Sparks formed the New Christy Minstrels in 1961, according to Variety.The group hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 with “Green, Green,” which he co-wrote with McGuire, who later wrote “Eve of ...

American musician Randy Sparks, best known as the founder and driving force behind the beloved New Christy Minstrels, passed away at the age of 90 on February 11 in San Diego. His son, Kevin ...

Randy Sparks, a creative impresario whose musical ensemble, the New Christy Minstrels, helped jump-start the folk revival of the early 1960s and launched the careers of performers like John Denver ...

The fire still burns in Randy Sparks, whose Grammy Award-winning group the New Christy Minstrels is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The band will perform in a benefit concert at 3 p.m ...

Tavis Smiley and music critic Stephen Ivory discuss the claim by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that rap is "a modern day minstrel show." They also take a look at some of the songs on the Billboard rap ...

Randy Sparks, whose group the New Christy Minstrels was a huge part of the folk revival of the early 1960s, died February 11 at an assisted-living facility in San Diego. He was 90. His son, Kevin ...

Randy Sparks, who founded the New Christy Minstrels during the 1960s and co-wrote the folk group’s biggest hit, “Green, Green,” died on Feb. 11. He was 90.

Randy Sparks, who founded the folk ensemble New Christy Minstrels, passed away on February 11. ... In 1962, the group started appearing as regulars on The Andy Williams Show.