Tom Dooley

	Duration: 03:21 minutes Upload Time: 2007-04-14 17:51:05
In 1958, the then-unknown Kingston Trio revolutionized popular music in America when a radio DJ in Salt Lake City began playing a single cut from the group's debut album over and over and calling other jocks around the country and getting them to do the same. Popular demand for the song prompted a reluctant Capitol Records to release the song as a single; its sales quickly hit a million units, shot up to two, and kept going. The song, of course, was an old North Carolina folk song, "Tom Dooley," the ballad of Civil War veteran Thomas Dula, who was hanged for a murder that many believe he did not commit. The hit song was the direct impetus that led to the boom in interest in acoustic folk music, both traditional and popularized, that swept the US in the late 50's through the mid 60s, leading in turn to folk-rock and singer/songwriter waves that later dominated the air waves. This rendition by The Chilly Winds (from the 2006 Mountain Music Festival in Colorado) attempts to capture the feel of the original album cut by the Kingston Trio and was presented in response to a request from the audience by a young lady who was born much too late to remember the original but was far too fetching to ignore. Bass accompaniment and additional vocals by Rick Jarusiewisc. You can visit the Chilly Winds online at their homepage: http://thechillywinds.blogspot.com and on MySpace: http://myspace.com/sensei48
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AMVeller  2008-01-09 11:05:18 NICE! Check out our videos let us know what you think __________________________________________________
bosnia91  2007-12-31 15:20:55 if you think about it, this song is a bit sad actually. But everyone take it for a happy song. __________________________________________________
DaraghPhelan  2007-12-27 16:47:50 Great song well sung!! __________________________________________________
saully1966  2007-11-26 01:34:15 Sensei, I am looking for a recording of "Southcoast" by the Kingston Trio. I think my father was a fan in the 50's. He used to play it all the time on his guitar. He may have also been a DJ in a small Utah town at this time. I'm trying to help him tell his story. __________________________________________________
capt777737  2007-11-01 13:17:58 Chilly Friends you're not amature, you are PROFESSIONAL. I speak as a musician. You should come to our bluegrass events we got going in Wyoming. We were at BBQ/Bluegrass up in Worland on Aug 18th with Lights On Bluegrass Academy out of Thermopolis, and we picked with some of the best bands there including Packway Handle Band out of Athens GA. __________________________________________________