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    • Jul 27, 1933
    Guitarist Nick Reynolds is born in Coronado, California. He's a founding member of The Kingston Trio, whose folk single "Tom Dooley" wins the first Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance in 1959
    Feb 1, 1934
    Folk singer Bob Shane is born in Hawaii. He joins The Kingston Trio, whose single "Tom Dooley" wins the first Grammy given for a country recording in 1959
    Nov 19, 1934
    Banjo player Dave Guard is born in San Francisco. He becomes a member of The Kingston Trio, a folk group that wins the first country Grammy award, presented for the single "Tom Dooley"
    Sep 5, 1939
    John Stewart is born in San Diego. A member of The Kingston Trio from 1961-1967, he writes Rosanne Cash's "Runaway Train" and Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer"
    Feb 5, 1958
    The Kingston Trio records the folk ballad "Tom Dooley" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The title wins Best Country & Western Performance during the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959
    Jun 1, 1958
    Capitol releases The Kingston Trio's self-titled debut album. The folk act scores a pop hit with "Tom Dooley," which wins the first Grammy given for a country recording
    Jun 19, 1958
    Salt Lake City radio station KLUB begins playing The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley." Eleven months later, the folk recording wins Best Country & Western Performance during the inaugural Grammy Awards
    Nov 19, 1958
    The Kingston Trio, destined to win the first country Grammy award, appears on NBC's "The Milton Berle Show"
    Jan 21, 1959
    The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" is certified gold by the RIAA. The folk single later wins a Grammy in the country category
    May 4, 1959
    The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" wins Best Country & Western Performance at the first Grammy Awards presentation. The folk record, which never made the country chart, beats two Everly Brothers singles, plus Don Gibson and Jimmie Rodgers
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