About 'Tom Dooley' | |
Artist: |
Trad. (biography) |
The Artist: | Traditional Music of unknown author. |
| Composed: | unknown |
| Info: | "Tom Dooley" is an old North Carolina folk song based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is best known today because of a hit version recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio. This version was a multi-format hit, reaching #1 in Billboard, the Billboard R&B listing, and appearing in the Cashbox country music top 20. It fits within the wider genre of Appalachian "sweetheart murder ballads". |
| Score Key: | Eb major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more Eb major Music for Classroom ) |
| Time Signature: | 4/4 (View more 4/4 Music) |
| Duration: | 1:20 |
| Tempo Marking: | Quick and with a swing  = c. 126 |
| Number of Pages: | 11 |
| Difficulty: | Easy Level: Recommended for Beginners with some playing experience |
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| Style: |
Traditional
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