Mark Warren Spoelstra (June 30, 1940 – February 25, 2007) was an American s… Read Full Bio ↴Mark Warren Spoelstra (June 30, 1940 – February 25, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist.
He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his musical career in Los Angeles in his teens and migrated around to wind up in New York City in time to take part in the folk music revival of the early 1960s. He is best remembered for his activity in the Greenwich Village area. He performed with Bob Dylan soon after Dylan's arrival in New York City, was a contributor to Broadside Magazine and recorded a number of albums for Folkways Records and other labels.
Raised as a Quaker, Spoelstra's career was put on hold from 1963–1965, when he performed alternative service as a conscientious objector in Fresno, California. In the mid 1960s, he frequently performed at the Ash Grove in West Hollywood—where a man from New York who had reinvented himself as Taj Mahal comprised the house band—and was known for his contemplative compositions, which sometimes reflected incidents in his part-time career as a school bus driver. He later settled in Northern California, where he lived, primarily near Stockton, until his death. He withdrew from the touring life in the early 1970s to raise a family. In the mid 1970s, he became a minister and used his musical talents as a means to preach his spiritual messages. He worked for a number of years as a tour bus driver in Yosemite National Park. Throughout, Spoelstra remained in touch with his music. In 2001, he recorded an album entitled, Out of My Hands for the Origin Jazz Library label; the first record he'd made in 20 years. The album is a mix of new songs written for the album and some of his old favorites. In his later years he returned to the stage to perform on a limited scale. In any event he performed until the summer of 2006 when illness forced him to stop. Several of his albums recorded for Elektra Records, long out of print, have also recently been reissued on compact discs. Another album, self-produced, of original gospel music, Gospel Trucker, is planned for reissue.
Spoelstra died from complications of pancreatic cancer at his home in Pioneer, California on February 25, 2007.
He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his musical career in Los Angeles in his teens and migrated around to wind up in New York City in time to take part in the folk music revival of the early 1960s. He is best remembered for his activity in the Greenwich Village area. He performed with Bob Dylan soon after Dylan's arrival in New York City, was a contributor to Broadside Magazine and recorded a number of albums for Folkways Records and other labels.
Raised as a Quaker, Spoelstra's career was put on hold from 1963–1965, when he performed alternative service as a conscientious objector in Fresno, California. In the mid 1960s, he frequently performed at the Ash Grove in West Hollywood—where a man from New York who had reinvented himself as Taj Mahal comprised the house band—and was known for his contemplative compositions, which sometimes reflected incidents in his part-time career as a school bus driver. He later settled in Northern California, where he lived, primarily near Stockton, until his death. He withdrew from the touring life in the early 1970s to raise a family. In the mid 1970s, he became a minister and used his musical talents as a means to preach his spiritual messages. He worked for a number of years as a tour bus driver in Yosemite National Park. Throughout, Spoelstra remained in touch with his music. In 2001, he recorded an album entitled, Out of My Hands for the Origin Jazz Library label; the first record he'd made in 20 years. The album is a mix of new songs written for the album and some of his old favorites. In his later years he returned to the stage to perform on a limited scale. In any event he performed until the summer of 2006 when illness forced him to stop. Several of his albums recorded for Elektra Records, long out of print, have also recently been reissued on compact discs. Another album, self-produced, of original gospel music, Gospel Trucker, is planned for reissue.
Spoelstra died from complications of pancreatic cancer at his home in Pioneer, California on February 25, 2007.
Sugar Babe
Mark Spoelstra Lyrics
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Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Sugar babe, Sugar baby Please say you'll be mine Sugar babe,…
Billy Burnette Sugar babe Honey you're the one Sugar babe You got me all…
Boogertown Gap You get a line and I′ll get a pole, oh…
Buster Brown Sugar babe, Sugar baby Please say you'll be mine Sugar babe,…
Jim Kweskin Lipscomb Sugar babe, I'm tired of you, Ain't your honey…
LUV What a shame Didn't wanna be the one that got away,…
Luv' Sugar babe, sugar babe ss ss sugar babe Sugar babe, sugar…
Manassas Stills You can do what you want to do You can…
Mance Lipscomb (spoken: It was the first'un I learnt) Sugar babe, I'm ti…
Stephen Stills & Manassas You can do what you want to do You can be…
Steve Miller Band Way down in Alabama There's a girl just a waitin' for…
The Blood Moon Howlers Don't we all want the fantasy It's my favorite way to…
The Youngbloods Shoot your dice and have your fun, sugar babe Shoot your…
The Youngbloods - Zabriskie Point Shoot your dice and have your fun, sugar babe Shoot your…
Tom Rush Traditional Sugar babe, what's the matter with you ? You…
Uncle Earl Ain't got no use. Ain't got no use for that…
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Just a Hand to Hold He was, he was a friend of mine He was, he…
White Winged Dove I can play this guitar, I can sing a few…
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@egrogshub
Mark Spoestra was a wonderful artist. Sad to say, I had not realized he was ill until his last illness turned for the very worst. His son was kind enough to contact me. Great artist, great family. Thank you!
@tylerdoggie
This album was a staple for me in the 60's . Thank you Mark Spoelstra for making my heart sing!
@Jm01394
The greatest of music ever made. 55 years of listening to everything else, this is what I've returned to .thank you and YouTube and Pandora for throwing Marks name back toy brain!!
@TheIsreal0312
It is a real shame that folk music hardly ever gets played on the radio these days. If you have internet access, KBOO in Portland Oregon does a very good job, weekday mornings between 5:30 and 7:00 and Saturday mornings between 7:00 and 12:00. I go to the website and listen all the time.
@juliatitze
the rythm is like the smooth beat of a horse pacing down a path.
@eddieblack4568
Mark was a very good friend of Dylan 's in the early days.
@marcatkins1967
I have to say I prefer this to the original Mance Lipscomb version. Sacrilege I know but Spoestra is so clean and clear its a pleasure listening to him. It was sad to learn that he died a while back of cancer.
@SashaLaurenAuthor
Wonderful
@ArkRed1
Dave Sears is the guy with the banjo. He sounded more like Pete Seeger than Seeger. He's still around, and performs at the Village Reunions they have each year.
@CurtisMateer
Great. The sort of find that one who appreciates the posting of might immediately save to real player before it gets deleted...might even buy the album.