The Sparkles

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No Friend of Mine 02:23 Tools
Hipsville 29 BC 02:12 Tools
Ain't No Friend of Mine 02:25 Tools
Taint With Cinnamon 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help) 00:00 Tools
Oh Girls, Girls 00:00 Tools
Oh, Girls, Girls 00:00 Tools
trying to get over 00:00 Tools
Oh, Girls 00:00 Tools
I Want To Be Free 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Your Help) 00:00 Tools
The Hip 00:00 Tools
Try Love 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C. 00:00 Tools
The U.T. 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 BC - The Sparkles 00:00 Tools
no friends of mine 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C.(I Need Help) 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 BC (I Need Help) 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help 00:00 Tools
No Friend Of Mine (1967) 00:00 Tools
He Can't Love You 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 00:00 Tools
The Hip & Oh, Girls 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B 00:00 Tools
Bloodhounds 00:00 Tools
No friend of mine (FUZZ GARAGE 60's) 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C 00:00 Tools
Breakaway 00:00 Tools
Daddy's Gonna Put The Hurt On You 00:00 Tools
Oh, girls girls 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B. 00:00 Tools
Ain´t No Friend of Mine 00:00 Tools
Daddy Gonna' Put The Hurt On You 00:00 Tools
First Forget (What Has Made You Blue) 00:00 Tools
Ain't No Friend of Mine [*] 00:00 Tools
Something That You Said 00:00 Tools
The Pledge 00:00 Tools
Jack And The Beanstalk 00:00 Tools
Try Love One More Time 00:00 Tools
First Forget 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29BC 00:00 Tools
The Sparkles - No Friend Of Mine 00:00 Tools
hipsville 29 00:00 Tools
Blue Hearts Turn Black 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29 B.C. (Hickory) 00:00 Tools
05_No Friend Of Mine 00:00 Tools
I Need Help 00:00 Tools
Hipsville 29B 00:00 Tools
Oh Girls Girls Girls 00:00 Tools
No Friend of Mine - The Sparkles 00:00 Tools
That Boy Of Mine 00:00 Tools
Daddy Gonna Put the Hurt on You 00:00 Tools
Rock 'A' Bop 00:00 Tools
And We Danced 00:00 Tools
05. No Friend Of Mine 00:00 Tools
The Sparkles - Hipsville 29 BC 00:00 Tools
01. Hipsville 29 BC 00:00 Tools
05_No Friend Of Mine - The Sparkles 00:00 Tools
Believe 00:00 Tools
(First Forget) What Has Made You Blue (Hickory) 00:00 Tools
A01 The Sparkles - No Friend of Mine 00:00 Tools
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This was a very popular combo in West Texas between 1957 and 1972. Forming in Levelland in 1957, line-up 'A' did some recording at Norman Petty's studios in 1958 but nothing made it onto vinyl. They broke up for a while but later reformed with line-up 'B' and an unknown bassist. They underwent several further personnel changes. When Charlie Hatchet relocated to Lubbock to start a new outfit The Raiders, he took Gary Blakey with him and a new line-up (C) resulted. For a while in 1965 (line-up D) they used two drummers, although Lucky Floyd was also used as a vocalist too. Their first 45 really predates this book. U.T. stood for 'untitled' and was recorded in a garage in Clovis, New Mexico. Later in 1962 they signed for Hickory and Larry Parks, a drummer for Roy Orbison became their producer. They enjoyed some success with the resulting singles, particularly The Hip. When Louie Holt and Gary P. Nunn left the band, Bobby Smith and Lucky Floyd headed to California changing the band's name to The Pearly Gate. This was around 1968. In fact they were scheduled to play a benefit for Robert F. Kennedy at the Americana Hotel the night he was shot. The band were involved with Al Perkins at this time and did a TV show called 'Judge For The Defense'. They later returned to Austin reverting back to The Sparkles and around 1970/71 Steve Weissberg, who had played lead guitar for John Denver, was in the band. In 1972 Lucky Floyd was invited back to California to join Red Wilder Blue. The Sparkles disintegrated soon afterwards. An early sixties line-up played some reunion gigs in West Texas early in 1985. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.