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RS & THE NCM R&D Department
When Dolan Ellis "retired" to become Arizona's Official Balladeer, RS & his Minstrels were left flatfooted with no replacement member up-to-speed not even one in mind. They knew they had a problem. Recruiting began immediately. Randy brought Gene Clark from Kansas City, then somebody suggested Doug Brookins. Trial by fire was hardly an acceptable way to replace the irreplaceable Dolan Ellis, so Randy created Ledbetter's, a rehearsal hall with an audience on Westwood Blvd. near UCLA in West Los Angeles.
MANY MORE DISCOVERIES WERE MADE HERE: SUCH AS:
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars
Randy Sparks And The New Christy Minstrels To Be Honored With
318th Star On Palm Springs Walk Of Stars
By Staff 03.JAN.09
Palm Springs, CA- Grammy winning, ground-breaking singers and musicians, Randy
Sparks and The New Christy Minstrels, will be honored with the 318th Golden
Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.The star will be unveiled inside
the McCallum Theater on Monday January 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM, with placement in
the sidewalk at 538 N. Palm Canyon Dr. at a later date. Robert Alexander, President
of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, will preside over the event. The public and
media are invited to attend.A groundbreaking folk ensemble with a rich, robust
vocal blend, The New Christy Minstrels has entertained millions of fans around
the world since they were first assembled by visionary folk singer Randy Sparks
over forty seven years ago. Under Sparks' astute leadership, the "Christies"
have scored major success in recordings, on television and-most significant-on
the concert circuit. Their innovative sounds were a major influence on popular
and folk music in the Sixties. People of all ages were so captivated by their
rich harmonies and robust energy that the Christies' career skyrocketed in record
time.In 1962, their debut album, "Presenting the New Christy Minstrels",
earned a Grammy for Best Performance by a Chorus. With weekly appearances on
the debut season of The Andy Williams Show, they soon attracted a legion of
fans across the country. Before year-end, they were appearing at Carnegie Hall,
followed by appearances at The Greek Theatre, The Coconut Grove, The Latin Quarter,
The Copacabana, and The Hollywood Bowl just to name a few. In 1964, they made
their first appearance at the White House before then President Lyndon Johnson.Between
1962 and 1968 they released sixteen albums. Their "Ramblin'" album
went gold and became a folk classic, garnering rave reviews and featured their
first major hit single, "Green, Green". The group enjoyed other chart
successes with "This Land is Your Land", "Denver", and "Chim
Chim Cher-ee", which the group preformed onThe Academy Awards ceremony
the evening the song won "Best Song of 1964. And they are still at it.
With Randy Sparks at the helm, the group continues performing with the refreshing
Christy sound that has left an enduring legacy on the music world. - Desert
Local News©
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Message from Randy, April 9th, 2009
What am I doing? I have made elaborate plans to escape the chill
of
winter, but here I am in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it's snowing. I was
relatively happy being home in sunny California for no longer than 24
hours, but here we go again. Do you have any idea how many summers and
winters I have been through in this year alone? We began in South Texas
where it was summer, then went to Northern CA for a taste of mild winter,
then back to Palm Springs where it was summer. From there we went to
Arizona for a mix of summer and winter, then back to the north again
(winter). Our next stop was sunny Florida, but we had come from Northern
Florida where it was winter. Tampa was sunny and summery, ditto the East
Coast and the South of FL, but then we had to go back to the north.
Alabama was a taste of summer, then on to Tyler, TX where it was nearly
winter. From there, I dropped Becky Jo at the airport in KC, and that was
definitely winter, an ice storm. I went south, hoping to reach Harlingen
and Hargill (where it was summer), but only got as far as Tyler again, and
that was pleasant enough, but I was ill from all the many summer and
winter combinations. My next stop was Russell, KS, and it was summer,
but then it turned to winter in less than a day, and when I arrived in KC
to retrieve BJB from the airplane, it was a mix of summer and winter.
We went on to Toledo (where it was winter), then farther east to PA (winter).
Coming back, Smethport, PA was cold enough to break pipes, and Sylvania, OH
suddenly became summer again. Missouri and Kansas were pleasant enough for
a while, but then it became the dark days of winter in Russell KS, and we didn't
escape that wrath until we got all the way to Tumcumcari and Albuguerque, NM.
After that, we were in the grand blizzard and horrendous dust storms of Arizona,
and then, very suddenly, it was summer again in Lake Havasu City.
California was pleasantly summery all the way to the north, even over the
Sierra Nevada Mountains. Then came Eastern Nevada....and on to Wyoming.
This is ridiculous!
Cheers! RS
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Private Concert 7:00 P.M. Not Open To The Public
Leisure World Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Two Concerts! 2:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
SUN CITY WEST
Palm Ridge Recreation Center, Summit Hall
13800 W. Deer Valley Drive
Sun City West, Arizona 85375
Advance Tickets: $17.50 for Members of Sun City West,
with a valid Rec. Card ID; $20 for non-Members, Public Invited.
All tickets will be $22 if purchased at the event.
