“Your name is not Lloyd…it’s RANDY SPARKS.”
I have been writing ‘my book’ for a few years now, and I’m amazed by how oblivious I was to all that was going on as I lived every...
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NEWS & BLOG
Randy Sparks
Feb 1, 20236 min read
What's the weirdest order you've ever been given in the military?
One of my favorite ‘Learning Websites’ is Quora, and a current topic invites readers to reply; ‘What's the weirdest order you've ever...
Randy Sparks
Sep 20, 20221 min read
A Plea for Help - Howard Hughes in the mid-1950s?
Is there anyone still alive that might be aware of what Howard Hughes was up to (I’m supposing beginning in the mid-fifties) by quietly...
Randy Sparks
Sep 18, 20184 min read
The List (Bragging Rights for R. Sparks)
In 2007, when I was about to lead my restored group, The New Christy Minstrels (still under the direction of Randy Sparks) in a hugely...
Randy Sparks
Sep 17, 20182 min read
THERE ARE 2 LADIES IN THE NCM AGAIN!
Now, here’s something that doesn’t happen to everyone. In 1958, I wrote a song titled ‘Julianne.’ It was crafted like an ancient folk...
Randy Sparks
May 11, 20181 min read
Randy Sparks Wrote this Song for His Mom
Randy Sparks wrote this song for his mom and sang it to her on Mother’s Day. ‘Take Your Mother To Brunch’ is on The New Christy...
Randy Sparks
May 7, 20181 min read
The Burl Ives Mobile Museum
The New Christy Minstrels Foundation is presenting a precious collection of Burl Ives memorabilia in this moving museum to celebrate the...
Randy Sparks
Apr 29, 20181 min read
Who Wrote ‘Mighty Mississippi’?
Steve (Slim) E. asked: Who wrote Mighty Mississippi? I searched the web and didn’t find its author. RANDY SPARKS wrote Mighty...
Randy Sparks
Apr 25, 20182 min read
LAND OF GIANTS… Question and Comments from Randy Sparks, Casey J., & John H.
Randy Sparks writes: One of the advantages of folk music happens to be that so many of the beloved stories told in song belong to all of...
Randy Sparks
Apr 21, 20183 min read
From Randy Sparks. The year was 1955. . .
This is a photo of an OLD man returning to a former haunt. The Victorian building behind me once housed The Florentine Club in Shreveport....
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