The recording of Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio was one of the biggest selling hit singles of 1958 and one that sparked a popular folk music revival which continues to this day. This week Joel Najman's My Place program traces the history of the real-life individual who is the subject of the song, and presents a series of recordings of songs that are predecessors of the Tom Dooley song, one dating back to 1929.

Playlist

8:03pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	The Kingston Trio
CD/Album	The Kingston Trio
Record co./Cat #	Capitol T-996

8:27pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	The Kingston Trio
CD/Album	The Kingston Trio
Record co./Cat #	Capitol T-996

8:35pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	Grayson And Whitter
CD/Album	no album name - 78rpm single
Record co./Cat #	Victor V-40235

12:00am

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	Frank Proffitt
CD/Album	none
Record co./Cat #	Library Of Congress Field Recording AFS 15264:a2

8:40pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	Frank Warner
CD/Album	American Folk Songs And Ballads
Record co./Cat #	Elektra ELK 3

8:45pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	The Folksay Trio
CD/Album	American Folksay Ballads And Dances Volume 2
Record co./Cat #	Stinson SLP6

8:50pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	The Tarriers
CD/Album	The Tarriers
Record co./Cat #	Glory PG 1200

8:55pm

Tom Dooley

Artist Name	Frank Warner And Frank Proffitt
CD/Album	none
Record co./Cat #	none - private 1959 recording