Cathedral of Christ the King by Rev. Paul Prabell with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Sun. at Kerr Brothers Funeral, Harrodsburg Road. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society, 890 Troy Pike, Versailles, KY 40383.
Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
Lexington performer played, sang with New Kingston Trio
By Jennifer Hewlett
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
Pat Horine was a good enough shortstop on the Lexington Catholic High School baseball team that he was offered two minor league contracts, according to his family. But it was music that would come to dominate his life.
He was a singer and guitar player who went from performing in night clubs in Lexington to performing with the New Kingston Trio all over the world. He had many ups and downs in a career that spanned more than 40 years.
Although he had been sidelined with debilitating pain in recent years, he had dreams of getting back on stage again.
But he was fatally injured in a fire Wednesday night at his apartment on Duke Road. Family members said Lexington fire department officials told them that Mr. Horine apparently fell asleep while food was cooking on his stove. Mr. Horine died of smoke inhalation at University of Kentucky Hospital, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. He was 59.
Mr. Horine performed with the New Kingston Trio for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original Kingston Trio had had such hits as Tom Dooley and Green Back Dollar during a decade of recording and live performances that concluded in 1967.
Kingston Trio lead singer Bob Shane formed the new trio with Mr. Horine and banjo player Jim Conner. One of the New Kingston Trio's recordings, Nellie, got significant air play.
Mr. Horine also partnered with singer Barbara King Mc-Kinney. "Pat and Barbara," as they billed themselves, entertained at the Gilded Cage and Camelot Lounge in Lexington in the 1960s.
A secretary to the late Lexington financier Garvice Kincaid was a fan and helped them get gigs at two Florida resorts owned by Kincaid. People from Atlanta saw them in Florida and persuaded them to go to Atlanta, giving them part ownership in a club there that was named for the performers.
"We built a big club ... It was filled every night," McKinney said.
"He was the best rhythm guitar player on earth. That guy had a right hand like you wouldn't believe," she said. In their act, she said, "We had kind of a Sonny and Cher kind of a patter back and forth."
Pat and Barbara were scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show, but they had an argument and split up several months before the show. Mr. Horine went on to the New Kingston Trio. He and Mc-Kinney did perform together again in later years.
"He was always a good singer and we had a lot of fun for awhile," said Shane, who first came across Mr. Horine in Atlanta.
"He was a charming and talented man. He was a dreamer. He was a determined and persistent achiever. He was very strong-minded and stubborn, but he had a heart of gold," McKinney said. "He was a sweet and wonderful man, and I loved him very much."
Mr. Horine's parents, George and Ruth Horine, met while in a play together at the Lexington Opera House. Mr. Horine was born in Lexington in 1945.
George Horine had been a vaudeville performer. One of Pat Horine's first public appearances, under the direction of his father, was in a minstrel show put on by the Knights of Columbus at the old Henry Clay High School auditorium.
At Lexington Catholic, Mr. Horine lettered in basketball, track and baseball. He might have become a professional baseball player, had he not developed severe stomach ulcers as a teenager, said his daughter, Ashley Dickey.
Over the years, Mr. Horine underwent several stomach operations. He eventually developed chronic fatigue syndrome.
"He just had struggled with his health for the past 10 years," Dickey said.
Mr. Horine attended the University of Kentucky for a short time.
He played with a group called the Torques. Later he was in a folk group called the Villagers. Mr. Horine and Preston Webber, another member of the Villagers, eventually teamed up, calling their act "Pat and Pres-ton."
"He was tops. I loved the man," Webber said. "He was a great singer ... We made two albums together."
Nick Lawrence, a WUKY radio personality and a member of the Bristol Trio, who had been a member of the Villagers, said Mr. Horine was the hardest-working performer he'd ever known.
"He was funny, witty and a pretty good musician," he said.
Mr. Horine was a solo artist in the Indianapolis area late in his career. He moved back to Lexington last year.
In addition to his daughter, who lives in Southlake, Texas, Mr. Horine is survived by two brothers, Jim Horine and Peter Horine, both of Lexington, and three grandsons.
Arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road.pat horine 1945-2004
LEXINGTON, Ky.
The victim of an apartment fire in Lexington was a former member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio after it became The New Kingston Trio.
The Fayette County Coroner's office reports 59-year-old George Horine died last night at the U-K Hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire occurred in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment and was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet.
George Horine, who was also known as "Pat" Horine, joined the group in 1968, which was then called The New Kingston Trio. Lead singer Bob Shane says Horine sang with them until 1972.
Speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Shane said Horine was a tenor in the group, whose third member was Jim Conner. He said Horine was once a boxer before going into the music business.
