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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
    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"
    Oct 1, 2008
    Nick Reynolds dies in San Diego. He was a founding member of the folk group The Kingston Trio, whose 1958 single "Tom Dooley" received the first Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance
    Jul 28, 2017
    Josh Reynolds, son of the late Nick Reynolds, sues his father's former Kingston Trio partner, Bob Shane, in Los Angeles. Reynolds holds that he paid $100,000 for exclusive rights to tour under the band's name only to discover Shane was booking another trio with the same name

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