KINGSTON TRIO “HANG DOWN YOUR HEAD TOM DOOLEY” SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD w COA

Description

Offered here is a 3x5 index card signed by the Kingston Trio’s Nick Reynolds (d. October 1, 2008), Bob Shane (d. January 26, 2020) and George Grove.
I am selling my collection of autographs that I have purchased several years ago from an array of sources – from eBay sellers, from dealers with professional credentials, and from the signers themselves via the mail.  Some came with COA’s; most did not.  When I obtained these signatures, I believed them to be genuine and I believed that they were genuine when I posted them on Ebay.
I have received opinions from others, including PSA/DNA whose opinion I sought, indicating that some of the signatures that I have posted were not likely to be genuine.  I have pulled those questionable signatures, and will not post them for sale again in the future.  It is not my intention to sell autographs that are not authentic, and I will continue do my best to try to ensure that the signatures that I am offering are genuine.  As indicated below, all signatures that I sell come with a money-back guarantee if they are judged to be of doubtful authenticity.
If the signature or signatures is/are determined to be inauthentic by a well-recognized autograph expert, this item may be returned for a full refund.
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Short Bio:
An influential part of America’s 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 number 5 in the UK charts, and number 1 in the US chart in 1958. The song, written by Guard, was based on an old folk tune from the 1800s called ‘Tom Dula’. The Kingston Trio, from which ‘Tom Dooley’ came, also reached number 1 in the USA. The group had a run of successful albums in 1959, with ... From The “Hungry i”, a live recording, reaching number 2, and At Large and Here We Go Again! both achieving top placings. Further chart-toppers followed with the 1960 releases Sold Out and String Along. Their fresh harmonies and boyish enthusiasm endeared the trio to an America suspicious of the genre’s New Left sympathies, but in the process paved the way for a generation of more committed performers.
Guard was replaced by John Stewart (b. 5 September 1939, San Diego, California, USA, d. 19 January 2008, San Diego, California, USA) in May 1961, having left to pursue a solo career and form the Whiskeyhill Singers. Close-Up was the first release featuring Stewart, who had previously been with the Cumberland Three, and it reached number 3 in the US charts. ‘San Miguel’, the follow-up to ‘Tom Dooley’, only just managed to reach the Top 30 in the UK the following year. ‘Reverend Mr. Black’ achieved a Top 10 placing in the US chart in 1963. The line-up with Stewart continued until 1967 (he went on to achieve a cult following as a soloist).
In 1968, Shane re-formed the group, as the New Kingston Trio, with Pat Horine and Jim Conner. Another shift in personnel in 1973 saw Roger Gambill and Bill Zorn (b. May 1948, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) brought in to join Shane, although Zorn was replaced by George Grove (b. 9 October 1947, Hickory, North Carolina, USA) three years later. The group continued to enjoy widespread popularity and their output, if stylistically moribund, was certainly well performed. However, the success of more exciting folk and folk rock acts rendered them increasingly old-fashioned.
A 1981 television reunion brought all six members from the trio’s 60s heyday together for the first time. Roger Gambill died suddenly in 1985 and was replaced by Bob Haworth, who in turn made way for original member Nick Reynolds at the end of the decade. This line-up continued to enjoy popularity on the oldies circuit before Reynolds retired for a second time at the end of 1999. Haworth returned to the line-up, but when Shane suffered a heart attack in 2004 he was forced to retire from live work. Grove has continued to lead varying line-ups for concert tours.  From Oldies