He joined The New Christy Minstrels , an American folk music group , in 1962 . The group served as a backup band on '' The Andy Williams Show '' . At the audition , he noted he was " the only brown kid in the group " and he did not hear back from them for a few weeks . When they called him back , they said the delay resulted from clearing him with the show 's producers , as he would be the only non-white in the group . Ramos settled into a role providing vocals and playing banjo , as well as other stringed instruments . He was noted as being " one of the more popular ones " as he " stood out like a sore thumb . " They recorded their 1962 debut album , '' Presenting The New Christy Minstrels '' , which subsequently won a 1963 Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus . Ramos toured almost every day for three years after joining the group . While on tour , he met and married his wife , in Reno , Nevada , originally from Grangeville , Idaho . He was there the day his wife delivered twin daughters , but did not see his family again until the girls were aged six months , prompting him to quit the group in January 1966 because he " wanted to watch his children grow up . " The producers of the group vowed he would never work in music again
1963 Grammy Award
5th Annual Grammy Awards
Larry Ramos