Members
Nearly 300 people have been members of the New Christy Minstrels. Alumni of the group include:
- Christine Andreas (joined 1971), later broadway performer
- Keith Barbour (joined 1967)
- Karen Black (joined 1967), actress
- Gayle Caldwell (joined 1962), wrote the song "Cycles" (d. 2009)
- Thelma Camacho (joined 1967), later cofounder of The First Edition
- Kim Carnes (joined 1966)
- Gene Clark (joined 1963), later with The Byrds (d. 1991)
- Peggy Connelly (joined 1962) (d. 2007)
- Dolan Ellis (joined 1962), currently performing
- Linda Hart (joined 1971), later broadway performer
- Pete Henderson (joined 1965), of Skiles and Henderson, currently performing
- Barry Kane (joined 1962), later in a duo, Barry & Barry, with McGuire
- Rex Kramer (joined 1968), longest touring member, played in a Command Performance for the Queen of England
- Barry McGuire (joined 1962), later performer of the hit song "Eve Of Destruction"
- Terry Anne Meeuwsen (joined 1970), later Miss America
- Larry Ramos (joined 1962), later with The Association at their peak
- Kenny Rogers (joined 1966), later cofounder of The First Edition, and solo artist
- Mike Settle (joined 1966)
- Baxter Taylor (joined 1962) formerly of The Wayfarers Trio with Mason Williams
- Ann White (joined 1963), later with The Love Generation
- Terry Williams (joined 1966), later cofounder of The First Edition
- Jerry Yester (joined 1961) brother of The Association's Jim Yester
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