News → Melvin Sparks: 1946-2011
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I was saddened to hear of the loss of legendary soul/acid jazz guitarist on the 13th of this month. Tragic to lose someone of his stature at the age of 64. Over his career, Melvin performed & recorded with many of the great B3 players including Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joey D, Reuben Wilson, Charles Earland and Big John Patton. He also performed with many other legendary artists over his 40 plus year career including Sam Cooke, Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Johnny Lytle, Idris Muhammad, Bernard Purdie, Hank Crawford, Red Holloway, Alvin Queen, Sonny Stitt and vocalists Etta Jones and Jimmy Witherspoon.
The photo above was made in a May 2006 performance at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis.