Ramblin' Guitar - Larry Sparks

A Lonesome Day

Ramblin' Guitar
Larry Sparks and The Lonesome Ramblers
Pine Tree Records
Cover Photo: Osborne Studio
Engineer: William M. Jones
Produced by Osburn Thorpe
A Product of Melody Records - Hamilton, Ohio
Recorded at Melody Sound Studio
Manufactured at QCA - Queen City Album - Cincinnati, Ohio
0224

Vocal and Lead Guitar: Larry Sparks
1st Tenor and 5 String Banjo: Joe Isaacs
2nd Tenor and Rhythm Guitar: Bernice Neeley
Baritone and Mandolin: Davin Cox
Bass: Lloyd Hensley
Fiddle: Paul Mullins
Harmonica: William M. Jones
Saw: William M. Jones

From the back cover: Larry Sparks was born in the beautiful Miami Valley near Dayton, Ohio and has been singing and playing Country and Bluegrass music since he was five years old. Like many great Country Artists, Larry began his career singing in a church chorus and as a duet with his sister Bernice, who is still with Larry and very much a part of the Lonesome Ramblers.

Larry's first Radio program was at WPFB in Middletown, Ohio. Later he formed his own band and played at Churches, Schools and Clubs in Kentucky and Ohio, and WMOH Radio in Hamilton, Ohio.

The late Carter Stanley heard about Larry and in 1965 Carter asked him to become one of The Clinch Mountain Boys. He worked part-time with The Stanley Brothers until the death of Carter. Ralph than asked Larry to work with him full-time. Larry was lead singer and played lead guitar with Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys for about two and half years. He has travelled from coast to coast, done Radio and TV, and recorded five LP albums with Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys. – Osburn "Ozzie" Thorpe

Ramblin' Guitar (Larry Sparks)
Red Wing (Traditonal)
Cannon Ball Blues (A.P. Carter)
Wildwood Flower (A.P. Carter)
Rosewood Casket (Traditional)
Rambler's Special (Larry Sparks)
Six More Miles (Hank Williams)
Constant Companions (Osburn Thorpe)
These Old Prison Bars (Harold Russell)
Too Late To Walk The Floor (Osburn Thorpe)
A Lonesome Day (A.P. Carter)
God's Presence (Bernice Neeley)