New Christy Minstrels

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The New Christy Minstrels is an American folk music group that was part of the popular folk music movement in the early 1960s and achieved several chart successes. The name is borrowed from the Christy Minstrels , a minstrel band founded by Edwin Pearce Christy in the 19th century , whose black-faced actors imitated African American artists and performed mainly songs by Stephen Foster . Her singers included Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor .

history

Founded in 1961 by Randy Sparks , the group was able to place several singles in the folk music Top 40 charts, including This Land Is Your Land , Green, Green and Ramblin ' . In 1964 they contributed the only film music to date with exclusively folk music for the film Advance to the Rear (with Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens ). The songs Today , This Old Riverboat and Company of Cowards are among the folk music standards today.

The cast of the group changed frequently and its most prominent members included:

In 1964, Sparks founded the Back Porch Majority, a second folk group, including the later very successful singer John Denver . That same year, Sparks sold his rights to the New Christy Minstrels at the height of the group's career for $ 2,500,000. He later formed another band with the Green Grass Group , whose members included Larry Murray and Chris Hillman .

The Minstrels continued to record into the 1970s and split up in 1972. Today they give occasional concerts, again with Randy Sparks and a few other original members.

The Minstrels recorded the song Green, Green in several languages, including German.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1963 The New Christy Minstrels US73 (53 weeks)
US
Tall Tales! Legends & Nonsense US51 (10 weeks)
US
Ramblin ' US15th
gold
gold

(77 weeks)US
feat. Green Green
1964 Today US9 (34 weeks)
US
Land of Giants US48 (23 weeks)
US
1965 The Wandering Minstrels US125 (9 weeks)
US
Cowboys and Indians US62 (11 weeks)
US
Chim Chim Cher-ee US22 (22 weeks)
US
1966 Greatest hits US76 (16 weeks)
US
1970 You need someone to love US195 (2 weeks)
US

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1962 This Land is Your Land US93 (1 week)
US
1963 Green, green US14 (12 weeks)
US
Saturday night US29 (7 weeks)
US
1964 Today US17 (13 weeks)
US
Silly Ol 'Summertime US92 (2 weeks)
US
1965 Chim, Chim, Cher-ee US81 (5 weeks)
US

Discography

Albums

  • Presenting the New Christy Minstrels (1962)
  • The New Christy Minstrels in Person (1963)
  • The New Christy Minstrels Tell Tall Tales! (1963)
  • Ramblin ' (1963)
  • Merry Christmas (1963)
  • Land of Giants (1964)
  • Today and Other Songs from 'Advance to the Rear' (1964)
  • Cowboys and Indians (1964)
  • Quiet Sides of the New Christy Minstrels (1965)
  • Cowboys and Indians (1965)
  • Chim Chim Cher-ee and Other Happy Songs (1965)
  • The Wandering Minstrels (1965)
  • The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits (1966)
  • In Italy… In Italian (1966)
  • New kick! (1966)
  • Christmas with the Christies (1967)
  • On Tour Through Motortown (1968)
  • Big Hits from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
  • The New Christy Minstrels a San Remo (1970)
  • You Need Someone to Love (1970)
  • Songs of Our Wonderful Country (1972)
  • The Great Soap Opera Themes (1976)
  • The Definitive New Christy Minstrels (1997)
  • Coat Your Minds with Honey Hits & Highlights 1962-1968 (1999)
  • Christmas with the New Christy Minstrels Complete (2001)
  • Presenting & in person (2003)
  • Tell Tall Tales & Land of Giants (2003)

Singles

  • This Land Is Your Land / Don't Cry Suzanne (1962)
  • Denver / Liza Lee (1963)
  • Green, Green / The Banjo (1963)
  • A Travelin 'Man / Rovin' Gambler (1963)
  • Saturday Night / The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
  • Beautiful City / Tell It on the Mountain (1963)
  • Down the Road I Go / Gotta Get a Goin ' (1964)
  • Gotta Get a Goin '/ Kickin' My Dog Around (1964)
  • Today / Miss Katy Cruel (1964)
  • The Far Side of the Hill / Silly Ol 'Summertime (1964)
  • Chim Chim Cher-ee / They Gotta Quit (1965)
  • A Little Bit of Happiness / Jim 'N' I, Him 'N' I, Flying in the Gemini (1965)
  • The River (1965)
  • Three Wheels (EP, 1965)
  • A Corner in the Sun / Beautiful World (1966)
  • Sleep Comes Easy / It Should Have Been You (1967)
  • Where Did Our Love Go / Stop in the Name of Love (1968)
  • Summertime Love / Alice's Restaurant (1968)
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Me Old Bam Boo (1968)
  • You Need Someone to Love / South American Get Away (1970)
  • The Age of Not Believing / Love It Along (1972)

literature

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  1. ↑ Chart sources albums: Charts US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
  3. ↑ Chart sources singles: Charts US

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