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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©

Life on the Road

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

Schedule

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Desert View Performing Arts Center & Mountain View Country Club

38759 S. Mountain View Blvd.

Tucson, Arizona 85739

Phone (520) 825-5318

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

NEW MERRY CHRISTMAS ALBUM 45 YEARS LATER

SANTA RIDING A HARLEY

RANDY'S THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CDI 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

THE FIRST TWO CLASSIC ALBUMS BY THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS

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