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Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks
American singer
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Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire
American musician
2
Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez
American singer, actor and musician
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Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter
4
Modern Folk Quartet
Modern Folk Quartet
American folk music revival group formed in the early 1960s
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Judy Henske
Judy Henske
American musician
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The Serendipity Singers
The Serendipity Singers
1960s American folk group
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Ian Campbell Folk Group
Ian Campbell Folk Group
8
Gary Shearston
Gary Shearston
Australian singer and songwriter
9
Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
American singer and recording artist
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The Deep
The Deep
American musical group
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The Tarriers
The Tarriers
American Folk Band
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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The Dubliners
The Dubliners
Irish folk band
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Chris Hillman
Chris Hillman
American musician
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Joe and Eddie
Joe and Eddie
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The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers
Irish folk band
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Peter La Farge
Peter La Farge
American singer-songwriter
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Randy & the Rainbows
Randy & the Rainbows
band that plays doo-wop
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The Ikettes
The Ikettes
American vocal group; backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
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The Seekers
The Seekers
Australian band
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Chad Mitchell Trio
Chad Mitchell Trio
North American vocal group
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Anne Briggs
Anne Briggs
British singer
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The Weavers
The Weavers
American folk music quartet
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Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
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Sons of Adam
Sons of Adam
American garage rock band
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Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl
English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915-1989)
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
American recording artist, singer, songwriter
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The Guess Who
The Guess Who
Canadian band
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Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Julie Felix
Julie Felix
American musician
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
American musician and lawyer
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The Searchers
The Searchers
English band
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Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
American rock band
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Liam Clancy
Liam Clancy
Irish musician
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
American folk and pop music group
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Clarence White
Clarence White
American musician
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The Crusaders
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
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Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
American musician
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Burl Ives
Burl Ives
American actor, writer and folk music singer (1905-1995)
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Bobby Clancy
Bobby Clancy
Irish singer
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Richard Dyer-Bennet
Richard Dyer-Bennet
American musician
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The Limeliters
The Limeliters
American folk music group
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Jim Ed Norman
Jim Ed Norman
musician and record producer
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Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland
American pop singer
The New Christy Minstrels
American large-ensemble folk music group

The New Christy Minstrels

Intro
American large-ensemble folk music group
Record Labels
Awards Received
Sanremo Music Festival
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
News

The New Christy Minstrels are an American large-ensemble folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1961. From their beginnings as prominent figures in the early-1960s US folk revival, the group has recorded over 20 albums and had several hits, including Green, Green (Nowadays popular in Japanese culture), "Saturday Night", "Today", "Denver", and "This Land Is Your Land". Their 1962 debut album, Presenting The New Christy Minstrels, won a Grammy Award and was on the Billboard charts for two years.

The group sold millions of records and were in demand at concerts and on television shows. They also helped to launch the musical careers of several musicians, including Kenny Rogers, Gene Clark, Kim Carnes, Larry Ramos, and Barry McGuire.