The New Christy Minstrels & Gene Clark-1963-Part ll

[8h6ed]

great song,thanks for posting

[BUDDYSHADOW]

What happened to the Old Christy Minstrels?

[RossM3838]

@BUDDYSHADOW The original Christie Minstrels were a popular singing group that toured the country just before and after the Civil War. They sang traditional American folk songs and had rights to sing the first performances of many Steven Foster songs. Randy Sparks wanted refer to that kind of group when he formed his new group.

[RossM3838]

@BUDDYSHADOW the name comes from the group in the 19th century that had the rights for first performance of Steven Foster's songs.

[moparmtn]

I got the treat of a lifetime on Oct 22, 2009when I went to The New Christy Minstrels concert in Greeneville TN... and they put on a fabulous show... the 60's what an era for music.... God bless them all

Ron TN

[spoiledbigtime]

The pride of Bonner Spings Kansas and Mendocino California, Gene Clark!!

[captainsoul1953]

RossM

He woudnt be alone in adapting a trad song and it may have been subconscios........in a parallel universe Gene is a superstar and they play this clip on one of those Before They Were Famous type shows

Jim

[RossM3838]

Gene and Randy Sparks had their differences but I believe that what Gene learned from TNCM and Sparks made all the difference and The Byrds great sound. Gene's poetic lyrics go:

Have you seen the silver raven?

she has wings and she can fly

far above the darkened water

far above the troubled sky

He definitely kept the NCM with him.

[captainsoul1953]

Was this song in the back of Genes mind when he wrote Siver Raven?

Jim

[RossM3838]

Thats a very astute question. Not just the song but the story and lyrics:

Have you seen her in the moonlight,

Silver rings upon her hand?

Now she wears a crown of sorrow

And her name, and her name is Julianne

[LordRufus]

Wow! I'm sorry about your Dad. I would've never recognized Gene Clark in that haircut and the suit.