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Junior Parker
Person · male · United States · Clarksdale · born 1932 · died 1971 · recording since 1950
American blues singer (1932–1971)
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Also known as Herman Parker · Herman Parker Jr. · Jr. Parker · Little Junior · Little Junior Parker · Little jr Parker · +1 more
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1930s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Good Night My Love / Stardust
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
· Album
Album: I Tell Stories Sad and True I Sing the Blues and Play Harmonica Too It Is Very Funky
Album
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2010s
Biography
English biography2,025 words · 9 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371004994
Biography
Herman "Junior" Parker (March 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971), also known as Little Junior Parker, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music journalist noted, "For years, Junior Parker deserted down home harmonica blues for uptown blues-soul music".
In 2001, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Parker is also inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
Life and career
There is some disagreement over the details of Parker's birth, but most reliable sources now indicate that he was born in March, 1932 at Eastover Plantation near Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi. He moved with his mother to West Memphis, Arkansas, during the 1940s. Other birth dates in 1927 or 1932 have been suggested, and some research suggests that his name at birth was registered as Herbert Parker.
He sang in gospel groups as a child and, beginning in his teenage years, played on various blues circuits. His biggest influence as a harmonica player was Rice Miller a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson II, with whom he worked before moving on in 1949 to work for Howlin' Wolf. Around 1950, he began performing with a coalition of performers in Memphis known as the Beale Streeters, which included Bobby "Blue" Bland and B. B. King.
Bland was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 and was discharged in 1955.
In 1951, Parker formed his own band, the Blue Flames, with guitarist Pat Hare. In 1952, Ike Turner who was working as a talent scout for Modern Records discovered Parker. Turner recorded his first release, "You're My Angel
You're My AngelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Blue Letter2:132Pretty Baby3:033Mystery Train2:244That's Just Alright2:355You're My Angel1:586Five Long Years2:287I'm Holding On2:368Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:129How Long Can This Go On?2:1710The Tables Have Turned2:1911I Wanna Ramble2:5312Drivin' Wheel2:3713What Did I Do2:1014Backtracking2:39" / "Bad Women, Bad Whiskey," with Turner playing piano and Matt "Guitar" Murphy on guitar. This record brought him to the attention of Sam Phillips, and he and his band signed with Sun Records in 1953. There they produced three successful songs with Matt's brother Floyd on electric guitar: "Feelin' Good" (which reached number 5 on the US Billboard R&B chart), "Love My Baby," and "Mystery Train", a cover version of which was recorded by Elvis Presley. For Presley's version of "Mystery Train", Scotty Moore borrowed the guitar riff from Parker's "Love My Baby", played by Pat Hare. "Love My Baby" and "Mystery Train" became rockabilly standards.
Later in 1955, Parker joined Duke Records and toured with Bobby Bland and Buddy Ace. Parker and Bland headed the successful Blues Consolidated Revue which regularly performed on 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
Next Time You See MeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Mystery Train2:282Love My Baby2:373Feelin’ Good2:584Fussin’ and Fightin’ (Blues)3:005Feelin’ Bad2:456Love My Baby2:307Sittin’ Drinkin’ and Thinkin’3:148Sittin’ at the Bar2:379Sittin’ at My Window (Please Baby Blues)2:0410I Need Love So Bad2:3611Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:1612Yonder’s Wall2:1813Tin Pan Alley2:2814Seven Days2:2315Sweet Home Chicago2:3016Five Long Years2:2617Next Time You See Me2:4018These Kind of Blues3:11" (1957); remakes of Roosevelt Sykes's song "Driving Wheel
Driving WheelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Driving Wheel2:40A2I Need Love So Bad2:39A3Foxy Devil2:27A4Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:19A5How Long Can This Go On2:20A6Yonders Wall2:25B1Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:28B2Tin Pan Alley2:31B3Someone Somewhere2:50B4Seven Days2:27B5The Tables Have Turned2:23B6Sweet Talking Woman2:11" (1961), "Annie Get Your Yo-Yo" (1962), Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago", Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do" (1963), and Don Robey's "Mother-in-Law Blues" (1956), plus his own "Stand by Me" (1961).
