Randy's Blog

“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...

Apr 25, 20232 min read

One of my favorite ‘Learning Websites’ is Quora, and a current topic invites readers to reply; ‘What's the weirdest order you've ever...

Feb 1, 20236 min read

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...

Sep 18, 20184 min read

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...

Sep 17, 20182 min read

Steve (Slim) E. asked: Who wrote Mighty Mississippi? I searched the web and didn’t find its author. RANDY SPARKS wrote Mighty...

Apr 29, 20181 min read

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...

Apr 25, 20182 min read

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....

Apr 21, 20183 min read