Tickets are on sale now and must be purchased at the
Box Office located inside the Administration Building at
19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd., SCW, Arizona
Box Office Hours 8 am - 11:30 am, Monday through Friday
Box Office Phone Number: 623-544-6032
To Contact the Box Office via email: Click Here
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2010
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JANUARY 15, 2010
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
Concert 8:00 P.M.
Schein Hall
900 Dunlop Road
Sanibel, Florida 33957
Tickets and Information will be posted:
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Concert 7:30 P.M.
Burnt Store Presbyterian Church
11330 Burnt Store Road
Punta Gorda, Florida 33955-1402
Click here for Winter Series Tickets and Information
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Concert 8:00 P.M.
Midland Theatre
36 North Park Place
Newark, Ohio 43055-5517
Midland Theatre Tickets and Information
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Concert 2:00 P.M.
Haugh Performing Arts Center
Citrus College
1000 West Foothill Blvd.
Glendora, California 91741
For Tickets and Information:Please click here.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Concert 8:00 P.M.
James R. Armstrong Theatre
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, California 90503
For Tickets and Information please click here.
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LOOKING FOR YOUR FAVORITE ALBUMS?
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
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NEW MERRY CHRISTMAS ALBUM 45 YEARS LATER
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SANTA RIDING A HARLEY
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RANDY'S THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CD
I am feeling the need to mostly congratulate Clarence Treat for his brilliant sweetening with the use of the real NCM voices and Jason Barney for excellent juggling of parts, perfecting of notes, and making this recording one of the best Christmas music offerings I have ever heard. I love the songs, naturally, that comes with the territory. I'm biased, but even if I hadn't manufactured these ditties, I would respect what they are saying and the BEAUTIFUL and EXCITING way each story is told. I've elimiated the explanation of each solg from the liner notes, and I fully expect folks from all around the world to ask what the songs are about. I have heard the enhanced recording for the first time just tonight, and I am THRILLED beyond belief. Great! Cheers! RS
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THE FIRST TWO CLASSIC ALBUMS BY THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS
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$20.00 INCLUDES POSTAGE IN THE U.S
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TALL TALES AND LAND OF GIANTS (TWO FER)
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TODAY AND RAMBLIN'
TWO ALBUMS ON ONE CD.
Songs 1 through 12 are the sound track for
ADVANCE TO THE REAR
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$20.00 INCLUDES POSTAGE IN THE U.S
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THE DEFINITIVE CHRISTY MINSTRELS
TWO DISC COLLECTION
$30.00 includes postage in the U.S.
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RANDY SPARKS SINGS SOLO
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Contents TODAY IT'S ALL IN THE GAME WATCH WHAT HAPPENSWHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE TRY TO REMEMBER JULIE KNOWS LITTLE GIRL I WILL WAIT FOR YOU MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU? |
RECORDED BY COLUMBIA NEVER RELEASED |
SUNG WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA
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And OTHER MUSICAL ADVENTURES FOR THOSE OF US IN SEARCH
OF GREATER SELF ESTEEM
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Contents OH YES, I'M A WONDERFUL PERSON I'M GOOD FOLLOWING THE RUTS IN THE ROAD I LIKE ME THE PRINCESS AND THE TOAD A PICKUP IS A TRUCK THE BAND TO THE POETS OF THE WORLD FAM'LY TREE PEER PRESSURE |
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NEW COUNTRY MINSTRELS
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AIN'T THAT HAPPY ~ PAYIN' YOUR DUES AGAIN ~ SOMETHING THAT NOBODY WANTS ~ YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY ~ ONE GOOD SONG
SAD SONGS AND LOVE SONGS ~ NOW AND THEN ~ MACK THE TRUCK ~ BACK IN BAKERSFIELD AGAIN ~ LET THE LOVE LIGHT SHINE
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES
| You may assume the album title NEW COUNTRY MINSTRELS
is simply a clever play- on- words involving RANDY SPARKS' first successful
group THE NEW
CHRISTY MINSTRELS. This is not the intent. Whereas it's
true most people
who think of RANDY SPARKS recall the Christies and their
Sparks-penned hits
(Green, Green, Saturday Night, Today, etc.), this new
effort is a departure
from the pop-folk medium of the mid sixties. It's a
genuine "country" album
recorded in Nashville; it's the "new country"
in that the pop sounds of the
seventies are also much in evidence. The new minstrels
are RANDY AND THE
BACK PORCH MAJORITY, one time farm team for the NCM. Special bouquets of gratitude are extended to: SCOTT TURNER, Canadian hillbilly and Randy's co-producer STEVE MESSER, engineer; Nashville Musicians JIMMY BRYANT,DAVID BYRD, ARLAN ELLIS, BOBBE SEYMOUR, ZEKE SHEPPARD All the other sounds on the record were uttered, plucked, plunked, and percussed by MARV ALLIN, MARY LEE DUVAL, (Sunseri), DAN GLADISH, NANCY HOOPER (Stewart), ROSS SEARS, and RANDY SPARKS; That's RS and the BPM. Recorded at LSI Sound Studio, mastered by Masterphonics. |
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