The New Christy Minstrels throughout its run. After the group toured Europe in early 1965, McGuire left to embark on a solo career, and this spelled the end of the original New Christy Minstrels. Now under the direction of Greif and Garris the group moved towards a variety act, doing "novelty and pop tunes" and a little comedy, making them closer to the 19th century Christy's Minstrels from whom the group's name was derived. Reflecting this shift, they had a "Billboard" Top 100 hit later in 1965 with a cover of "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from the Disney film "Mary Poppins". Regular group membership changes
Chim-Pom Chim-Pom Chim-Pom (stylized "Chim↑Pom") is an artist collective formed in Tokyo in 2005, when all the members were in their twenties. The six members are , , , , and . The group is somewhat influenced by Makoto Aida, as three of the members had been apprentices and Ellie had modeled for him. The collective has been described as "neo-Dadaist" and "the enfant terrible of Japan’s art world". Many of their projects have tackled provocative social themes. Chim-Pom first gained attention in 2006 with a project titled , an installation of taxidermied rats captured from Shibuya district, which were painted