Sparkle Moore is a rockabilly singer, who recorded only a few songs during her career, but was highly influential as a pioneer of female rockabilly. Her name was earned because of her similarity to Sparkle, a supporting character in the Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy is a comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a hard-hitting, fast-shooting and intelligent police detective. Created by Chester Gould, the strip made its debut on October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate...

 comic strip. Sparkle dressed in men's clothing, often including leather, and sported an Elvis-influenced pompadour.

In 1956, she toured with Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent

Vincent Eugene Craddock , known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...

 and was scheduled to perform on the Grand Ol' Opry, which was subsequently cancelled due to illness. In 1957, Sparkle retired from music after becoming pregnant to concentrate on raising a family.

Original releases

Fraternity F-751 - Nov. 17, 1956 - Rock-A-Bop(1) / Skull And Cross Bones(2)

Fraternity F-766 - May 1957 - Killer(3) / Tiger(4)

Unissued Tracks - Flower Of My Heart(5), Killer [alt. vers.](6), Tiger [alt. vers.](7)

Compilation reissues

Ace CDCHD 1016 (cd) Good Girls Gone Bad (Wild, Weird, And Wanted) (1,2,5,6,7)

Ace CDCHD 316 (cd) All American Rock 'N' Roll From Fraternity Records (1,3,4,5)

Ace CDCHD 815 (cd) Them Rockabilly Cats (1)

Ace CDCHD 822 (cd) All American Rock 'N' Roll: The Fraternity Story, Vol. 2 (2,4)

Crown 56- 200 (lp) Rock, Rock, Rock, Vol. 2 (1)

Eagle EA-R 90207 (cd) Cool Off Baby (1)

Folkline 274- 162 (cd) Rockabilly Kittens, Vol. 2 (1)

Pompadour DA 002 (10-in. lp) Man's Ruin: Skin-Tone Rock 'N' Roll (2)

Rounder 1031 (lp) Wild, Wild Young Women (1,2)

Supersonic LP-FV 1172 (lp) Hot Boppin' Girls, Vol. 4 (1,2)

Unlimited Prod. ULP 1006 (lp) Let's Have A Ball (1)