Vincent Mark "Sparky" Matejka is an American rock guitarist. He joined

Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Ju ...

in 2006, replacing

Hughie Thomasson Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. (August 13, 1952 – September 9, 2007) was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was a ...

who had left to reform Outlaws. He first played with the band on their '' Christmas Time Again'' album in 2000 and was credited with guitar and vocals.

Biography

Matejka graduated from

James E. Taylor High School James E. Taylor High School (THS) is a public high school in unincorporated area, unincorporated Harris County, Texas, in Greater Katy. The school, in Nottingham Country, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of Katy Independent School Distr ...

, in Katy, Texas. Prior to joining Lynyrd Skynyrd, Matejka was a member of

Hot Apple Pie Hot Apple Pie was an American country music band founded in 2002 by Brady Seals ( lead vocals), Keith Horne (bass guitar), Trey Landry ( drums), and Mark "Sparky" Matejka (guitar). Matjeka was replaced in 2006 by Kevin Ray. Seals was initially co-l ...

, a country music band. He also played for

Charlie Daniels Band Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. His music fused rock music, rock, country music, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his numb ...

and

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. He played guitar on tour with

the Kinleys The Kinleys were an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (born November 5, 1970). Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for Epic Records (1997's '' Just Between You and Me'' and 2000's ...

in 1998.Boehm, Mike (April 29, 1998). "Twin Engines: The Talented Kinley Sisters Are Prepared for Takeoff: Now They Need to Tap Some Star Power", ''

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'', p. 2.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matejka, Mark American country guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Lead guitarists Living people Lynyrd Skynyrd members Hot Apple Pie members People from Katy, Texas American people of Czech descent University of North Texas College of Music alumni Guitarists from Texas 20th-century American guitarists The Charlie Daniels Band members Blues rock musicians Year of birth missing (living people)