New Christy Minstrels – Music AmneZia https://www.musicamnezia.com Remembering Forgotten and not so Forgotten Music Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:23:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?v=5.4.16 1961: The New Christy Minstrels https://www.musicamnezia.com/1960-new-christy-minstrels/ https://www.musicamnezia.com/1960-new-christy-minstrels/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:47:08 +0000 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?p=362   Biography 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” and “Everybody Loves Saturday Night” (two different songs), “Today”, “Denver”, and “This Land Is Your Land”. Their 1962 debut album, Presenting The New Christy Minstrels won a Grammy […]

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