NPR: Melvin Sparks https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134627773 Melvin Sparks en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 13 May 2026 08:42:55 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Melvin Sparks https://www.npr.org/tags/134627773/melvin-sparks R.I.P., Melvin Sparks Soul-jazz lost one of its pioneers Tuesday. Melvin Sparks died at his home in Mount Vernon New York. He was one of the originators of the genre, and then again enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:06:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/03/17/134627128/r-i-p-melvin-sparks https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/03/17/134627128/r-i-p-melvin-sparks

Soul-jazz lost one of its pioneers Tuesday. Melvin Sparks died at his home in Mount Vernon New York. He was one of the originators of the genre, and then again enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s.

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