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Don and Patti Parks

Vintage poster from Don and Patti Parks' national touring days
Patti Parks
Vintage poster from Don and Patti Parks' national touring days

Patti Parks and her daughter share the music and history of the country gospel duo

On this episode of Johnson's Improbable History of Pop, host John Johnson discovers the Inland Northwest country gospel duo Don and Patti Parks. They toured the county and recorded music in their Spokane Valley home studio from 1964–1975.

Here, Patti is in the studio as John's guest along with her daughter Teresa Elliott. They share hard-to-find recordings of their music as well as the faith and inspiration behind the sounds.

First broadcast July 1, 2023.

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