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The Back Porch Majority

American folk music group

The Back Porch Majority was an American folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1963. It was intended to be a rehearsal space for The New Christy Minstrels, another group Sparks had established in 1961, but it ended up becoming successful on its own. The group released six albums, appeared on several TV shows and was chosen to provide entertainment at the White House in 1965.

History

In 1961 singer/guitarist Randy Sparks formed The New Christy Minstrels, a ten-piece folk music group that made over 20 albums and had several hits. In May 1963 Sparks stopped touring with the group to devote his attention to a club he had established in Los Angeles called Ledbetters.[1] While Sparks remained in charge of The New Christy Minstrels, he passed his role of director and arranger of the group's live performances onto singer/guitarist Barry McGuire, who had become the "star" of the group after singing on their hit Green, Green. In protest to being overlooked for the position of director/arranger, singer Dolan El

At the Corner of Selma and Cosmo

There are moments in life when a specific place takes on great significance. For me the corner of Selma and Cosmo in Hollywood during the sixties is such a location. I remember it fondly. Indeed, the memory of it holds an almost mythical place in my mind. Looking back decades later, I can see that this corner represents a crucial intersection in my life, and the road I ultimately took.

Corner of Selma and Cosmo, home of Moonglow Studios

Moonglow Recording Studio stood on the northeast corner.  Revell’s Coffee Shop was right next door on Selma , and around the block north on Cosmo was the underground rock club, Bito Lido’s, where Love, and later the Doors performed.  Moonglow was just a stone’s throw from numerous other studios : Jesse Hodges’ Hollywood Sound Recorders, Wally Heider’s, Gold Star, Sunset Sound. A block south on Ivar, was the headquarters of Bob Keene’s Mustang  Records. A little brass figure of a galloping horse hung over the door. Keene, who had released Richie Valens’ hits in t

This is part three in my ongoing series where I let Randy tell his own story through a compilation of quotes. Here, he describes his early life and career, up until the formation of the Eagles.


“I’m a believer in predestiny. I was given a voice [and] gifted with parents who brought it out of me.”
Bam, November 7th, 1980


“I was kind of devilish [as a kid]. I got in trouble a lot. I would always take the dare.”
The Story Of The Eagles: The Long Run, Marc Shapiro, 1995

“I grew up on a farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and my mother sang a lot. My grandfather played violin and taught piano. So it was kind of a musical family in a way… At around twelve or thirteen I got an acoustic guitar and took some lessons.
Interview with Ken Sharp, 2006

“I heard country music growing up but I wasn’t influenced by it. My influences were Elvis and Conway Twitty. The first song I ever performed in public was ‘Honeycomb’ at a PTA meeting. I had my first guitar by then and knew a few chords. I later changed to the

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