His success was limited after he left Duke in 1966. He recorded for various labels including Mercury, Blue Rock, Minit, and Capitol. His final chart hit came in 1971 with "Drowning on Dry Land" on Capitol, which peaked at number 48 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Death
Parker died on November 18, 1971, at age 39, in Blue Island, Illinois, during surgery for a brain tumor. His next album was released by United Artists Records in 1972, titled I Tell Stories Sad and True, I Sing the Blues and Play Harmonica Too, It Is Very Funky. Reviewing it in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said, "Once a big man on the blues circuit, Parker was turning into the forgotten Beale Streeter by the time he died... and this is a respectful farewell ... Never as penetrating as B.B. or Bobby, Parker smooths his way over the arrangements with the calm of a man who was mellow before the concept existed, at least in its present deracinated form. Highlight: the sad, true story that goes with 'Funny How Time Slips Away
Funny How Time Slips AwaySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Funny How Time Slips Away8:052Love Ain't Nothing but a Business Goin' On3:203The Outside Man3:124Darling Depend on Me3:435Taxman3:426Rivers Invitation2:457I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone3:388Just to Hold My Hand3:519You Know I Love You3:3310Lady Madonna2:1211Tomorrow Never Knows3:2512Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'3:3913No One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)5:2014Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong4:34.'"
Legacy
On the 1974 album ...Explores Your Mind, Al Green dedicated his song "Take Me to the River" to Parker, whom he described in the song's spoken introduction as "a cousin of mine who's gone on, and we'd kinda like to carry on in his name".
In 2001, Parker was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. He is also inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
In 2011, Parker was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Bobo.
Albums
Blues Consolidated, 1958 (Duke DLP-72)
Driving Wheel, 1962 (Duke DLP-76)
The Best of Junior Parker, 1967 (Duke DLP-83)
Like It Is, 1967 (Mercury SR 61101) also issued as Baby Please, 1967 (Wing SRW-16401)
Honey-Drippin' Blues, 1969 (Blue Rock SRB-64004)
Little Jr. Parker: Blues Man, 1969 (Minit 24024)
Jimmy McGriff/Junior Parker [AKA Chicken Fried Soul], 1971 (United Artists UAS-5597) also issued as Jimmy McGriff with Junior Parker, 1972 (United Artists UAS-6814) - live recording
You Don't Have to Be Black to Love the Blues, 1971 (Groove Merchant GM-502) also issued in 1972 as Blue Shadows Falling for the UK market.
Love Ain't Nothin' but a Business Goin' On, 1971 (Groove Merchant GM-513) reissue of The Outside Man, 1970 (Capitol ST-564)
The Dudes Doin' Business, 1970 (Capitol ST-569) also issued as Good Things Don't Happen Every Day (with Jimmy McGriff), 1972 (Groove Merchant GM-2205)
I Tell Stories Sad and True, I Sing the Blues and Play Harmonica Too, It Is Very Funky, 1972 (United Artists UAS-6823)
Sometimes Tomorrow My Broken Heart Will Die, 1973 (ABC/Bluesway BLS-6066)
Compilations
The ABC Collection, 1976 (ABC Records AC-30010), compilation of Duke singles
Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1, 1992 (MCA 10669), recorded 1951–1964
Backtracking: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2, 1998 (MCA 11786), recorded 1953–1966
I'm So Satisfied: The Complete Mercury & Blue Rock Recordings, 1998 (Mercury 558549), recorded 1966–1969
The Chronological Little Junior Parker 1952–1955, 2006 (Classics 'Blues & Rhythm Series' 5167)
Ride With Me, Baby: The Singles 1952–1961, 2012 (Fantastic Voyage FVDD-138), 2-CD set
Other appearances
1966: Freedom Together! with Jaki Byard (Prestige)
1976: Sun – The Roots Of Rock, Volume 1: Catalyst (Charly)
1984: Sun's Greatest Hits (Rhino)
1991: The Ultimate Sun Blues Collection (Disky)
1992: The Best Of The Blues Singers, Vol. III (LRC Records)
2006: Children Of Men / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Hip-O Records)
Singles
"You're My AngelYou're My AngelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Blue Letter2:132Pretty Baby3:033Mystery Train2:244That's Just Alright2:355You're My Angel1:586Five Long Years2:287I'm Holding On2:368Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:129How Long Can This Go On?2:1710The Tables Have Turned2:1911I Wanna Ramble2:5312Drivin' Wheel2:3713What Did I Do2:1014Backtracking2:39" / "Bad Women, Bad Whiskey", Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames, with Ike Turner, 1952 (Modern 864)
