NEWS & BLOG

Apr 25, 20232 min

“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...

Feb 1, 20236 min

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...

Sep 19, 20184 min

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...

Sep 18, 20182 min

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...

Apr 30, 20181 min

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...

Apr 26, 20182 min

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...

Apr 22, 20183 min

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....