Tom Dooley (song)
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"Tom Dooley" is a traditional North Carolina folk song based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina by Tom Dula. One of the more famous murder ballads, a pop
A man wearing a Confederate uniform
The Kingston Trio
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The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an o
Tom Dooley (song)
…Tom Dula (whose name in the local dialect was pronounced "Dooley"). One of the more famous murder ballads, a popular hit version recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, was in the top 10 on the Billboard R&B chart, and appeared in the Cashbox Country Music Top 20…
The Kingston Trio's original lineup: Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds
The Kingston Trio's second troupe after Guard's departure: John Stewart, Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane (summer 1963)
The 1981 Reunion Concert: Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, Dave Guard
The Kingston Trio in 2003: George Grove, Bob Shane, Bobby Haworth (bassist Paul Gabrielson).