Way Back When – Larry Sparks
If you ask any serious bluegrasser who their all-time favorite artist is, you will hear the name Larry Sparks mentioned quite a lot. And with clear reverence! It is partly understandable since most of the first-generation bluegrass stars have passed on. Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, Mac […]
Since I Met You Baby from Larry Sparks
As always, word of a new release from Larry Sparks grabs the attention of anyone who loves soulful mountain bluegrass, and we are no exception. So the news of a new single and his next album coming soon had us ready to listen. Rebel Records has dropped Since I Met You Baby as the last […]
Way Back When – new single from Larry Sparks
Any time I hear complaints from bluegrass traditionalists about the direction the music is taking, I remind them that Larry Sparks is still recording new music. And what a fortunate time in which we live to be able to say that. No one epitomizes the authentic mountain sound of bluegrass music as well as Larry […]
Randy Jones passes
Randy Jones with Lonesome River Band at MerleFest (5/4/14) – photo © Judith Burnette Randy Jones, noted bluegrass mandolinist and singer, died on April 9 at his home in Stearns, KY. He was 58 years of age, and passed after a battle with cancer. He was involved with bluegrass most of his life, starting at […]
Jacob Wright to Mike Mitchell Band
Virginia banjo picker Jacob Wright, who has spent the past several years working with Larry Sparks, has announced that he will be leaving the Lonesome Ramblers at the end of this year. He tells us that working with Sparks has been the experience of a lifetime for him. “The last five years have been a […]
Long Way To Denver from Larry Sparks
Rebel Records has released another single to bluegrass radio from It’s Just Me, their current project from Larry Sparks. This album has proved to be tremendously popular, as it is the first time Sparks has recorded with just himself and his guitar, with only bass accompaniment on certain tracks. This latest is a song Larry […]
It’s Just Me – Larry Sparks
When thinking of Larry Sparks, the one word that comes to mind is soul. It’s a word that not only sums up his crooning vocal tone and his lead guitar playing, but it encompasses who Larry is as an artist, as well as his newest release, It’s Just Me, on Rebel Records. Fulfilling a request made by […]
Sweetheart – new single from Larry Sparks
Rebel Records has released a final single from their upcoming Larry Sparks solo project, It’s Just Me, one he lovingly sings, simply called Sweetheart. The album takes its name from the fact that it was recorded without a band, featuring just Larry and his guitar, with his son, Dee, backing him on second guitar and/or […]
Larry Sparks music video for Mama’s Apron Strings
Rebel Records has released a music video today for Larry Sparks and his current single, Mama’s Apron Strings. It comes just ahead of the next album for Sparks, surely one of the most beloved and enduring artists in the history of bluegrass music. It’s Just Me, so named as it primarily features Larry accompanied by […]
Mountain Home to reissue classic Larry Sparks album
Mountain Home Music Company has announced the imminent digital re-release of their 1998 album for the King of Bluegrass Soul, Larry Sparks, his all-gospel project, New Highway. This edition of The Lonesome Ramblers included Scott Napier on mandolin, Jim Britton on banjo, and David Johnson on fiddle and reso-guitar. Tim Surret played bass, with John […]
