The groups 1963 LPRamblinmade the Top 15 and was its only gold disc.
The holiday setMerry Christmas!also was a hit that year,Todayhit No.
9 in 1964, becoming the Christys lone Top 10 album.
New Christy Minstrels founder Randy SparksSherry Rayn Barnett/ Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
It featured music from the movieAdvance to the Rear.
The group performed on the steps of the White House later that year.
Sparks also opened his own nightclub in Los Angeles, Ledbetters.
Jackie Mason introduces the group at the New York World’s Fair for ‘Ford Presents The New Christy Minstrels’ in 1964Everett Collection