The original Kingston Trio had megahits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had just one frequently-played song, "Nellie."
LEXINGTON, Ky.
-- A Lexington man who died in an apartment fire had been a member of a folk group in the 1960s and '70s.
George Horine, 59, died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night at University of Kentucky Hospital, the Fayette County coroner's office said.
Horine, also known as Pat Horine, joined The New Kingston Trio in 1968 and sang with the group until 1972, according to lead singer Bob Shane.
He became part of the trio after the original Kingston Trio broke up. The first group had mega-hits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had one frequently played song called "Nellie."
Horine was a tenor in the group, Shane said, speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Horine was a boxer before going into the music business, Shane said.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire started in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment.
"It was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet," Sea said. "The fire itself was actually small."
The blaze was contained to Horine's apartment and no other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Pat Horine (George Horine) - Died 8-4-2004 in Lexington, KY, U.S. - House fire ( Folk ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rock Castle County Line and The New Kingston Trio.
Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
HORINE, George Patrick, 59, died Wed., Aug. 4, 2004 at his residence. A Lexington native, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Ruth Mainous Horine. Pat enjoyed a successful forty-five year career as a musician. He was a member of many bands including The Torques, Pat and Preston, Pat and Barbara, The New Kingston Trio, The Rockcastle River Company and Rockcastle County Line. He had a passion for music that was insurmountable. His charm and ability to make us laugh will live on in all that were close to him. Survivors include his daughter, Ashley H. Dickey and her husband, Ned, Southlake, TX; three grandchildren, Nate, Nash, and Neal Dickey, all of Southlake, TX; two brothers, Pete Horine and Jim Horine, both of nieces and nephews, Shawn, Emily and Erin Horine. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Mon. at Cathedral of Christ the King by Rev. Paul Prabell with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Sun. at Kerr Brothers Funeral, Harrodsburg Road. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society, 890 Troy Pike, Versailles, KY 40383.
Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
Lexington performer played, sang with New Kingston Trio
By Jennifer Hewlett
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
Pat Horine was a good enough shortstop on the Lexington Catholic High School baseball team that he was offered two minor league contracts, according to his family. But it was music that would come to dominate his life.
He was a singer and guitar player who went from performing in night clubs in Lexington to performing with the New Kingston Trio all over the world. He had many ups and downs in a career that spanned more than 40 years.
Although he had been sidelined with debilitating pain in recent years, he had dreams of getting back on stage again.
But he was fatally injured in a fire Wednesday night at his apartment on Duke Road. Family members said Lexington fire department officials told them that Mr. Horine apparently fell asleep while food was cooking on his stove. Mr. Horine died of smoke inhalation at University of Kentucky Hospital, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. He was 59.
Mr. Horine performed with the New Kingston Trio for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original Kingston Trio had had such hits as Tom Dooley and Green Back Dollar during a decade of recording and live performances that concluded in 1967.
Kingston Trio lead singer Bob Shane formed the new trio with Mr. Horine and banjo player Jim Conner. One of the New Kingston Trio's recordings, Nellie, got significant air play.
Mr. Horine also partnered with singer Barbara King Mc-Kinney. "Pat and Barbara," as they billed themselves, entertained at the Gilded Cage and Camelot Lounge in Lexington in the 1960s.
A secretary to the late Lexington financier Garvice Kincaid was a fan and helped them get gigs at two Florida resorts owned by Kincaid. People from Atlanta saw them in Florida and persuaded them to go to Atlanta, giving them part ownership in a club there that was named for the performers.
"We built a big club ... It was filled every night," McKinney said.
"He was the best rhythm guitar player on earth. That guy had a right hand like you wouldn't believe," she said. In their act, she said, "We had kind of a Sonny and Cher kind of a patter back and forth."
Pat and Barbara were scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show, but they had an argument and split up several months before the show. Mr. Horine went on to the New Kingston Trio. He and Mc-Kinney did perform together again in later years.
"He was always a good singer and we had a lot of fun for awhile," said Shane, who first came across Mr. Horine in Atlanta.
"He was a charming and talented man. He was a dreamer. He was a determined and persistent achiever. He was very strong-minded and stubborn, but he had a heart of gold," McKinney said. "He was a sweet and wonderful man, and I loved him very much."
Mr. Horine's parents, George and Ruth Horine, met while in a play together at the Lexington Opera House. Mr. Horine was born in Lexington in 1945.
George Horine had been a vaudeville performer. One of Pat Horine's first public appearances, under the direction of his father, was in a minstrel show put on by the Knights of Columbus at the old Henry Clay High School auditorium.
