The New Christy Minstrels

Aliases: I Minstrels
The Minstrels
New Christy Minstrels
Years active: since 1961
Country: United States
Comments: Folk revival group that disbanded between 1971 and 1976. The group has had some 300 members in its history.
Members: Gayle Caldwell
Randy Sparks
Barry McGuire (1962-1965)
Kenny Rogers
Nick Woods
Baxter Taylor
Jerry Yester
Mike Settle
Keith Barbour (1967-1969)
Mayf Nutter
Thelma Camacho Vocals (1967-1967)
Art Podell
Michael McGinnis
Terry Wadsworth
Michael Whalen [US1] (1965-1966)
Barry Kane (1962-1965)

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
A Corner in the Sun	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Walter Jackson
A Little Bit of Happiness	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	(3 artists)
Company of Cowards	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	March 1964	Rangers
Corn Whiskey	New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Rangers
Don't Cry, Suzanne	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	(3 artists)
Green, Green	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	June 4, 1963	(53 artists)
In the Hills of Shiloh	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	April 1963	(16 artists)
It's Gonna Be Fine REL	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Dave Berry Originally by Glenn Yarbrough REC
Lily Langtry	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Rangers
Louisiana Lou	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1963	Rangers
Mighty Mississippi	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	Rangers
My Last Gold Dollar Is Gone	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Rangers
Ride, Ride, Ride	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	Rangers
Run Wild, Run Free	David Whitaker - Vocal: The New Christy Minstrels	May 1969	Claudine Longet
Saturday Night	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 23, 1963	(4 artists)
Sleep Comes Easy	The New Christy Minstrels	December 19, 1966	The First Edition
Springtime	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown
Stasera gli angeli non volano	The Minstrels con orchestra diretta da Iller Pattacini	April 1965	The Sandpipers [US2]
The Story of the Preacher and the Bear	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	January 1963	The Newcomers
Today	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	March 1964	(31 artists)

Covers by The New Christy Minstrels

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Accidenti	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Rocky Roberts and The Rocky Roberts Group
	Ahi, ahi ragazzo	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Rita Pavone
	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
	A la buena de Dios	I Minstrels	1966	I Ribelli
	Alice's Restaurant	The New Christy Minstrels	June 18, 1968	Arlo Guthrie
	A Place in the Sun	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Stevie Wonder
	Beautiful	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	John Gary
	Because	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1970	The Beatles
	Betsy from Pike	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Radio Mac (Harry McClintock)
	Blowin' in the Wind	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
	Canzone blu	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Tony Renis con Il Coro di Paola Orlandi
	Cara	The Minstrels	October 1965	Joanie Sommers with The Bobby Troup Sextet
	Che effetto mi fa	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Pino Donaggio
	Chim Chim Cher-ee	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
	Ciao anni verdi	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Rosanna Fratello - Orch. e arr. Nando De Luca
	Cotton Fields	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Leadbelly
	Dancing in the Streets	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Martha & The Vandellas
	Denver	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	January 1963	(unknown) Covered by (2 artists)
	Down the Ohio	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	(unknown)
	Downtown	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Petula Clark
	Do You Hear What I Hear?	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Harry Simeone Chorale
	Everybody Loves Saturday Night	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Percy Faith & His Orch. with The Paulette Sisters and Burt Taylor
	Flowers on the Wall	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	The Statler Brothers
	Grün, grün ist Tennessee	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1963	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks Covered by Drafi Deutscher
	Guadalajara	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Tito Guizar con guitarras
	Here We Come A-Caroling	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	(unknown)
	Highflyin' Bird	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Judy Henske
	Homeward Bound	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Chad and Jeremy REC, Simon & Garfunkel REL
	Ida Red	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Fiddlin' Powers and Family
	I Know Where I'm Goin'	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	(unknown)
	I Want to Hold Your Hand	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	The Beatles
	Jimmy Grove and Barbara Ellen	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	April 1963	Vernon Dalhart
	Kisses Sweeter than Wine	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	(unknown), Leadbelly, The Weavers
	L'arca di Noè	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Sergio Endrigo
	La spada nel cuore	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Little Tony - Orchestra diretta da Willy Brezza
	Le colline sono in fiore	The Minstrels	1965	Wilma Goich
	Make It with You	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1970	Bread
	Mighty Big Ways	The New Christy Minstrels	July 1964	Jimmie Rodgers [US2]
	Mister Tamburino	The Minstrels	October 1965	Bob Dylan REC, The Brothers Four REL, (unknown)
	My Dear Mary Anne	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	(unknown) Covered by (3 artists)
	My Girl	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	The Temptations [US1]
	Nine Hundred Miles	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	Fiddlin' John Carson
	O bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	(unknown), The Harry Simeone Chorale
	Occhi a mandorla	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Rossano
	O Holy Night	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Emily Laurey, (unknown)
	Oh! Shenando	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet
	Pa' diglielo a ma'	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Rosalino
	Raindrops	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Mike Settle
	Ramblin'	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	The Fairmount Singers
	Reach Out (I'll Be There)	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Four Tops
	Re di cuori	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Nino Ferrer
	Red River Shore	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	(unknown)
	Rovin' Gambler	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	Samantha Bumgarner
	Se piangi, se ridi	The Minstrels	1965	Bobby Solo
	Shotgun	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Jr. Walker & The All Stars
	Silver Bells	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Bing Crosby and Carol Richards REL, Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell REC
	Sleigh Ride	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Boston Pops Orchestra, The Andrews Sisters
	Sole, pioggia e vento	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Luciano Tajoli - Maurizio e Guido De Angelis e la loro orchestra
	Stop in the Name of Love	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	The Supremes [US1]
	Taxi	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Antoine
	That Big Rock Candy Mountain	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	Mac (Harry McClintock)
	The Drinkin' Gourd (The Muddy Road to Freedom)	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	(unknown)
	The Dying Convict	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	January 1963	Lead Belly Covered by Plavci
	The Far Side of the Hill	The New Christy Minstrels	July 2, 1964	The Gateway Singers
	The Girl from Ipanema	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Os Cariocas REL, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF, Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim
	The Little Drummer Boy	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	The Trapp Family Singers
	These Boots Are Made for Walkin'	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Nancy Sinatra
	They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Byron G. Harlan Covered by (9 artists)
	(They Long to Be) Close to You	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1970	Richard Chamberlain - Cond. by Burt Bacharach
	This Land Is Your Land	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	Woody Guthrie
	Three Wheels on My Wagon	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Dick Van Dyke
	Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Rolf Harris with His Wobble Board and The Rhythm Spinners
	Una rosa da Vienna	I Minstrels	1966	Anna Identici
	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Hoyt Axton with The Sherwood Singers
	We Need a Little Christmas	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Angela Lansbury, Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell, Sab Shimono, Charles Braswell
	What the World Needs Now	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Jackie deShannon
	Where Did Our Love Go	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	The Supremes [US1]
	White Christmas	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	Wigwam	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1970	Bob Dylan
	Wimoweh	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds, The Tokens - Orchestra conducted by Sammy Lowe

