Larry Sparks - Tennessee 1949

Larry Sparks continues to perform very high quality Bluegrass, Mountain and Gospel songs.
Larry Sparks was born and raised in Lebanon, Ohio. His family originated from Jackson County, Kentucky in the Appalachians. In his childhood, he used to listen to the Grand Ole Opry and to radio station WCKY. His bluegrass career began when he joined the Stanley Brothers in 1964.
In December 1966, Carter Stanley of the Stanley Brothers died and Ralph Stanley was in need of a guitarist to replace Carter. With Ralph Stanley, Larry Sparks recorded the original versions of modern bluegrass standards including "I Only Exist", "Sharecropper's Son", and "Going Up Home To Live in Green Pastures". In late 1969, he left the "Clinch Mountain Boys", formed the "Lonesome Ramblers" and began recording for Pine Tree Records.

[@charlesjenkins615]

Larry Sparks my hero 👍🎵

[@MorningDove]

My favorite version of this beautiful song was performed with a young woman singing harmony. Suddenly it disappeared, never to be seen again. There has never been a recording that comes close to that one, although this one is very good!!!

[@delbertprice373]

Outstanding

[@robertrockwell7581]

love Larry Sparks. everything he does.

[@garykaufman8128]

I most liked this version, with the instrumentalists and vocals present here. Thanks Larry!!

[@banjominer9682]

larrys emotion and vocal gets better with age

[@annetteparker9989]

He sounds Great

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Seen em many times, what a man