At Lexington Catholic, Mr. Horine lettered in basketball, track and baseball. He might have become a professional baseball player, had he not developed severe stomach ulcers as a teenager, said his daughter, Ashley Dickey.
Over the years, Mr. Horine underwent several stomach operations. He eventually developed chronic fatigue syndrome.
"He just had struggled with his health for the past 10 years," Dickey said.
Mr. Horine attended the University of Kentucky for a short time.
He played with a group called the Torques. Later he was in a folk group called the Villagers. Mr. Horine and Preston Webber, another member of the Villagers, eventually teamed up, calling their act "Pat and Pres-ton."
"He was tops. I loved the man," Webber said. "He was a great singer ... We made two albums together."
Nick Lawrence, a WUKY radio personality and a member of the Bristol Trio, who had been a member of the Villagers, said Mr. Horine was the hardest-working performer he'd ever known.
"He was funny, witty and a pretty good musician," he said.
Mr. Horine was a solo artist in the Indianapolis area late in his career. He moved back to Lexington last year.
In addition to his daughter, who lives in Southlake, Texas, Mr. Horine is survived by two brothers, Jim Horine and Peter Horine, both of Lexington, and three grandsons.
Arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road.pat horine 1945-2004
LEXINGTON, Ky.
The victim of an apartment fire in Lexington was a former member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio after it became The New Kingston Trio.
The Fayette County Coroner's office reports 59-year-old George Horine died last night at the U-K Hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire occurred in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment and was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet.
George Horine, who was also known as "Pat" Horine, joined the group in 1968, which was then called The New Kingston Trio. Lead singer Bob Shane says Horine sang with them until 1972.
Speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Shane said Horine was a tenor in the group, whose third member was Jim Conner. He said Horine was once a boxer before going into the music business.
The original Kingston Trio had megahits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had just one frequently-played song, "Nellie."
LEXINGTON, Ky.
-- A Lexington man who died in an apartment fire had been a member of a folk group in the 1960s and '70s.
George Horine, 59, died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night at University of Kentucky Hospital, the Fayette County coroner's office said.
Horine, also known as Pat Horine, joined The New Kingston Trio in 1968 and sang with the group until 1972, according to lead singer Bob Shane.
He became part of the trio after the original Kingston Trio broke up. The first group had mega-hits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had one frequently played song called "Nellie."
Horine was a tenor in the group, Shane said, speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Horine was a boxer before going into the music business, Shane said.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire started in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment.
"It was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet," Sea said. "The fire itself was actually small."
The blaze was contained to Horine's apartment and no other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Pat Horine (George Horine) - Died 8-4-2004 in Lexington, KY, U.S. - House fire ( Folk ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rock Castle County Line and The New Kingston Trio.
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
HORINE, George Patrick, 59, died Wed., Aug. 4, 2004 at his residence. A Lexington native, he was the son of the late George Joseph and Ruth Mainous Horine. Pat enjoyed a successful forty-five year career as a musician. He was a member of many bands including The Torques, Pat and Preston, Pat and Barbara, The New Kingston Trio, The Rockcastle River Company and Rockcastle County Line. He had a passion for music that was insurmountable. His charm and ability to make us laugh will live on in all that were close to him. Survivors include his daughter, Ashley H. Dickey and her husband, Ned, Southlake, TX; three grandchildren, Nate, Nash, and Neal Dickey, all of Southlake, TX; two brothers, Pete Horine and Jim Horine, both of nieces and nephews, Shawn, Emily and Erin Horine. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Mon. at Cathedral of Christ the King by Rev. Paul Prabell with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Sun. at Kerr Brothers Funeral, Harrodsburg Road. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society, 890 Troy Pike, Versailles, KY 40383.
Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
August 4, 2004
Lexington performer played, sang with New Kingston Trio
By Jennifer Hewlett
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
Pat Horine was a good enough shortstop on the Lexington Catholic High School baseball team that he was offered two minor league contracts, according to his family. But it was music that would come to dominate his life.
He was a singer and guitar player who went from performing in night clubs in Lexington to performing with the New Kingston Trio all over the world. He had many ups and downs in a career that spanned more than 40 years.
Although he had been sidelined with debilitating pain in recent years, he had dreams of getting back on stage again.
But he was fatally injured in a fire Wednesday night at his apartment on Duke Road. Family members said Lexington fire department officials told them that Mr. Horine apparently fell asleep while food was cooking on his stove. Mr. Horine died of smoke inhalation at University of Kentucky Hospital, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. He was 59.
Mr. Horine performed with the New Kingston Trio for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original Kingston Trio had had such hits as Tom Dooley and Green Back Dollar during a decade of recording and live performances that concluded in 1967.
Kingston Trio lead singer Bob Shane formed the new trio with Mr. Horine and banjo player Jim Conner. One of the New Kingston Trio's recordings, Nellie, got significant air play.
Mr. Horine also partnered with singer Barbara King Mc-Kinney. "Pat and Barbara," as they billed themselves, entertained at the Gilded Cage and Camelot Lounge in Lexington in the 1960s.
A secretary to the late Lexington financier Garvice Kincaid was a fan and helped them get gigs at two Florida resorts owned by Kincaid. People from Atlanta saw them in Florida and persuaded them to go to Atlanta, giving them part ownership in a club there that was named for the performers.
"We built a big club ... It was filled every night," McKinney said.
"He was the best rhythm guitar player on earth. That guy had a right hand like you wouldn't believe," she said. In their act, she said, "We had kind of a Sonny and Cher kind of a patter back and forth."
Pat and Barbara were scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show, but they had an argument and split up several months before the show. Mr. Horine went on to the New Kingston Trio. He and Mc-Kinney did perform together again in later years.
"He was always a good singer and we had a lot of fun for awhile," said Shane, who first came across Mr. Horine in Atlanta.
"He was a charming and talented man. He was a dreamer. He was a determined and persistent achiever. He was very strong-minded and stubborn, but he had a heart of gold," McKinney said. "He was a sweet and wonderful man, and I loved him very much."
Mr. Horine's parents, George and Ruth Horine, met while in a play together at the Lexington Opera House. Mr. Horine was born in Lexington in 1945.
George Horine had been a vaudeville performer. One of Pat Horine's first public appearances, under the direction of his father, was in a minstrel show put on by the Knights of Columbus at the old Henry Clay High School auditorium.
At Lexington Catholic, Mr. Horine lettered in basketball, track and baseball. He might have become a professional baseball player, had he not developed severe stomach ulcers as a teenager, said his daughter, Ashley Dickey.
Over the years, Mr. Horine underwent several stomach operations. He eventually developed chronic fatigue syndrome.
"He just had struggled with his health for the past 10 years," Dickey said.
Mr. Horine attended the University of Kentucky for a short time.
He played with a group called the Torques. Later he was in a folk group called the Villagers. Mr. Horine and Preston Webber, another member of the Villagers, eventually teamed up, calling their act "Pat and Pres-ton."
"He was tops. I loved the man," Webber said. "He was a great singer ... We made two albums together."
Nick Lawrence, a WUKY radio personality and a member of the Bristol Trio, who had been a member of the Villagers, said Mr. Horine was the hardest-working performer he'd ever known.
"He was funny, witty and a pretty good musician," he said.
Mr. Horine was a solo artist in the Indianapolis area late in his career. He moved back to Lexington last year.
In addition to his daughter, who lives in Southlake, Texas, Mr. Horine is survived by two brothers, Jim Horine and Peter Horine, both of Lexington, and three grandsons.
Arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road.pat horine 1945-2004
LEXINGTON, Ky.
The victim of an apartment fire in Lexington was a former member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio after it became The New Kingston Trio.
The Fayette County Coroner's office reports 59-year-old George Horine died last night at the U-K Hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire occurred in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment and was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet.
George Horine, who was also known as "Pat" Horine, joined the group in 1968, which was then called The New Kingston Trio. Lead singer Bob Shane says Horine sang with them until 1972.
Speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Shane said Horine was a tenor in the group, whose third member was Jim Conner. He said Horine was once a boxer before going into the music business.
The original Kingston Trio had megahits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had just one frequently-played song, "Nellie."
LEXINGTON, Ky.
-- A Lexington man who died in an apartment fire had been a member of a folk group in the 1960s and '70s.
George Horine, 59, died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night at University of Kentucky Hospital, the Fayette County coroner's office said.
Horine, also known as Pat Horine, joined The New Kingston Trio in 1968 and sang with the group until 1972, according to lead singer Bob Shane.
He became part of the trio after the original Kingston Trio broke up. The first group had mega-hits with "Tom Dooley" and "Green Back Dollar." The New Kingston Trio had one frequently played song called "Nellie."
Horine was a tenor in the group, Shane said, speaking by phone from his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Horine was a boxer before going into the music business, Shane said.
Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sea said the fire started in the kitchen of Horine's ground-floor apartment.
"It was a fire on the stove that extended into the cabinet," Sea said. "The fire itself was actually small."
The blaze was contained to Horine's apartment and no other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Pat Horine (George Horine) - Died 8-4-2004 in Lexington, KY, U.S. - House fire ( Folk ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rock Castle County Line and The New Kingston Trio.
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