Meet Kid Sparkie
I'm Inspired and Lucky
I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I got my first guitar at 13 and inspiration surrounded me. I've been very lucky to meet really great players in my youth who taught me the value of songs. I play guitar, mandolin, and lap steel and other stringed things. I write songs and play them with my friends in the Best Band in America.
Gear and Bands
Gear
Schecter PT Fastback 2005
provided by Jonathan Fletcher Music Smyrna TN
Fender Custom Tele 2005
GFS hand-wired p/u's provided by Earl Slick
set up and maintained by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Fernandes Strat 1987
provided and maintained by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Danelectro Vintage 12 String
provided by Jonathan Fletcher Music Smyrna TN
Kid Sparkie Flying V Custom 2007
set up by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Fender American Standard Tele 2015
Epiphone SG Special 2010
Washburn Oscar Schmidt Special 1988
Gretsch Penguin G5021
set up and maintained by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Taylor 114
set up and maintained by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Takamine G series
Loar LM520 w Fishman M200
set up and maintained by Tim's Guitars Baton Rouge LA
Savannah mandolins
Artisan Lap Steel
Vox AC30HW2 2010
Roland JC120 1992
Marshall MG100DFX 2005
GK ML250 1984 Lunchbox/Rush In A Box
rebuild by Chris's Electronics Whippany NJ
Crate GX80
Orange Crush 35
NYC Bigshot Pedalboards
Bands Across America
Baton Rouge LA - Kid Sparkie and the Best Band in America
MS - The Stew, Shannon Bayou Williford Band
Nashville - Eyewitness Blues
NJ - Kid Sparkie and the Bluefish, Living Proof NJ, Tanglewood f/ Scott Siller and Rockin Rochelle
Upcoming Gigs and Bands
2024 Upcoming:
Coming soon:
New variety band featuring Kid Sparkie and friends
Gig Archive
2024
Living Proof Band NJ Presents:
LPB Rockin for the Red, White, and Blues
Sat Jul 6
f/ Matty Ice(vocals), C-Love(guitars), KDub(drums),
Delta Dawn(bass), Brucifer Gatewood(guitars)
Greenwood Lake Marina NJ
In memory of our dear brother White Thunder
Sun Feb 11
The Stew celebrates Dimanche Gras
f/Bayou and Patio Daddyo
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
2023
Living Proof Band NJ Rockin for America
Sat Jul 1
f/ Matty Ice(vocals), C-Love(guitars), KW(drums), and Dawn(bass)
Greenwood Lake Marina NJ
May 14 w Shannon 'Bayou' Williford
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
May 13 w Shannon 'Bayou' Williford and Friends
Sea Grapes Gulfport MS
Apr 23 w Shannon 'Bayou' Williford
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
Apr 2 w Shannon 'Bayou' Williford
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
"The Stew" presents Dimanche Gras
Feb 19
w Blues HOF'er Shannon 'Bayou' Williford (harp), Patio Daddyo (bass), Dave Thomas (drums)
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
2022
"The Stew" presents Cruisin the Coast 2022
Oct 8-9
w Blues HOF'er Shannon 'Bayou' Williford, Patio Daddyo (bass), Brannan Lane (drums)
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
Living Proof Band NJ Rock n Roll Reunion
Long Live White Thunder!
Sep 3
f/Matty Ice, C-Love, KW, Big R
Greenwood Lake Marina NJ
Summer of Song Residency
Jun 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
w Blues HOF'er Shannon 'Bayou' Williford
Shaggy's Pass Christian MS
Weekend In The Heartland
Jul 16 Kid Sparkie and friends
Bosch Farm Centennial Newman IL
Jul 15 Kid Sparkie solo
Gin Mill Decatur IL
Apr 3 w Shannon Williford
Phil Brady's Baton Rouge LA
2021
Nov 23 w Jonathan Fletcher
Fat Cats Saloon DS LA
July 4 w Shannon Williford
Pass Christian MS 4th of July Celebration
2020
Feb 28 Kid Sparkie and the Best Band in America
Brother Doug Bennett - drums
Dana Hall - bass
Shannon Bayou Williford - harp
Stephen Parker - guitar, vocals, songs
Presented by Chris Maxwell and Red Dragon Listening Room
SOLD OUT!
