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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Miss Sparky.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Miss Sparky.]] |
| − | + | '''Sparkie Parker''', aka ''Miss Sparkie'', aka ''Sharkie Barker'' (born Linda Sue Parker, 1948) was a member of the [[GTO's]]. | |
| − | + | As a teenager she became friends with [[Pamela Miller|Pamela des Barres]] in 1966 at Cleveland High School in L.A. They became part of the groupie set in L.A. at the Sunset Strip and performed with some friends as the [[Cherry Sisters]] and the Laurel Canyon Ballet Company, alongside [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Mothers of Invention. | |
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| + | Later in her career she provided background vocals on ''[[Disco Boy]]'' for [[Zoot Allures]], as ''"Sparkie Parker"'', on the CD, this name was changed to ''"Sharkie Barker"''. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/257649-Sparkie-Parker Discogs page.] | ||
[[Category:Groupies|Parker, Sparkie]] | [[Category:Groupies|Parker, Sparkie]] | ||
[[Category:Bandmembers|Parker, Sparkie]] | [[Category:Bandmembers|Parker, Sparkie]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Singers|Parker, Sparkie]] |
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Parker, Sparkie]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Parker, Sparkie]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 1 August 2021
Sparkie Parker, aka Miss Sparkie, aka Sharkie Barker (born Linda Sue Parker, 1948) was a member of the GTO's.
As a teenager she became friends with Pamela des Barres in 1966 at Cleveland High School in L.A. They became part of the groupie set in L.A. at the Sunset Strip and performed with some friends as the Cherry Sisters and the Laurel Canyon Ballet Company, alongside Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention.
Later in her career she provided background vocals on Disco Boy for Zoot Allures, as "Sparkie Parker", on the CD, this name was changed to "Sharkie Barker".
