Larry SparksRecordings 22 SONGS
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Larry Sparks Recordings

From the Stanley Brothers band to his own long solo career

22 songs

Larry Sparks joined the Stanley Brothers as a guitarist and lead singer after Carter Stanley’s death in 1966, then launched his own career in the early 1970s that has continued for fifty years. His baritone voice and traditional approach made him one of the genre’s most-respected solo bandleaders. Twenty-two recordings on this site canonically by Larry Sparks.

Each song’s page on Picker’s Guide has chord charts, lyrics, recordings, and song history.

  1. 1. Blue Virginia Blues
  2. 2. I’d Like to Be a Train
  3. 3. I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages
  4. 4. John Deere Tractor
  5. 5. Kentucky Girl
  6. 6. Love of the Mountains
  7. 7. Natural Thing to Do
  8. 8. Tennessee 1949
  9. 9. You’re the Girl of My Dreams
  10. 10. New Highway
  11. 11. Smoky Mountain Memories
  12. 12. The Old Coal Mine
  13. 13. A Face in the Crowd
  14. 14. Nobody’s Business
  15. 15. Great High Mountain
  16. 16. Bitterweeds
  17. 17. I Shall Not Be Moved
  18. 18. Girl at the Crossroads Bar
  19. 19. The Rock I Stand On
  20. 20. Thank You Lord
  21. 21. Gonna Be Movin’
  22. 22. I Just Want to Thank You Lord

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