Joe Bennett (top), Jimmy Denton (left), Wayne Arthur (right) and Howard "Sparky" Childress were the original Sparkletones.
As the four boys from Cowpens waited backstage to perform at Spartanburg's Memorial Auditorium one January night in 1957, they could only hope that their dreams of becoming teen-age rock 'n' stars... >>read more
Gotta Buck: Robert Buck Memorial Scholarship Fund: 10,000 Maniacs guitarist Robert Buck succumbed to liver disease on December 19, 2000 at the age of 42. To honor Rob's memory, the band has established a scholarship fund through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. This website has been donated by Spinning Webs Internet Services to... >>read more