The Sprague Brothers are a

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duo from

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. Frank Lee Sprague and Chris Sprague. Appearances on CBS Television and reviews in Playboy and Rolling Stone along with many commercial releases and World Tours have solidified the Sprague's place as West Texas Rock'n'roll icons.

Recordings

The Brothers have recorded two albums for Hightone Records, one in 1999 and one in 2000. The duo's early recordings were issued on such labels as Nesman Records and Tidal Wave Records. Their first release was a " 45" recorded and released at Nesman Studios in Wichita Falls, Texas. New albums continue to be recorded, most notably on Wichita Falls Records and also El Toro Records in

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. The most recent releases are ''Changing the World, One Chick At A Time'' on Wichita Falls Records. The LP features guest appearances by Randy Fuller (

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's brother) and

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(

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's son), and "The Song".

In the media

The Sprague Bros appeared on

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Nationwide television to a worldwide audience, received reviews in ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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'' amongst others. They have been featured twice on

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's ''

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'' and ''

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''. https://www.npr.org/2000/12/21/1115853/sprague-brothers

Tours

The Sprague Brothers band has toured the US countless times for the past two decades. Their worldwide tours have included every major country and tours of

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extended their fanbase to the orient.

External links

Official website

Interview with Chris Sprague - Rockerzine.com 2014

References

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