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The New Christy Minstrels

American large-ensemble folk music group
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The New Christy Minstrels

Summary

The New Christy Minstrels is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (943 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The New Christy Minstrels received the Sanremo Music Festival award[3].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's founder is recorded as Randy Sparks[5].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's genre is folk music[6].
  • Christy's Minstrels is named after The New Christy Minstrels[7].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • January 1, 1961 marks the founding of The New Christy Minstrels[10].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's location of formation is recorded as United States[11].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's official website is recorded as http://www.thenewchristyminstrels.com/[12].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's participant in is recorded as Sanremo Music Festival 1965[13].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[14].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's start of work period is recorded as 1961[15].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's competition won is recorded as Sanremo Music Festival[16].
  • The New Christy Minstrels's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+2713170'}[17].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1961[20]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk, folk pop[21]

  • Community tags: contemporary folk, folk pop, roots revival[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b411483b-e9cc-4b4f-9661-0452333c615a[23]

Body

Founding

The New Christy Minstrels's founder is recorded as Randy Sparks[5]. January 1, 1961 marks the founding of it[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as United States[11].

Recognition

The New Christy Minstrels received the Sanremo Music Festival award[3].

Why It Matters

The New Christy Minstrels ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (943 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did The New Christy Minstrels receive?

Honors received include Sanremo Music Festival award[3].

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Columbia Records Karen Black Kenny Rogers Kim Carnes United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Record label → Columbia Records
    Inception → +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → United States
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