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Shortly after graduating from high school in the early 1980s, Linkous moved to New York City, where he co-founded the band Dancing Hoods. [6] [11] It featured Linkous on guitar and vocals, Bob Bortnick on vocals and guitar, Don Short on drums, and Eric Williams on bass. [11]
Aug 22, 2023 · Mark Linkous Died in 2010. His Final Album Is a Family Affair. For a decade, the last recordings of the psychedelic pop auteur behind Sparklehorse seemed lost or simply unusable.
Nov 4, 2015 · Five years after the death of Sparklehorse leader Mark Linkous, Max Blau talks with many of the idiosyncratic songwriter’s closest friends and collaborators, shedding light on an artist who ...
Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. It was active from 1995 until Linkous's 2010 death. Before forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Family and Salt Chunk Mary.
Ally Carnwath shares her personal story of how Mark Linkous' music as Sparklehorse changed her life and influenced her writing. She reflects on his songs, his struggles, his legacy and his impact on the indie music scene.
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Mar 8, 2010 · Mark Linkous, founder of the acclaimed alternative rock band Sparklehorse, has died. The singer and multi-instrumentalist took his own life Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47.