Sparks Music

Full line musical instrument retail store. Also specalize in commercial and resedential audio/video installations. Sparks Music is your classic "from the mail room up" all-American success story. Roger Sparks started in 1964, teaching guitar students...

Full line musical instrument retail store. Also specalize in commercial and resedential audio/video installations. Sparks Music is your classic "from the mail room up" all-American success story. Roger Sparks started in 1964, teaching guitar students at his parents home on Route 4 in Arkansas City, Kansas. He quickly grew to teaching 50 to 60 lessons per week. It didn't take long for his mom to want her living room back. So, in 1968, Roger and Diane Sparks founded Sparks Music at 836 South Summit. This was the heart of the explosion of live music in American culture. You would often find musicians like the legendary steel guitar player Jeff Newman stopping in to jam. Soon the opportunity to obtain a larger storefront in the heart of downtown Arkansas City became available, and Sparks Music relocated to 105 N. Summit, where they remained until April 1974. In April of 1974, Sparks Music held their gra