"Feelin' Good" / "Fussin' and Fightin' Blues", Little Junior's Blue Flames, 1953 (Sun 187), R&B No. 5
"Love My Baby" / "Mystery Train", Little Junior's Blue Flames, 1953 (Sun 192)
"Dirty Friend Blues" / "Can't Understand", Little Junior Parker with Bill Johnson's Blue Flames, 1954 (Duke 120)
"Please Baby Blues" / "Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'", Little Junior Parker with Bill Johnson's Blue Flames, 1954 (Duke 127)
"BacktrackingBacktrackingSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Please Baby Blues2:442Dirty Friend Blues3:043Can’t Understand2:544Backtracking2:425Driving Me Mad2:556Pretty Baby3:047Wondering2:308Barefoot Rock2:449I’m Holding On2:3510Stranded2:4611Dangerous Woman2:2312You’re on My Mind2:0813I’ll Forget About You2:2014How Long Can This Go On2:1715I Feel Alright Again2:3716I Need Love So Bad2:3817Annie Get Your Yo‐Yo2:2818These Kind of Blues, Part 13:1719Get Away Blues3:1020Man or Mouse2:08" / "I Wanna Ramble", Little Junior Parker & the Blue Flames Orchestra, 1955 (Duke 137)
"Driving Me Mad" / "There Better Not Be No Feet (in Them Shoes)", Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra, 1955 (Duke 147)
"Mother-in-Law Blues" / "That's My Baby", Little Junior Parker with Bill Harvey's Band, 1956 (Duke 157)
"Next Time You See MeNext Time You See MeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Mystery Train2:282Love My Baby2:373Feelin’ Good2:584Fussin’ and Fightin’ (Blues)3:005Feelin’ Bad2:456Love My Baby2:307Sittin’ Drinkin’ and Thinkin’3:148Sittin’ at the Bar2:379Sittin’ at My Window (Please Baby Blues)2:0410I Need Love So Bad2:3611Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:1612Yonder’s Wall2:1813Tin Pan Alley2:2814Seven Days2:2315Sweet Home Chicago2:3016Five Long Years2:2617Next Time You See Me2:4018These Kind of Blues3:11" / "My Dolly Bee", Little Junior Parker with Bill Harvey's Band, 1957 (Duke 164), Pop No. 74, R&B No. 7
"That's Alright" / "Pretty Baby", Little Junior Parker and His Combo, 1957 (Duke 168)
"Peaches" / "Pretty Little Doll", Little Junior Parker with Al Smith's Orchestra, 1957 (Duke 177)
"Wondering" / "Sitting and Thinking", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1958 (Duke 184)
"Barefoot Rock" / "What Did I Do", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1958 (Duke 193)
"Sweet Home Chicago" / "Sometimes", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1958 (Duke 301), R&B No. 13
"I'm Holding On
I'm Holding OnSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 25 tracks1Dirty Friend Blues3:032Can't Understand2:523Please Baby Blues2:434Backtracking2:405I Wanna Ramble2:516Driving Me Mad2:537Mother in Law Blues2:328Next Time You See Me2:399That's All Right2:5710Pretty Baby3:0111Wondering2:2712Sitting and Thinking2:4213Barefoot Rock2:4214Sometimes2:2715Sweet Home Chicago2:3416I'm Holding On2:3417Stranded2:4418Dangerous Woman2:2119You're on My Mind2:0720Stand by Me2:3421I'll Forget About You2:1722Driving Wheel2:3823Seven Days2:2424In the Dark2:4025How Long Can This Go On2:13" / "Five Long Years", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1959 (Duke 306), R&B No. 13
"Stranded" / "Blue Letter", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1959 (Duke 309)
"Dangerous Woman" / "Belinda Marie", Little Junior Parker, 1959 (Duke 315)
"You're on My Mind" / "The Next Time", Little Junior Parker & His Band, 1960 (Duke 317)
"That's Just Alright" / "I'll Learn to Love Again", Little Junior Parker, 1960 (Duke 326)
"Stand by Me" / "I'll Forget About You", Little Junior Parker, 1960 (Duke 330), R&B No. 11
"Driving WheelDriving WheelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Driving Wheel2:40A2I Need Love So Bad2:39A3Foxy Devil2:27A4Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:19A5How Long Can This Go On2:20A6Yonders Wall2:25B1Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:28B2Tin Pan Alley2:31B3Someone Somewhere2:50B4Seven Days2:27B5The Tables Have Turned2:23B6Sweet Talking Woman2:11" / "Seven Days", Junior Parker, 1961 (Duke 335), Pop No. 85, R&B No. 5
"In the Dark", R&B No. 7 / "How Long Can This Go On", R&B No. 28, Little Junior Parker, 1961 (Duke 341)
