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The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio is an American folk group.

They began playing in 1957 with members Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds, and Dave Guard. Their first major hit was the song "Tom Dooley", which went gold in 1958.

The Kingston Trio was one of the first acts of the folk revival, and continued to play throughout the emergence of rock and roll music and other popular styles. "Tom Dooley" won them the first Grammy award for Best Country & Western Performance in 1959. The next year, they won the first Grammy award for Best Performance - Folk category for the album The Kingston Trio at Large.

Over the more than forty years of its existence the group has undergone a number of lineup changes. In 1967 the trio was disbanded, but was reformed the next year. As of 2004 the band still tours with members Bob Shane, George Grove, and Bobby Haworth.

The band's music is simple and accessible, with much use of tight vocal harmony.

An incomplete list of other well-known songs written or performed by the Kingston Trio:

• "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
• "M.T.A."
• "Scarlett Ribbons"
• "This Land is Your Land"
• "Lemon Tree"
• "Scotch and Soda"
• "Goodnight Irene"
• "Tijuana Jail"
• "The Long Black Veil"
• "The World Needs a Melody"
• "Raspberries, Strawberries"
• "500 Miles"
• "Reverend Mr. Black"
• "Ballad of the Shape of Things"
• "Worried Man"

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