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Sparks

biography

Sparks were a vehicle for the skewed pop smarts and wise-guy wordplay of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, Los Angeles natives who spent their childhood modeling young men's apparel for mail-order catalogs. While attending UCLA in 1970, the Maels formed their first group, Halfnelson, which featured songwriter ...

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Music data provided by All Music Guide (AMG)

members

  • Ron Mael
  • Russell Mael

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