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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]
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.
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 ]
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 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 ...
Besides Christy himself, the troupe originally included Christy's stepson George Christy, often considered the greatest blackface comic of the era. When by September 1855 George and Edwin Christy had retired from the group, the company continued under the name of 'Christy's Minstrels', until Edwin Christy took out an injunction to prevent them. [4]
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 ...
Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie has died following a short illness at the age of 79, her family have confirmed. The British-American rock band, founded in London in 1967, sold more than 100 ...