with Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton and Frank Zappa. In 1971, Randy Sparks re-formed The Back Porch Majority and toured under the name "Randy Sparks and the Back Porch Majority" through 1979. Sparks and the BPM performed frequently with Burl Ives and Shirley Jones, acting as opening act and back-up band. The group was featured performing the title song to the Disney film, The Apple Dumpling Gang. Members included Mary Lee Duval née Sunseri, Nancy Hooper née Stewart, Dan Gladish, John Erickson, Mark Holly, Dan Murray, Ted Jolly, Ross Sears, and Marv Allin. Mike Clough, singer and guitarist, born May 17, 1942, died on October 3, 2019, at age 77. Michael Crowley, born Michael Crumm in Oklahoma in 1942, died April 27, 2001, in his home in Lakewood,CO at the age of 58. Discography Live from Ledbetters (1965) Meet The Back Porch Majority (1965) Riverboat Days (1965) That's the Way It's Gonna Be (1966) Willy Nilly Wonder of Illusion (1967) RS & The BPM, The Initial Album (1971) New Country Minstrels (1976) References External links . American folk musical groups Musical groups established in 1963 Musical groups disestablished in 1977 1963 establishments in the United States 1977 disestablishments in the United States