Died On This Date (March 22, 1991) Dave Guard / The Kingston Trio
themusicsover Donald “Dave” Guard
November 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991
Dave Guard was an influential American folk singer, best remembered as a founding member of the Kingston Trio. Formed in 1957, the group helped launch the folk revival of the ’60s while becoming one of the first groups to enjoy big sales on the LP format. Their first hit single, “Tom Dooley” is considered one of the most important songs of the era. Artists like Brian Wilson, Joan Baez, Lindsey Buckingham, Jimmy Buffet, and Tim Buckley have all been cited as having been influenced by the Kingston Trio. Guard left the group in 1961 and formed the Whiskeyhill Singers who released one album and sang a handful of songs on the soundtrack for How The West Was One. After the Whiskeyhill Singers, Guard kept busy working with other artists while writing and recording music. He all but retired from the public eye during the final two decades of his life, making only a few local public appearances and Kingston Trio semi-reunions. On March 22, 1991, Dave Guard died of lymphoma. He was 56 years old.
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