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New Christy Minstrels Concert

New Christy Minstrels Concert
Date
1977-06-18
Description
Two reel to reels. (NOTE -- no duplications can be made of the recording. It can only be listened to by patrons for research purposes.) Recording of a free concert at the Stephen Foster Center by the then recently-reformed reformed New Christy Minstrels. The event was sponsored by the Florida Folklife Program. The group first formed in Tarzana, California in 1961 by Randy Sparks emerging out of the folk revival scene. Armed with a Columbia Records recording contract, the ten-member group soon became a popular folk-music group, appearing often on television and concert venues. Focusing on traditional, positive folk songs, the band proved a counter-point to the activist nature of other early-1960s folk acts. The line-up changed often, with even founder Sparks leaving in 1965. The group disbanded in 1971, but re-formed with an entirely different line-up in 1976. By the 2000s, the group still performed regularly, often with old members such as Barry McGuire and founder Sparks.
Collection
New Christy Minstrels Concert

New Christy Minstrels Concert
The New Christy Minstrels

The New Christy Minstrels
Date
1977
Description
One black and white negative. A publicity photo for the New Christy Minstrels, a popular folk group of the 1960s and 1970s based out of Los Angeles, California. They performed a free concert at the Stephen Foster Memorial's amphitheater on June 18, 1977.
Collection
The New Christy Minstrels

The New Christy Minstrels
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Musicians
Concerts
Folk singers
Music performance
Singing
Old time music
Bands (Music)
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The New Christy MinstrelsThe New Christy MinstrelsStill ImageMusic
Old time music
Musical ensembles
Publicity
Music business
Musical groups
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