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This interview features Harold “Lucky” Floyd, drummer of the rock and roll band “The Sparkles.” A native of Seagraves, Texas, Lucky discusses his early life and how he became involved in music. He recounts his career with The Sparkles, their rise to fame in the mid-1960s, and his later years as a high school band director.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Harold "Lucky" Floyd

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'''Date:''' October 11, 2012

'''Location:''' Dallas, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Andy Wilkinson

'''Length:''' 01:03:24


==Abstract==

Life, Lucky and Andy talk about old local music venues and playing there, Lucky discusses his early life and youth, Musical career, Lucky talks about how he got into music and the Sparkles, Regrets not recording much during this time, Discusses why he got interested in music, Discusses when his band moved to California, TV career, Performing at The Factory and famous people he met, Recounts when the band moved back to Austin, Band Directing, Proud of career as a band director, Talks about retirement and what he did after directing, Discuss influential band directors and marching bands, Lucky talks about how he did rock n’ roll shows for band page, Addresses how he got the name “Lucky”, Why were they called a garage band, Discuss the best musicians he played with



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'''Transcript:''' Transcript available on Dspace

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/316557

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