Facts:   - instrument: vocals , guitar    - death date: 1994    - genre: folk      - birth date: 1937    - name: paul sykes    - background: solo_singer    - occupation: singer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul sykes -lrb- singer -rrb- .
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paul sykes -lrb- 1937 -- 1994 -rrb- , was an american folksinger , best known for live performances in the early 1960s at the ice house , a folk music club in pasadena , california , and as a member of folk trio the randy sparks three .he also performed at the troubadour -lrb- los angeles -rrb- .he was a prize-winning whippet enthusiast in coronado , california throughout the 1960s .