New Christy Minstrels

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Name (Latin)
New Christy Minstrels
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145562463
Wikidata: Q1569364
Library of congress: n 92084152
Sources of Information
  • Its The great soap opera themes [SR] p1976:label (The New Christy Minstrels)
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Wikipedia description:

The New Christy Minstrels is an American large-ensemble folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1961. The group has recorded more than 20 albums and scored several hits, including "Green, Green", "Saturday Night", "Today", "Denver" and "This Land Is Your Land". The group's 1962 debut album, Presenting the New Christy Minstrels, won a Grammy Award and remained on the Billboard 200 albums chart for two years. The group sold millions of records, was in demand at concerts and on television shows and helped launch the musical careers of several musicians, including Kenny Rogers, Gene Clark, Kim Carnes, Larry Ramos and Barry McGuire.

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