Miller “Speedy” Sparks, the former bassist of the Texas Tornados, passed away earlier this month. He was 79 years old.

Fellow music legend Johnny Nicholas took to Facebook to confirm the news.

“I’m so sad to lose my good friend and a great musician – Speedy Sparks,” he wrote in his Oct. 8 post. “He was here to help us celebrate the 45th anniversary of Hill Top Café this past Labor Day weekend, and we had the best time and the best music.”

Nicholas further shared, “I’ve known Speedy since the early 70s, and he was always such a solid musician and human being. I could always count on Speedy, and I’ll never forget all of the good times we had on the road and all over the world.”

He then wrote that he will treasure the Labor Day weekend.

According to Saving County Music, Sparks was born o

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