"Which folk band formed by Randy Sparks in 1961 had several Top 40 hits, including ""This Land Is Your Land"", ""Green, Green"", ""Today"" and ""Ramblin'""?"
The New Christy Minstrels The New Christy Minstrels The New Christy Minstrels are an American large-ensemble folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1961. From their beginnings as prominent figures in the early-1960s U.S. folk revival, the group recorded over 20 albums and had several hits, including "Green, Green", "Saturday Night", "Today", "Denver", and "This Land Is Your Land". Their 1962 debut album, "Presenting The New Christy Minstrels" won a Grammy Award and sat in the "Billboard" charts for two years. The group sold millions of records and were in demand at concerts and on television shows. They also launched the musical careers
This Land Is Your Land This Land Is Your Land "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940, based on an existing melody, a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire", in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically wrote "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land." In 2002, "This Land Is Your Land" was one