Mark Spoelstra
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Biography
[Edit]In the wake of Bob Dylan's breakthrough success in the early '60s, countless other similarly styled folk artists followed, including singer/guitarist Mark Spoelstra. Born on June 30, 1940, in Kansas City, MO, but raised in California, Spoelstra eventually relocated to New York City, where he began playing at coffeehouses and clubs (often performing as a duo with none other than Dylan himself). Shortly after the dawn of the '60s, Spoelstra was signed by Folkways Records, issuing a pair of recordings in 1963: Mark Spoelstra Recorded at Club 47 Inc. and Songs of Mark Spoelstra with a Twelve-String Guitar. 1965 held great promise for Spoelstra, as he signed a new record label (Elektra), issued his third release overall, Five & Twenty Questions, and played at the Newport Folk Festival. But after one more release, 1966's State of Mind, Spoelstra's music career was put on hold as he served in the U.S. military.
After fulfilling his military duties, Spoelstra picked up where he left off, releasing a self-titled release for Columbia Records in 1969 and touring the United States, Canada, England, and Holland. But once more, mainstream success eluded Spoelstra. Now having to support a family and failing to make ends meet, he completely turned his back on music and turned his attention to religion. But by 1974, Spoelstra had enrolled in the Two Year Discovery Art Guild Internship Program of Intensive Bible Study at Peninsula Bible Church, in Palo Alto, CA, eventually leading to him becoming a minister of music. Spoelstra subsequently began issuing albums once more, such as 1976's gospel-based Somehow, I Always Knew, among others. On February 24, 2007, after a short battle with cancer, the singer passed away.
Title: Mark Spoelstra San Francisco Live
Artist: Mark Spoelstra
Title: Songs of Mark Spoelstra with Twelve-String Guitar
Artist: Mark Spoelstra
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Five & Twenty Questions
Artist: Mark Spoelstra
Genre: Blues, Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Mark Spoelstra Recorded At Club 47
Artist: Mark Spoelstra
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Mark Spoelstra Live In San Francisco 1965
Artist: Mark Spoelstra
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Collections
Title: Bluegrass & More, Vol. 1
Genre: Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Broadside Ballads, Volume One
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass & More, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: American Folk Revival 2020
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: US Folk, Bluegrass And Psych
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Title: Cult 60s Singer-Songwriters
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Finger-Picking Masters 2023
Featuring albums
Title: Broadside Ballads, Vol. 3: The Broadside Singers
Artist: The Broadside Singers
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Kids, Contemporary Folk
Title: Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Contemporary Folk, Folk