The New Christy Minstrels

Real Gone has an expanded reissue of Ramblin' by The New Christy Minstrels from 1963.  The large vocal folk group got its start in 1961, founded by Randy Sparks.  They have had many members over the years including Kim Carnes, Kenny Rogers, Gene Clark and Barry McGuire.  It is McGuire who got his shot at solo fame after singing "Green, Green" from the Ramblin' album.  It was the group's first major hit and it went gold in 1963.  It also assured that the album itself would stay on the charts for a quite a long time.  This new edition expands the original 12-track album with an additional 13 songs including several versions of "Green, Green."