The New Christy Minstrels

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American folk music group musical ensemble

The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.

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instanceOf American folk music group →
musical ensemble →
activeYearsStartYear 1961 →
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus →
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus 1963 →
basedIn Los Angeles →
country United States →
foundedBy Randy Sparks →
genre folk music →
folk-pop →
traditional pop →
vocal music →
hasMember Ann White →
Art Podell →
Barry Kane →
Barry McGuire →
Dolores Erickson →
Gene Clark →
Karen Gunderson →
Kenny Rogers →
Kim Carnes →
Larry Ramos →
Nick Woods →
Peggy Connelly →
Randy Sparks →
hasPart The Back Porch Majority →
inception 1961 →
influenced American folk-pop sound of the 1960s →
notableFor choral arrangements →
launching the careers of several prominent artists →
notableMember Barry McGuire →
Gene Clark →
Kenny Rogers →
Kim Carnes →
Larry Ramos →
notableSong Denver →
Green, Green →
Saturday Night →
This Land Is Your Land →
Today →
notableWork Chim Chim Cher-ee (album) →
Green, Green →
Land of Giants →
Merry Christmas! The New Christy Minstrels →
Presenting the New Christy Minstrels →
Ramblin' →
Ramblin' (album) →
Today →
officialWebsite https://www.thenewchristyminstrels.com/ →
recordLabel Capitol Records →
Columbia Records →
Epic Records →
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Green, Green →
Today →
artist
Kenny Rogers →
The First Edition ("New Christy Minstrels") →
associatedAct
Green, Green →
Today →
performer
Green, Green →
hasNotableWorkOf
Kenny Rogers →
memberOf
Green, Green →
musicalEnsemblePerformer
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