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The final song on The New Christy Minstrels' May 1964 Columbia Records album Today, [4] the title track was released as the single Columbia 43000 with the B side "Miss Katy Cruel". The record peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard magazine "Hot 100" chart and No. 4 on the magazine's Adult Contemporary chart. [5] [6]
He composed "Today"; [4] this was a hit for the New Christy Minstrels from their 1964 album of the same title for Columbia Records (CL 2159/CS 8959). He co-composed " Green, Green " with Barry McGuire for the 1963 album Ramblin (CL 2055/CS 8855). [ 5 ]
The score was composed by Randy Sparks, with songs sung by The New Christy Minstrels and orchestral music arranged and conducted by Hugo Montenegro. The popular song "Today" (while the blossoms still cling to the vine), comes from this film. The song was composed (both words and music) by Randy Sparks, who was a member of The New Christy ...
[2] [5] Large commercial folk groups did not yet exist, and the New Christy Minstrels delivered a robust new sound. Sparks named his group after Christy's Minstrels , a blackface group formed by Philadelphia-born showman Edwin Pearce Christy in 1842 and known for introducing Stephen Foster 's compositions.
Although the Blossoms were attempting to establish themselves as primary artists, they still contributed backing vocals behind many of the biggest hits of the 1960s including "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett [8] and Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel", and the Blossoms lead singer Wright's solo efforts (which included "He's Sure the Boy I ...
The New Christy Minstrels In Person: 1962 The New Christy Minstrels Tell Tall Tales! (Legends and Nonsense) 1963 Ramblin' Featuring Green, Green: 1963 Merry Christmas! 1963 Today and Other Songs from 'Advance to the Rear' 1964 Land of Giants: 1964 The New Christy Minstrels Sing and Play Cowboys and Indians: 1965 Chim Chim Cher-ee: 1965 The New ...
Randy Sparks, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and founder of the folk music group the New Christy Minstrels, died Feb. 11 at an assisted-living facility in San Diego. He was 90. His son ...
The New Christy Minstrels – "I'll Coat Your Mind with Honey" The Animals – "Good Times", "San Franciscan Nights" Keith West – "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera" Frankie Vaughan – "There Must Be a Way" The Herd – "From the Underworld" The Barron Knights – "Here Come the Bees" The Seekers – "When Will the Good Apples Fall"