Junior Parker
ジュニア・パーカー
- BORN: March 27, 1932, West Memphis, Arkansas
1932年3月27日、アーカンソー州ウェスト・メンフィス生まれ - DIED: November 18, 1971, Chicago, Illinois
1971年11月18日、イリノイ州シカゴにて死去 - vocals harmonica
ジュニア・パーカーはゴージャスなアーバン・サウンドが似合うだけでなく、サニー・ボーイIIから学んだダウンホームなハーモニカも吹く。十代の時には、ハウリン・ウルフのバンドのハーモニカ奏者としてジェイムズ・コットンやマット・マーフィーとセッションをおこなったこともある。1952年にモダンに初録音をおこなっていたが、それは、60年代まで未発表のままだった。53年にサンで出した「Feelin' Good」のヒットによって、パーカーはその名を一躍世に知らしめた。続いて発売された「Mystery Train」は不発に終わったが、その後エルヴィス・プレスリーのカヴァーによって大有名曲に。54年、デューク・レコードに移ると、パーカーのゴスペル色の濃いヴォーカルは、鳴り響くホーンのアレンジに包まれていった。「Driving Wheel」「Next Time You See Me」などのヒットを重ね、やはり同じデュークのスターだったボビー・“ブルー”・ブランドと何年間か一緒にツアーをおこなった。71年に脳腫瘍で亡くなっている。
Recordings
- probably January 24, 1952, West Memphis, Arkansas
- June 18, 1953, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Feelin' Good
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues
- circa October 1953, Memphis, Tennessee
- December 2, 1953, Houston, Texas
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- Please Baby Blues
- Dirty Friend Blues
- Can't Understand
- Sittin', Drinkin' And Thinkin'
- possibly March 2, 1954, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Sittin' At The Bar
- Sittin' At The Window
- Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin'
- June 10, 1954, Houston, Texas
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- Can You Tell Me Baby
- Backtracking
- I Wanna Ramble
- February 22/26, 1955, Houston, Texas
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- Driving Me Mad
- There Better Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)
- I'm Tender
- Pretty Baby
- May 7, 1956, Houston, Texas
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- Mother-In-Law Blues
- That's My Baby
- June 14/15, 1956, Houston, Texas
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- My Dolly Bee
- Next Time You See Me
- December 11, 1956, Houston, Texas
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- Pretty Baby
- Pretty Baby
- That's Alright
- January 24, 1957, Chicago, Illinois
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- Peaches
- Pretty Little Doll
- January 1958, Houston, Texas
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- Wondering
- Sitting And Thinking
- Barefoot Rock
- What Did I Do
- Sometimes
- I'm Holding On
- 1958, Chicago, Illinois
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- Sweet Home Chicago
- Five Long Years
- June 23, 1959, Houston, Texas
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- Blue Letter
- Stranded
- Dangerous Woman
- Belinda Marie
- January 1960, Chicago, Illinois
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- You're On My Mind
- The Next Time
- 1960?
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- That's Just Alright
- I'll Learn To Love Again
- August 3, 1960, Chicago, Illinois
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- Stand By Me
- I'll Forget About You
- 1960?
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- How Long Can This Go On
- In The Dark
- November 10, 1960, Chicago, Illinois
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- Sweeter As The Days Go By
- I Feel Alright Again
- I Need Love So Bad
- Sweet Talking Woman
- Tin Pan Alley
- 1961
- September 28, 1961, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Mary Jo
- Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
- September 1962, Houston, Texas
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- It's A Pity
- Yonder's Wall
- Someone Somewhere
- Last Night
- Someone Broke This Heart Of Mine
- 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963, Houston, Texas
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- If You Don't Love Me
- I Can't Forget About You
- 1963, Houston, Texas
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- Strange Things Happening
- I'm Gonna Stop
- 1964, Houston, Texas
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- The Things I Used To Do
- That's Why I'm Always Crying
- Jivin' Woman
- I'm In Love
- Cryin' For My Baby
- Guess You Don't Know (The Golden Rule)
- July 8, 1965, Detroit, Michigan
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- These Kind Of Blues Pt. 1
- These Kind Of Blues Pt. 2
- Why Do You Make Me Cry
- Get Away Blues
- 1965, Houston, Texas
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- Goodbye, Little Girl
- Walking The Floor Over You
- August 4, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Man Or Mouse
- Wait For Another Day
- ?
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- My Love Is Real
- I'm Gonna Take A Chance
- If You Can't Take It (You Sure Can't Make It)
- What Kind Of Love
- It Ain't Like That No More
- Today I Sing The Blues
- What People Say About Love
- Little Old Lover-Me