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The New Christy Minstrels
Details of The New Christy Minstrels (Group), information and links
WIKIPEDIA:
“ The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1961. They recorded over 20 albums and had several hits, including "Green, Green", "Saturday Night", "Today", "Denver", and "This Land is Your Land". Their 1962 debut album, Presenting The New Christy Minstrels won a Grammy Award and sat in the ''Billboard'' charts for two years.The group sold "millions of records" and were in demand at concerts and on television shows. They also launched the musical careers of several musicians, including Kenny Rogers, Gene Clark, Kim Carnes, and Barry McGuire.
History
The New Christy Minstrels were formed by singer/guitarist Randy Sparks in 1961. Sparks had been a solo musician in the late 1950s, mixing folk music with Broadway. In 1960 he formed the Randy Sparks Trio with his wife, Jackie Miller, and Nick Woods, but soon realized he wanted a larger group. At the time folk music was very popular and choral groups like the Norman Luboff Choir and Les Baxter's Balladeers began incorporating it in their repertoires. Sparks created a 14 voice ensemble, The New Christy Minstrels, by combining his trio with another trio, The Inn Group (John Forsha, Karol Dugan and [......] ”
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Begin date: 1961
Official website(s): http://www.thenewchristyminstrels.com/
Links
- discogs: http://www.discogs.com
Members
- Randy Sparks
- Roger McGuinn
- Connie Holiday
- Kim Carnes
- Gayle Caldwell
- Barry McGuire
- Jerry Yester
- Mike Settle
- Art Podell
- Gene Clark
- Kenny Rogers
- Rusty Evans
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