Greg O'Haver — Baritone vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, autoharp & banjo
Uncle Dave Duetchendorf (John Denver's Uncle) — Deep bass vocals & guitar
Eddie Boggs (Deceased 🙏) — Tenor vocals, banjo & guitar
Becky Jo Benson — Soprano vocals, guitar, banjo, accordion, ukulele, tambourine & cabasa
Randy Sparks (Deceased 🙏) — Tenor vocals & guitar · Founder, The New Christy Minstrels
Vecca — The Show Dog (Deceased 🙏)
Jennifer Lind — Alto vocals & guitar
Dolan Ellis (The Governor-Appointed Official Balladeer of the State of Arizona) — Baritone vocals & 12-string guitar
Pete Henderson (Deceased 🙏) — Tenor vocals & stand-up bass
Not shown on cover:
Barry McGuire — Vocals on "Missouri/When The Red Buds Bloom" & harmonica
Cousin Dave Rainwater (Brenda Lee's Cousin) — Fiddle & mandolin
Chuck Cole — Mandolin & dobro
This is not just a CD. This is a piece of music history — one that very few people in the world have ever had the chance to own.
Nice Time To Be Alive features 15 brand new songs written by Randy Sparks, founder of the Grammy Award-winning The New Christy Minstrels. Every song on this recording was written especially for this album — these are not songs you have heard before. They are pure, original Randy Sparks genius, performed by The New Christy Minstrels, Still Under The Direction of Randy Sparks.
This CD holds a very special and bittersweet place in music history. Randy Sparks, Show-Dog Vecca, Pete Henderson, and Eddie Boggs all share something profound in common — this was the last recording each of them made before going to that great Hootenanny in Heaven. 🙏
The songs were recorded and mixed by Becky Jo Benson — in hotel rooms on the road, on tour with The New Christy Minstrels. The beautiful graphics and sixteen pages of lovingly crafted liner notes were also created by Becky Jo Benson.
This CD was never made available to the general public — it was sold only at live concerts of The New Christy Minstrels. Becky Jo Benson has a very small number remaining, and they are available to you now for the very first time.
Once they are gone — they are gone forever. 🎵
Each CD can be personally autographed by Becky Jo Benson!
Just let us know who you'd like it signed to when you order.
✍️ Would you like your CD autographed? Please include in your payment notes: your name, your mailing address, and who you would like the CD autographed to. Becky Jo will sign it with love before mailing it to you!