Down The Road I Go / Gotta Get A'Goin'
The New Christy Minstrels
- Artist
- The New Christy Minstrels
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalog number
- 4-43178
- Format
- 7" · 45 RPM · Single
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1964
- Genre
- Folk, World, & Country
What’s on it
Down The Road I Go / Gotta Get A'Goin' has 2 tracks, about 3:57 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
ADown The Road I Go
- Written-By
- Douglas Barnd, Wes Farrell
BGotta Get A'Goin
- Written-By
- Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan
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Where it came from
Released by Columbia Records in 1964, this single features 'Down The Road I Go' and 'Gotta Get A'Goin'' by The New Christy Minstrels. The ensemble, formed by Randy Sparks in 1961, was a prominent fixture of the American folk revival movement, characterized by their large-group vocal harmonies and polished, radio-friendly arrangements that brought traditional-style folk music to a mainstream pop audience.
The recording reflects the group's mid-1960s shift toward a more commercial sound, aimed at capturing the upbeat energy of the folk-pop crossover era. Like much of the group's output during this period, the production emphasizes clean, melodic arrangements, mirroring the style of the era's light-hearted, acoustic-based pop before the folk scene began to evolve further toward protest and psychedelic influences.
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