ABSTRACT
American folk and popular singing group, formed in 1961 by Randy Sparks, named for the 19th-century troupe of E.P. Christy. Much of their material was composed for them but in a folk-styled idiom. The group disbanded in the mid-1970s, having sold more than 13 million albums. Their greatest hits were made in 1962-1964, among them Ramblin (Columbia CL #2055; 1963), 41 weeks on the charts; and Today (Columbia CL #2159; 1964), 32 weeks.
