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Junior Parker

Name	Junior Parker
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Herman Parker, Jr.
Alias	Mr Blues, Little Junior Parker
Born	May 27, 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi or West Memphis, AR, United States
Died	November 18, 1971 Blue Island, Illinois, United States
Instrument	Vocals, harmonica
Genre	Blues, gospel
Occupation	Musician
Years active	1951–1971
Label	Sun Records Modern Records Capitol
Associated acts	The Blue Flames

Junior Parker (May 27, 1932 - November 18, 1971) was a successful and influential Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth". He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.

Biography

Junior Parker was born in either Clarksdale, Mississippi or West Memphis, AR

He sang in gospel groups as a child, and played on the various blues circuits beginning in his teenage years. His biggest influence as a harmonica player was Sonny Boy Williamson, with whom he worked before moving on to work for Howlin' Wolf in 1949. Around 1950 he was a member of Memphis's ad hoc group, the Beale Streeters, with Bobby 'Blue' Bland and B.B. King.

In 1951 he formed his own band, the Blue Flames, with guitarist Auburn 'Pat' Hare. Parker was discovered in 1952 by Ike Turner, who signed him to Modern Records. He put out one single on this record label, "You're My Angel." This brought him to the attention of Sam Phillips, and he and his band signed onto Sun Records in 1953. There they produced three successful songs: "Feelin' Good" (which reached # 5 on the Billboard R&B; charts), "Love My Baby," and "Mystery Train" ,with Floyd Murphy (Matt "Guitar" Murphy's brother) on guitar, later covered by Elvis Presley. For Presley's version of "Mystery Train", Scotty Moore borrowed the guitar riff from Parker's "Love My Baby".

Later in 1953, Parker toured with Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace, and also joined Duke Records. Parker and Bland headed the highly successful Blues Consolidated Revue, which became a staple part of the southern blues circuit. He continued to have a string of hits on the R&B; chart, including the smooth "Next Time You See Me" (1957); re-makes of Roosevelt Sykes' songs, "Sweet Home Chicago" (1958) and "Driving Wheel" (1961); Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do" (1963); Don Robey's "Mother-in-Law Blues" (1956); and his own "Stand by Me." (1961)

His success was limited after he left the Duke label in 1966. He recorded for various labels, including Mercury, Blue Rock, Minit, and Capitol.

Parker died on November 18, 1971, at age 39, on Blue Island, Illinois during surgery for a brain tumor.

Tributes

On his 1974 album ...Explores Your Mind, Al Green dedicated his original version of the song "Take Me To The River" to Parker, who he describes as "a cousin of mine who's gone on, and we'd kinda like to carry on in his name."

Discography

Singles

"Sittin' at the Window" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1951)

"Sittin' at the Bar" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1951)

"You're My Angel" / "Bad Women, Bad Whiskey" (with Ike Turner) - Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames - (Modern 864 1952)

"Feelin' Bad" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1952)

"Feelin' Good" / "Fussin' and Fightin' Blues" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun 187 1953) (R&B; # 5)

"Mystery Train" / "Love My Baby" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun 192 1953)

"Can't Understand" / "Dirty Friend Blues" - Little Junior Parker & Bill Johnson's Blue Flames - (Duke 120 1954)

"Please Baby Blues" / "Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin'" - Little Junior Parker & Bill Johnson's Blue Flames - (Duke 127 1954)

"Bachelor's Blues" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke UNISS 1955)

"Can You Teach Me Baby" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke UNISS 1955)

"Backtrackin'" / "I Wanna Ramble" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke 137 1955)

"Driving Me Mad" / "There Better Not Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke 147 1955)

"Mother-In-Law Blues" / "That's My Baby" - Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band - (Duke 157 1956)

"Next Time You See Me" / "Dolly Bee" - Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band - (Duke 164 1957) (pop # 74, R&B; # 7)

"Pretty Baby" / "That's Alright" - Little Junior Parker & His Combo - (Duke 168 1957)

"Peaches" / "Pretty Little Doll" - Little Junior Parker & The Al Smith Orchestra - (Duke 177 1957)

"Sittin' And Thinkin'" / "Wondering" - Little Junior Parker & His Band - (Duke 184 1957)

"Barefoot Rock" / "What Did I Do" - Little Junior Parker & His Band - (Duke 193 1957)

"Sweet Home Chicago" / "Sometimes" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 301 1958) (R&B; # 13)

"Five Long Years" / "I'm Holding On" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 306 1959) (R&B; # 13)

"Stranded" / "Blue Letter" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 309 1959)

"Dangerous Woman" / "Belinda Marie" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 315 1959)

"Stand By Me" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 330 1961) (R&B; # 11)

"Driving Wheel" - Junior Parker - (Duke 335 1961) (pop # 85, R&B; # 5)

"In The Dark" (R&B; # 7) / "How Long Can This Go On" - Little Junior Parker (Duke 341 1961) (R&B; # 28)

"Annie Get Your Yo-Yo"/"Mary Jo" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 345 1962) (R&B; # 6)

"Someone Somewhere" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 357 1962)

"Yonders Wall" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 367)

"Strange Things Happening" - Little Jr. Parker - (Duke 371 1962) (pop # 99)

"The Things I Used to Do" - Junior Parker - (Duke 376 1963)

"Jivin' Woman" - Junior Parker - (Duke 384 1964)

"Crying For My Baby" - Junior Parker - (Duke 389 1965) (R&B; # 36)

"Man Or Mouse" - Junior Parker - (Duke 413 1966) (R&B; # 27)

