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Randy Sparks, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and founder of the folk music group the New Christy Minstrels, died Feb. 11 at an assisted-living facility in San Diego. He was 90. His son ...
Sparks was married to Jackie Miller from 1958 to 1962. After their divorce, he was married to actress Diane Jergens from 1962 until her death in 2018. The couple had four children, Kevin Ray (born 1963), twins Cameron Michael and Melinda Anne (born 1966), and Amanda Hamilton (born 1970). Sparks died in San Diego on February 11, 2024, at the age ...
In 1960, at the suggestion of Verve founder Norman Granz, Sparks formed the Randy Sparks Three with his wife, Jackie Miller, and singer/arranger Nick Woods. Folk music was popular, and choral groups such as the Norman Luboff Choir were incorporating folk classics in their repertoires. Sparks felt that the seemingly perfect sound of such groups ...
Location of death Cause of death Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo: 76: January 2, 2024: COVID-19 [1] Glynis Johns Actress and singer: 100: January 4, 2024: Los Angeles, California, US: Natural causes [2] David Soul Actor and singer: 80: January 4, 2024: London, England: COPD [3] Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer ...
He died four days short of his 97th birthday, in 1990. ... Singer, songwriter and musician Randy Sparks, the founder and driving force behind the popular folk group the New Christy Minstrels, who ...
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Randy Sparks: 90 Founder of the folk music group The New Christy Minstrels. He and his groupmates were featured in The Andy Williams Show and Ford Presents the New Christy Minstrels. [45] February 14 Dan Wilcox: 82 Television producer and writer best known for working on M*A*S*H [46] February 15 Anne Whitfield: 85 Actress (Gunsmoke, Perry Mason ...
Pop star Jordin Sparks mourned the deaths of four loved ones who each died in the past week. The singer shared her heartbreak in an Instagram tribute after losing her teenage step-sister Bryanna ...