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Sparks

American rock and pop band · US rock and pop duo, The Mael Brothers

Description	American rock and pop band Source: Wikidata
Formed	Sources disagree: 1970 (MusicBrainz) · 1971 (Wikidata)
Formed in	Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Area	United States Source: MusicBrainz
Country	US United States Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Genres	alternative rock pop rock new wave art rock glam rock electronica electropop proto-punk psychedelic rock synth-punk synth-pop disco Source: Wikidata
Record labels	Roadrunner Records Columbia Records Virgin Records Atlantic Records Island Records Warner Music Group Source: Wikidata

Members

Earle Mankey 1968–1973 (background vocals); 1968–1973 (guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
James Mankey 1968–1973 (bass guitar) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
Harley Feinstein 1970–1973 (drums (drum set)) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
Adrian Fisher 1973–1974 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Martin Gordon 1973–1974 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Dinky Diamond 1973–1975 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
Ian Hampton 1974–1975 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Trevor White 1974–1975 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Sal Maida 1976–1976 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Hilly Michaels 1976–1976 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
Jeff Salen 1976–1976 (background vocals); 1976–1976 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Leslie Bohem 1981–1986 (background vocals); 1981–1986 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Bob Haag 1981–1986 (background vocals); 1981–1986 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
David Kendrick 1981–1986 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
James Goodwin 1982–1983 (synthesizer) · MusicBrainz
Christi Haydon 1994–1995 (background vocals); 1994–1995 (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
Tammy Glover 1997–2009 (background vocals); 1997–2009 (drums (drum set)); 1997–2009 (glockenspiel); 1997–2009 (timpani) · MusicBrainz
Dean Menta 2002–2017 (background vocals); 2002–2017 (timpani); 2002–2017 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Steve McDonald 2005–2008 (background vocals); 2005–2008 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Josh Klinghoffer 2006–2008 (background vocals); 2006–2008 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Jim Wilson 2006–2009 (background vocals); 2006–2009 (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Steven Nistor 2006–present (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
Marcus Blake 2008–2009 (background vocals); 2008–2009 (guitar); 2008–2009 (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Evan Weiss 2017–present (background vocals); 2017–present (guitar) · MusicBrainz
Max Whipple 2021–present (background vocals); 2021–present (bass guitar) · MusicBrainz
Ron Mael ?–present (keyboard); ?–present (synthesizer); ?–present (organ); ?–present (piano) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Russell Mael ?–present (lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
John Mendelsohn · Discogs

Also known as

Halfnelson Halfnelson (Sparks) The Sparks ハーフネルソン

Identifiers

mbid: f319b57a-a494-40f6-a467-3d196d3484e6 · wikidata: Q1344131 · isni: 0000000110187663 · discogs: 1288076, 6271 · apple_music: 218206 · spotify: 7pwjGKaqnfkvS7eQbHaqyH

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