The Kingston Trio
- MatchThe Kingston Trio
- 100%The Brothers Four
- 99%Peter, Paul and Mary
- 51%The Weavers
- 44%Pete Seeger
- 43%Tennessee Ernie Ford
- 43%Tom Paxton
- 39%The New Christy Minstrels
- 38%Arlo Guthrie
- 37%Frankie Laine
- 35%The Seekers
Biography
An influential part of Americas folk revival, the Kingston Trio was formed in San Francisco in 1957 and was popular in the late 50s. The group consisted of Bob Shane (1 February 1934, Hilo, Hawaii), Nick Reynolds (b. 27 July 1933, Coronado, California, USA) and Dave Guard (b. Donald David Guard, 19 November 1934, Honolulu, Hawaii, d. 22 March 1991, New Hampshire, USA). The Kingston Trio had limited singles successes and are most often remembered for Tom Dooley which reached... Read more