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Mark "Sparky" Matejka (Born January 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is an American Southern rock guitarist. He is probably best known as a guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd. He joined the band in 2006,〔Jordan, Mark (June 2, 2006). "Rock's survivors play on: Tragedies take toll on Skynyrd but heart of music still beats", ''The Commercial Appeal'', p. G22.〕 replacing Hughie Thomasson who had left to reform Outlaws. He first played with Skynyrd on their ''Christmas Time Again'' album in 2000 and was credited with guitar and vocals. ==Biography== Prior to joining Lynyrd Skynyrd, Matejka was a member of Hot Apple Pie, a country music band.〔North, Peter (August 4, 2006). "Hot Apple Pie warms to challenge on outdoor saloon's stage", ''Edmonton Journal'', p. A15.〕 He also played for Charlie Daniels Band〔Campell, Dan (June 5, 2006). "Skynyrd plays Wolf Trap: Dedicates 'Red, White, Blue' to military past and present", ''Washington Times'', p. B5.〕 and Sons of the Desert.〔Bream, Jon (June 9, 2006). "Why, it's Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern rock, infiltrating the country-music scene", ''Star Tribune'', p. F4.〕 He played guitar on tour with The Kinleys 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", ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 2.〕 Matejka is a former student of the North Texas State University (now UNT) jazz program, and studied under renowned guitar educator Jack Peterson. Matejka graduated from James E. Taylor High School, in Katy, TX 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Matejka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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