Opening for Grammy Winners RECKLESS KELLY
Manship Theatre Baton Rouge LA
Feb 23 w Shannon Bayou Williford Band
Pass Christian MS Mardis Gras Parade 1230pm
Jan 25 w Tanglewood Scott and Rochelle
City Streets E Windsor NJ
2019
Dec 31 2019 w Tanglewood
City Streets E Windsor NJ
Dec 26 2019 w Shannon Williford
Phil Brady's Baton Rouge LA
Dec 13 w Shannon Williford
Juan Tequila's Long Beach MS
Nov 16 2019 w Tanglewood
City Streets W Windsor NJ
Dec 14 2019 w Tanglewood
City Streets W Windsor NJ
Oct 19 2019 w Tanglewood
City Streets W Windsor NJ
Sep 29 2019 The Tanglewood Wedding
Landmark, Asbury Park NJ
Sep 21 2019 w Tanglewood
City Streets W Windsor NJ
Sep 1 2019 LPB Rock on the Water
Hewitt NJ
Aug 31 2019 Mainbrook Tavern Englishtown NJ
Tanglewood w Scott and Rochelle
July 25 2019 @ Music in the Park Monroe NJ
Tanglewood w Scott and Rochelle
July 27 @ Greenwood Lake Marina Hewitt NJ
Living Proof Band NJ Annual Rock On The Water
July 13 2019 @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott and Rochelle
June 8 2019 @ Bacchus Pass Christian MS
BRBlues Society Hall of Famer Shannon Williford
May 10 2019 @ Phil Brady's Baton Rouge LA
BRBlues Society Hall of Famer Shannon Williford
April 20 2019 @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott and Rochelle
Feb 23 2019 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Jan 29 2019 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
2018
Kid Sparkie in New Jersey
Dec 29 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Nov 17 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Kid Sparkie in Baton Rouge
Nov 15 600pm @ Time Out Lounge
w Shannon "Bayou" Williford
Handy Award Winner and BTR Blues Legend
Kid Sparkie in New Jersey
Oct 27 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Sep 22 900pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
July 7 4pm @ Greenwood Lake Marina Hewitt NJ
Living Proof Band NJ Annual Rock On The Water f/ Nature Gurl, Matty Ice, C-Love, Kenny Mack, K Dub, and White Thunder
June 16 830pm @ City Streets Cafe E Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
May 19 830pm @ City Streets Cafe E Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
April 21 830pm @ City Streets Cafe E Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Mar 24 830pm @ City Streets Cafe E Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Jan 27 830pm @ City Streets Cafe E Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Kid Sparkie Nashville Residency
Feb 6 2018 All day
@ Centennial Black Box Theater
Bayou's Teaching and Songwriting Clinics
Feb 7 2018
w Delicious Blues Stew
2017
Kid Sparkie in New Jersey
Dec 16 9pm @ City Streets Cafe W Windsor NJ
Tanglewood w Scott Rochelle and Pat
Kid Sparkie Nashville Residency
Dec 17 matinee starts 1130am
@ Bourbon St Boogie Bar, Printers Alley
w Joe n Bayou
Dec 18 2017 matinee starts 1130am
@ Bourbon St Boogie Bar, Printers Alley
w Joe and Bayou
Dec 18 2017 8pm
@ Bourbon St Boogie Bar, Printers Alley
w Shannon Williford
Dec 19 2017 7pm
@ Centennial Black Box Theater
Bayou's Pickin Party
Dec 19 930pm
@ The Country
w Eyewitness Blues
Dec 20 12pm
@ Elizabeth Senior Center
w Shannon de Bayou