Pinetop Sparks

Pinetop Sparks
Birth nameAaron Gant
Also known asAaron Sparks
Born(1910-05-22)May 22, 1910
Corona, Lee County, Mississippi, U.S.
OriginSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1935(1935-11-05) (aged 25)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
GenresBlues
OccupationPianist
InstrumentPiano

Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks (born Aaron Gant, May 22, 1910 – November 5, 1935)[1] was an American blues pianist active in St. Louis in the early 1930s. He died in his twenties from either poisoning or exhaustion.

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 114. ISBN 978-0313344237.