# Melvin Sparks

> Melvin Sparks was an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist. He recorded a number of albums for Prestige Records, later recording for Savant Records. He appeared on several recordings with musicians including Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Leon Spencer and Johnny Hammond Smith.

*American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist (1946–2011)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/melvin-sparks

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1946-03-22
- **Died:** 2011-03-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.melvinsparks.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/44143)
- [ملفين سباركس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B3)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/06ec79de-1ab8-483d-bbea-33aded2c7d50)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1283540)

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