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    • Apr 18, 1960
    The album "The Kingston Trio" is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, nearly one year after its best-known song, "Tom Dooley," earned a Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance
    Oct 27, 1961
    Former country Grammy winners The Kingston Trio make a guest appearance on "The Bell Telephone Hour." The NBC-TV show also features The Benny Goodman Trio and The McGuire Sisters
    Sep 4, 1964
    "The Best Of The Kingston Trio" earns a gold album from the RIAA. It includes "Tom Dooley," the first single to win the Grammy for Best Country & Western Recording
    Nov 21, 1966
    The Kingston Trio and comedian George Carlin guest on the NBC variety series "The Roger Miller Show"
    Jun 1, 1967
    The Kingston Trio calls it quits. Group members Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane and John Stewart insist they remain friends but express frustration with their lot in life: "The public won't let us sing anything but 'Tom Dooley' and other standard folk tunes"
    Mar 22, 1991
    Banjo player Dave Guard dies of cancer at his home in Rollinsford, New Hampshire. He was a founding member of the folk act The Kingston Trio, which won the first Grammy award given for a country recording, recognizing "Tom Dooley"
    Feb 24, 1998
    Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons," Elvis Presley's "That's All Right," The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" and Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song" join the Grammy Hall of Fame
    May 30, 1998
    The TV movie "A Bright Shining Lie" debuts on HBO. The Vietnam plot is backed by a '60s soundtrack, including Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry," plus Chubby Checker, Jefferson Airplane, The Kingston Trio and The Mamas & The Papas
    Jul 31, 2000
    NPR celebrates The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" among the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. The recording was the first to win a Grammy in the country field
    Oct 20, 2000
    Country Grammy-winners The Kingston Trio join the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, along with The Jackson 5, Dion & The Belmonts, Ben E. King & The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Temptations and Peter, Paul & Mary
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