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Junior Parker wurde 1932 im Staat des Delta Blues, Mississippi, geboren. Als Jugendlicher lernte er den Blues von Sonny Boy Williamson , seinem Mentor, und trat mit Gospel-Chören auf. 1949 trat er – noch sehr jung – mit Howlin’ Wolf auf.
Herman "Junior" Parker (March 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971) was an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". [3]
"Mystery Train" was the follow-up single to Junior Parker's 1953 number five Billboard R&B chart release "Feelin' Good". The song did not reach the singles chart. In 1973, with the approval of Sam Phillips, Robbie Robertson of the Band wrote additional lyrics for "Mystery Train", and the group recorded this version of the song for their Moondog Matinee album.
- "Love My Baby"
- November 1953
- September–October 1953
25. Juli 2022 · Junior Parker never lived to see much of the song’s rich afterlife — he died of a brain tumour in 1971.He was commemorated by Al Green in 1974, who mentions him as “a cousin of mine who’s gone on, and we’d kinda like to carry on in his name” at the start of “Take Me to the River”, another Memphis classic that mixes secular and spiritual concerns.
Junior Parker was one of the premier singers of his time and had a considerable following on the black club circuit, but in working and recording almost exclusively for that market, he remained virtually invisible to the new blues audience of the ‘60’s. The versatile Parker may have been tagged as a blues artist, but was equally at home across the R&B spectrum, and even covered some early ...
„Little“ Junior Parker war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger und Mundharmonikaspieler. Parker spielte Anfang der 1950er-Jahre für das Label Sun Records einige Hits ein, die später auch von Rockabilly-Musikern wie Elvis Presley und Hayden Thompson aufgenommen wurden.
In 1949, Junior caught a break when he was offered a place in Howlin’ Wolf‘s band. Little Junior, as he was then known, was picked up by Ike Turner, who was working as a talent scout for the Bihari Bros. Modern label in 1952. Junior’s debut record, ‘You’re My Angel’ had Ike on piano and Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy on the session.