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Christmas with the Christies	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Columbia [US]
In Italy .... In Italian	The New Christy Minstrels	June 1966	Columbia [US]
Land of Giants	The New Christy Minstrels	July 1964	Columbia [US]
New Kick!	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1966	Columbia [US]
On Tour Through Motortown	The New Christy Minstrels	April 1968	Columbia [US]
Presenting The New Christy Minstrels	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 1962	Columbia [US]
Ramblin'	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963	Columbia [US]
Tall Tales! Legends, and Nonsense	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	April 1963	Columbia [US]
The Academy Award Winner "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and Other Happy Songs	The New Christy Minstrels	May 1965	Columbia [US]
The New Christy Minstrels a Sanremo	The New Christy Minstrels	1970	Miura
The New Christy Minstrels in Person	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	January 1963	Columbia [US]
The New Christy Minstrels Sing and Play Cowboys and Indians	The New Christy Minstrels	January 1965	Columbia [US]
The Wandering Minstrels	The New Christy Minstrels	September 1965	Columbia [US]
Today	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	March 1964	Columbia [US]
You Need Someone to Love	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1970	GreGar

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Alice's Restaurant	The New Christy Minstrels	June 18, 1968	Columbia [US]
Cara	The Minstrels	October 1965	CBS
Denver	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	January 4, 1963	Columbia [US]
Green, Green	The New Christy Minstrels	June 4, 1963	Columbia [US]
Grün, grün ist Tennessee	The New Christy Minstrels	November 1963	CBS
Saturday Night	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	September 23, 1963	Columbia [US]
Se piangi, se ridi	The Minstrels	1965	CBS
Silly Ol' Summertime	The New Christy Minstrels	July 2, 1964	Columbia [US]
Sleep Comes Easy	The New Christy Minstrels	December 19, 1966	Columbia [US]
Stasera gli angeli non volano	The Minstrels	April 1965	CBS
This Land Is Your Land	The New Christy Minstrels	September 21, 1962	Columbia [US]
Una rosa da Vienna	I Minstrels	1966	CBS