Just got hold of B. Lee Cooper et al's Answer Songs (Paw Paw Press 2015). It includes a list of obscure - & sometimes very strange - response discs hoping to capitalise on #TomDooley's chart success. Here's a few examples:
open.spotify.com/playlist/4t4oA…
open.spotify.com/playlist/4t4oA…
The Demise of Tom Dooley by The Clingsman Clan (1958)
Merle Kilgore's Tom Dooley Jr. (1958)
Tom Daley Rock by Clinton Brooks & The Bees (1958).
George Garabedian Troubadours: Tom Dooley Cha Cha Cha (1958).
Today & Tomorrow's Dooley Swings (1959)
Also mentioned in the book, but so far proving impossible to find on line are: Grayson Goofed (Waldo, Dudley & Dora, 1958); The Ballad of Ma Dooley (Allan Riley, 1959) and Hang Down Your Head John Hinkley (Ronnie Hensley, 1982).
And here's my essay on the true story behind the song and its long history:
planetslade.com/tom-dooley01.h…
planetslade.com/tom-dooley01.h…
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