Song Of The Soul

Sparky Rucker was introduced to the music of the civil rights movement when his mother took him to his first march at the age of 14, but he was already steeped in the music of the era in the black Pentecostal church of his youth and the distinctive Appalachian culture of Eastern Tennessee. Sparky Rucker has woven together music, activism, history and culture for more than 5 decades, raising and inspiring spirits everywhere. Listen to our interview with his wife Rhonda back on August 28, 2016 All songs are performed by Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, and written by those noted: Crossroads (Live) - by Robert Johnson (some lyrics by Sparky Rucker) Big Road Blues - by Tommy Johnson Go Down Moses - traditional C. C. Rider - by Ma Rainy The Good Old Way/Down In the River to Pray - traditional Midnight Thirst - by Sparky Rucker Visit this link to see Sparky and Rhonda's performance of "We Shall Not Be Moved" at the Mystic Sea Music Festival in Mystic, CT. Now available! A new novel by Rhonda Lynn Rucker, Welcome to Bomb