Paul Sykes (1937–1994), was an American folksinger, best known for live performances in the early 1960s at The Ice House, a folk music club in Pasadena, California, and as a member of folk trio The Randy Sparks Three. He also performed at The Troubadour (Los Angeles).
He was a prize-winning Whippet enthusiast in Coronado, California throughout the 1960s.
Discography Title Label ReleaseI Wanna Love You Baby, But You Just Don't Treat Me Right / Sweet YouCrown Records19?? singleGreat American Folk SongsCrown Records1958 LPCoffee House (various artists)Dorian Records1959 LPThe Randy Sparks Three (as member of trio)Verve Records1960 LPI'm Not Kiddin' Ya'Horizon Records1962 LPLet's Have A Hootenanny vols. 1–3 (various artists)Crown Records1963 LPHootenanny at the Troubador (various artists)Horizon Records1963 LPFolk Baroque (Mason Williams)Davon Records1963 LPCandy ManWarner Bros. Records1965 LPThe Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me / Two-Ten-Six-EighteenWarner Bros. Records1965 single
References Billboard Mar 3, 1958, p. 17 (Great American Folk Songs in new LP releases) Apr 14, 1958, p. 26 (review of Great American Folk Songs) June 2, 1962, p. 22 (review of The Randy Sparks Three) Mar 2, 1963, p. 18 (article about live recordings at The Ice House) Jan 16, 1965, p. 28 (Candy Man in Warner Bros. Records ad) Feb 6, 1965, p. 42 (review of Candy Man) Feb 20, 1965, p. 39 (Candy Man in new LP releases) Palm Beach Post March 20, 1965, p. F12 (review of Candy Man) American Whippet Club – Whippet News June, 1962
External links Horizon discography Verve discography Crown discography Warner Brothers discography