Re: Ohio Boy Does Good-Scottie Sparks
I wrote: My incredible fortune this time around was hearing a copy of Scottie Sparks' self-titled cd. Jeff Wall wrote: Any kin to big haired Larry Sparks? now THAT's somebody who knows how to sing! Nope, not one hair close. Scottie is from the group Unlimited Tradition. He served vocals on "The Stanley Tribute-Tribute To A Bluegrass Legacy" by the way. He's kinda been coached a bit by Stanley along the way. Scottie may have moved to Kentucky, but for all intents and purposes, he was born in Ohio which makes him a Buckeye...just as much as I also claim the yee-haw rights to Dwight Yoakam's success. Ohio...The Heartland Of It All Take good care of yourself ova dey! Tera
Ohio Boy Does Good-Scottie Sparks
Every now and then, I have the good fortune of being sent a tape copy of a new release by a friend in the business. My incredible fortune this time around was hearing a copy of Scottie Sparks' self-titled cd. Very good bluegrass, reminiscent of Clinch Mountain Country, yet Sparks' vocals transcend the high, lonesome sound to another plane of heart-felt emotion. Great tunes, "Midnight Storm", "In My Arms Instead Of In My Memory", "Highway Of Regret" and "Old Railroad Track" melds old-timey bluegrass with a distinctive modern sound. Some good musicianship here also...Aubrey Haynie, Barry Bales, Dan Tyminski. Definitely worth checking out . Tera
Re: Ohio Boy Does Good-Scottie Sparks
At 02:44 AM 3/31/99 -0500, you wrote: My incredible fortune this time around was hearing a copy of Scottie Sparks' self-titled cd. Any kin to big haired Larry Sparks? now THAT's somebody who knows how to sing! Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
RE: Ohio Boy Does Good-Scottie Sparks
No, Scottie's not a relative of Larry's, at least not within spittin' distance. His family's from Carter County, KY, though Scottie himself was born around Dayton, OH, moving back to Carter County with the family in the late 1980s. Tera's right; it's a good album. Dwight McCall, of J.D. Crowe The New South sings tenor on 4 tracks, including a couple of the ones she singled out for mention. Today is the nominal release date; it's on Tim Austin's Doobie Shea label. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
