Jennifer Lind/courtesy photograph
’60s folk group is still drawing in crowds half a century later
Jennifer Lind, 48, of Lodi, is one of eight members in the band
The New Christy Minstrels, which will be performing on Friday night
at Micke Grove Park in Lodi.
Courtesy photograph
’60s folk group is still drawing in crowds half a century later
The New Christy Minstrels will perform Friday night at Micke
Grove Park in Lodi.
- Sparks in the Park concert at a glance
-
Presented by Micke Grove Zoological Society and San Joaquin
County Historical Society.
When: Friday.
Where: Micke Grove Park, Lodi.
Cost: $70 per person. Includes dinner and
concert. All proceeds benefit the zoo and historical society.
Schedule: 6 p.m., social hour; 7 p.m., steak
dinner; 8 p.m., concert.
For more information or to buy tickets, call museum office at
209-331-2055 or 209-953-3460.
- Brief history of The New Christy Minstrels
-
1960: Band founder Randy Sparks forms the Randy
Sparks Trio with wife Jackie Miller and friend Nick Woods.
1961: Sparks creates 14-person ensemble by
combining his group with trio The Inn Group, a quartet, The
Fairmount Singers, and banjo player Billy Cudmore, folk-blues
singer Terry Cudmore, folk singer Dolan Ellis and singer/guitarist
Art Podell.
1962: Following departure of The Fairmount
Singers, the band records its first album, “Presenting The New
Christy Minstrels.” The album went on to win a Grammy for Best
Performance by a Chorus.
1963: The New Christy Minstrels record and
release their second and third albums, “The New Christy Minstrels
In Person” and “Ramblin’.” The song “Green, Green” on the album
“Ramblin’” sold over 1 million copies that year and was awarded a
gold disc.
1964: The band records its first soundtrack for
the movie “Advance in the Rear.” It was the first complete
soundtrack made in folk style music.
1965: The band tours Europe and tops the
Billboard charts with its rendition of “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from
Disney’s Mary Poppins.
1971-76: Band takes a break and various members
leave or join the group. The band regroups in 1976 and is for a
brief time a pop group before they begin performing at resort
hotels in 1978.
— Source: www.thenewchristyminstrels.com
- The New Christy Minstrels quiz
-
1. Which of the following celebrities is associated with the
band or Randy Sparks? a. Kenny Rogers b. John Denver c. Steve
Martin d. all of the above
2. How many original members of The New Christy Minstrels are
still in the band? a. one b. two c. three d. four
3. What was the band’s first hit single on the Billboard Top 100
charts? a. “Green Green” — from “Ramblin’” b. “This Land is Your
Land” — from “Presenting The New Christy Minstrels” c. “Chim Chim
Cher-ee” — from a cover album d. “Today” — from the corresponding
soundtrack to “Advance to the Rear”
4. Who was the most famous person the band has ever played for?
a. President Lyndon B. Johnson b. President Ronald Reagan c. the
Queen of England d. all of the above
5. On what television show did the original band first perform?
a. The Andy Williams Show b. The Vic Damone Show c. The Tonight
Show with Johnny Carson d. none of the above
Answers
1. d.; 2. c.; 3. a.; 4. d.; 5. b.
— News-Sentinel staff
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:00 am
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Updated: 9:08 am, Thu Jul 28, 2011.
’60s folk group is still drawing crowds half a century later
By Katie Nelson/News-Sentinel Staff Writer
Lodinews.com
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Jennifer Lind was not even born when The New Christy Minstrels
started making music in 1961. She cannot remember when the band
played on The Andy Williams Show in 1962.
Lind, 48, also never imagined she would be working in the music
industry, let alone become one of the newest members of The New
Christy Minstrels, which this year is celebrating its 50th year
together.
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