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- Melvin_Sparks abstract "Melvin Sparks (March 22, 1946 – March 15, 2011) was an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist. He recorded a number of albums for Prestige Records, later recording for Savant Records. He appeared on several recordings with musicians including Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Leon Spencer and Johnny Hammond Smith.Sparks was born in Houston, Texas, United States, and raised in a musical family. He received his first guitar at age 11. Sparks began working in the rhythm and blues genre as a high school student, first with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, and then with the Upsetters, a touring band formed by Little Richard, which also backed Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye.Sparks moved to New York City and worked as a session musician for Blue Note and Prestige Records. As part of the burgeoning soul-jazz scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sparks often backed organists like Jack McDuff, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Charles Earland. Sparks released his debut album, Sparks!, for Prestige in 1970.He was seen on Northeastern television commercials as the voice of Price Chopper's House of BBQ advertising campaign.Sparks died on March 15, 2011, at age 64, at his home in Mount Vernon, New York. He had diabetes and high blood pressure.".
- Melvin_Sparks activeYearsEndYear "2011".
- Melvin_Sparks activeYearsStartYear "1960".
- Melvin_Sparks background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Melvin_Sparks birthDate "1946-03-22".
- Melvin_Sparks birthPlace Houston.
- Melvin_Sparks birthPlace Texas.
- Melvin_Sparks birthPlace United_States.
- Melvin_Sparks birthYear "1946".
- Melvin_Sparks deathDate "2011-03-15".
- Melvin_Sparks deathPlace Mount_Vernon,_New_York.
- Melvin_Sparks deathPlace New_York.
- Melvin_Sparks deathPlace United_States.
- Melvin_Sparks deathYear "2011".
- Melvin_Sparks genre Hard_bop.
- Melvin_Sparks genre Soul_jazz.
- Melvin_Sparks genre Twelve-bar_blues.
- Melvin_Sparks occupation Guitarist.
- Melvin_Sparks recordLabel HighNote_Records.
- Melvin_Sparks recordLabel Prestige_Records.
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