Given the question: Facts: - instrument: bass guitar guitar - years active: 1991-present - genre: glam metal , hard rock , heavy metal - birth date: 20 june 1968 - name: barry sparks - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - birth place: lucasville , ohio - associated acts: guy jon roth dokken ted nugent ufo scorpions b ' z mann-dude yngwie malmsteen michael schenker group cosmosquad uli - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barry sparks .
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barry sparks -lrb- born june 20 , 1968 , in lucasville , ohio -rrb- is the former bass player of yngwie malmsteen , the michael schenker group , ufo , dokken , and ted nugent , amongst others .currently sparks is part of the touring band for the japanese rock group b ' z , and has also contributed to several of their albums and singles .