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The New Christy Minstrels singles chronology. "Saturday Night". (1962) " Today ". (1964) "Silly Ol' Summertime". (1964) "Today" is a 1964 folk song that was a hit for The New Christy Minstrels. Written by the group's founder, Randy Sparks, it was introduced in the American comedy-Western film Advance to the Rear (1964) and released on the album ...
Sparks starred in the 1960 film drama The Big Night. Sparks also wrote "Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio", which was recorded and made famous by John Denver. Sparks composed the musical score for the 1964 movie Advance to the Rear, a Civil War spoof. The love song "Today" ("while the blossoms still cling to the vine") was part of that score.
In 1963, Sparks was contracted to create a film score for Advance to the Rear, featuring Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens. The soundtrack, performed by the New Christy Minstrels, was released in May 1964 as Today and Other Songs from 'Advance to the Rear'. [21] It was the first complete soundtrack to be recorded in the folk music style.
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 ...
Randy Sparks directed and arranged the music and wrote four of the songs. The 14 tracks on Presenting the New Christy Minstrels are mostly traditional songs or covers of songs by other artists. Much of the material on the album would later become "synonymous with the early-'60s youth-driven folk movement." [3]
READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP. "The Notebook". "The Longest Ride". "Dear John". "The Last Song". "A Walk to Remember". "Message in a Bottle". "The Notebook" is one of the most popular books by Sparks ...
“They wanted one more song, and Randy said, ‘OK, I’ve got one,’ ” said Sparks, now a resident of Virginia City, Nevada. “They didn’t know what to think.”
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 ...