James "Sparky" Rucker has been singing songs and telling stories from the American tradition for over fifty years. Sparky performs with his wife, Rhonda Rucker, adding vocals, guitar, banjo, and spoons to their music. For thirty years, Rhonda Lynn Rucker has been a professional musician, author, and storyteller. the duo have recorded ten albums together. Their CD, Treasurers & Tears, was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award, and their music was included on the Grammy-nominated anthology, Signing Through the Hard Times.