"You Can Make it If You Try" - Junior Parker - (Mercury 72651 1967)

"I Can't Put My Finger On It" - Junior Parker - (Mercury 72699 1967) (R&B; # 48)

"Ain't Gon' Be No Cutting Loose" - Junior Parker - (Blue Rock 4080 1969) (R&B; # 48)

"Worried Life Blues" - Little Jr. Parker - (Minit 32080 1969) (R&B; # 34)

"Drownin' On Dry Land" Junior Parker - (Capitol 2997 1971) (pop # 114, R&B; # 48)

Albums

Drivin' Wheel Duke vinyl LP 76 (1961)

:Track listing: "Driving Wheel"; "I Need Love So Bad"; "Foxy Devil"; "Someone Broke This Heart of Mine"; "How Long Can This Go On"; "Yonders Wall"; "Annie Get Your Yo-Yo"; "Tin Pan Alley"; "Someone Somewhere"; "Seven Days"; "The Tables have Turned"; "Sweet Talking Woman"

Love Ain’t Nothin’ But A Business Goin’ On Groove Merchant (1971)

:Track listing: A1 Love Ain’t Nothin’ But a Business Goin’ On; A2 The Outside Man; A3 Darling Depend on Me; A4 Taxman; A5 Rivers Invitation; B1 I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone; B2 Just to Hold My Hand; B3 You Know I Love You; B4 Lady Madonna; B5 Tomorrow Never Knows

References

External links

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1424/Junior_Parker_Mr_Blues

http://www.centrohd.com/biogra/p1/little_junior_parker_b.htm

http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/juniorparker.txt

Junior Parker Discography

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Jimmy McGriff

Name	Jimmy McGriff
Landscape	no
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	James Harrell McGriff
Born	April 03, 1936Germantown, Pennsylvania United States
Died	May 24, 2008Voorhees Township, New Jersey United States
Instrument	Vocals, violin, guitar, organ, piano, vibes, alto saxophone, drums and upright bass
Genre	Jazz, hard bop, blues, soul-jazz
Occupation	Musician, bandleader
Years active	1960 - 2007
Label	Groove Merchant, Jell Records, Sue, Solid State
Notable instruments	Hammond B-3 organHammond XB-3 synthesizer

James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936—May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.

Biography

Early years and influences

Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing piano at the age of five and by his teens had also learned to play vibes, alto sax, drums and upright bass. His first group was as bassist in a piano trio. When he joined the United States Army, McGriff served as an MP during the Korean War and he later became a police officer in Philadelphia for two years.

Discography

I've Got a Woman, Sue, 1963

One of Mine, Sue, 1963

Jimmy McGriff at the Apollo, Sue, 1963

Christmas With McGriff, Sue, 1964

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ, Sue, 1964

Topkapi, Sue, 1964

Blues for Mister Jimmy, Sue, 1965

The Big Band of Jimmy McGriff, Solid State, 1966

Cherry, Solid State, 1966

A Bag Full of Soul, Solid State, 1966

A Bag Full of Blues, Solid State, 1967

I've Got a New Woman, Solid State, 1967

The Worm, Solid State, 1968

Honey, Solid State, 1968

Step 1, Solid State, 1969

A Thing to Come By, Solid State, 1969

Electric Funk, Blue Note, 1969

Something to Listen To, Blue Note, 1970

Black Pearl, Blue Note, 1971

Good Things Don't Happen Everyday, Groove Merchant, 1971

Groove Grease, Groove Merchant, 1971

Black and Blues, Groove Merchant, 1971

Soul Sugar, Capitol, 1971

Let's Stay Together, Groove Merchant, 1972

Fly Dude, Groove Merchant, 1972

Giants of the Organ Come Together, Groove Merchant, 1973

The Main Squeeze, Groove Merchant, 1974

Stump Juice, Groove Merchant'', Groove Merchant, 1975

The Mean Machine, Groove Merchant, 1976 Feat. Joe Thomas

Red Beans, Groove Merchant, 1976

Tailgunner, Lester Radio Corp. 1977

Outside Looking In, Lester Radio Corp. 1978

City Lights, Jazz America, 1980

Movin' Upside the Blues, JAM, 1980

The Groover, JAM, 1982

Countdown, Milestone, 1983

Skywalk, Milestone, 1984

State of the Art, Milestone, 1985

Soul Survivors, Milestone, 1986 with Hank Crawford

The Starting Five, Milestone, 1986

Steppin' Up, Milestone, 1987 with Hank Crawford

Blue to the Bone, Milestone, 1988

On the Blue Side, Milestone, 1989 with Hank Crawford

You Ought To Think About Me, Headfirst, 1990

In A Blue Mood, Headfirst, 1991

Right Turn on Blues, Telarc, 1994 with Hank Crawford

Blues Groove, Telarc, 1995 with Hank Crawford

The Dream Team, Milestone, 1996 Feat. David 'Fathead' Newman

Charles Earland's Jazz Organ Summit, Cannonball, 1997

Road Tested, Milestone, 1997 with Hank Crawford

Straight Up, Milestone, 1998 Feat. David 'Fathead' Newman

Crunch Time, Milestone, 1999 with Hank Crawford

McGriff's House Party, Milestone, 1999 Feat. Dr. Lonnie Smith

Feelin' It, Milestone, 2000

McGriff Avenue, Milestone, 2001

References

External links

The New York Times Obituary

Washington Post Obituary

Illustrated Discography

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Junior Parker

Biography

Tributes

See also

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

Jimmy McGriff

Biography

Early years and influences

Discography

References

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