"Annie Get Your Yo-Yo" / "Mary Jo", Little Junior Parker, 1961 (Duke 345), Pop No. 51, R&B No. 6
"I Feel Alright Again" / "Sweeter as the Days Go By", Little Junior Parker, 1961 (Duke 351)
"Someone Somewhere" / "Foxy Devil", Little Junior Parker, 1962 (Duke 357), Pop No. 95
"It's a Pity" / "Last Night", Little Junior Parker, 1963 (Duke 362)
"If You Don't Love Me" / "I Can't Forget About You", Junior Parker, 1963 (Duke 364)
"Yonders Wall" / "The Tables Have Turned", Junior Parker, 1963 (Duke 367)
"Strange Things Happening" / "I'm Gonna Stop", Little Jr. Parker, 1964 (Duke 371), Pop No. 99, R&B No. 26
"The Things I Used to Do" / "That's Why I'm Always Crying", Junior Parker, 1964 (Duke 376)
"Jivin' Woman" / "I'm in Love", Junior Parker, 1964 (Duke 384)
"Crying for My Baby" / "Guess You Don't Know (The Golden Rule)", Junior Parker, 1965 (Duke 389), R&B No. 36
"These Kind of Blues, Part 1" / "These Kind of Blues, Part 2", Junior Parker, 1965 (Duke 394)
"Goodbye Little Girl" / "Walking the Floor Over You", Junior Parker, 1966 (Duke 398)
"Get Away Blues" / "Why Do You Make Me Cry", Junior Parker, 1966 (Duke 406)
"Man or Mouse" / "Wait for Another Day", Junior Parker, 1966 (Duke 413), R&B No. 27
"Just Like a Fish" / "Baby, Please", Junior Parker, 1967 (Mercury 72620)
"You Can Make It if You Try" / "(Ooh Wee Baby) That's the Way You Make Me Feel", Junior Parker, 1967 (Mercury 72651)
"Country Girl" / "Sometimes I Wonder", Junior Parker, 1967 (Mercury 72672)
"I Can't Put My Finger on It" / "If I Had Your Love", Junior Parker, 1967 (Mercury 72699), R&B No. 48
"Hurtin' Inside" / "What a Fool I Was", Junior Parker, 1967 (Mercury 72733)
"It Must Be Love" / "Your Love's All over Me", Junior Parker, 1968 (Mercury 72793)
"Lover to Friend" / "I Got Money", Junior Parker, 1968 (Blue Rock/Mercury 4064)
"Lovin' Man on Your Hands" / "Reconsider Baby", Jr. Parker, 1968 (Blue Rock/Mercury 4067)
"I'm So Satisfied" / "Ain't Gon' Be No Cutting Aloose", Junior Parker, 1969 (Blue Rock/Mercury 4080), R&B No. 48
"You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down" / "Easy Lovin'", Junior Parker, 1969 (Blue Rock/Mercury 4088)
"Worried Life Blues" / "Let the Good Times Roll", Little Jr. Parker, 1969 (Minit 32080), R&B No. 34
"The Outside Man
The Outside ManSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1The Outside Man3:12A2Darling Depend on Me3:43A3Taxman3:42A4Love Ain't Nothin' but a Business Goin' On3:20A5Rivers Invitation2:45B1I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone3:38B2Just to Hold My Hand3:51B3You Know I Love You3:33B4Lady Madonna2:12B5Tomorrow Never Knows3:25" / "Darling Depend on Me", Junior Parker, 1970 (Capitol 2857)
"Lady Madonna" / "Tomorrow Never Knows", Junior Parker, 1970 (Capitol 2951)
"Drowning on Dry Land" / "River's Invitation", Junior Parker, 1971 (Capitol 2997), Pop No. 114, R&B No. 48
"Way Back Home
Way Back HomeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 23 tracks1Blue Shadows Falling2Love Ain't Nothing but a Business Goin' On3The Outside Man4Darling Depend on Me5The River's Invitation6Five Long Years7Look on Yonders Wall8You Know I Love You9Lady Madonna10Man or Mouse11Pretty Baby12Sweet Home Chicago13Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong14Way Back Home15I Like Your Style16I Need Love So Bad17A Losing Battle18That's Alright19Tin Pan Alley20Drowning on a Dry Land21Oh Darling22Workin'23Ain't That a Shame" / "Sweet Home Chicago", Junior Parker, 1971 (Groove Merchant 1002)
"I Like Your Style" / "I Need Love So Bad", Junior Parker, 1971 (Groove Merchant 1004)
"Love Ain't Nothin' but a Business Goin' On" / "A Losing Battle", Junior Parker, 1971 (Groove Merchant 1010)
"I Need Love So Bad" / "Pretty Baby", Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker, 1971 (United Artists 50826)
"Funny How Time Slips AwayFunny How Time Slips AwaySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Funny How Time Slips Away8:052Love Ain't Nothing but a Business Goin' On3:203The Outside Man3:124Darling Depend on Me3:435Taxman3:426Rivers Invitation2:457I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone3:388Just to Hold My Hand3:519You Know I Love You3:3310Lady Madonna2:1211Tomorrow Never Knows3:2512Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'3:3913No One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)5:2014Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong4:34" / "No-One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)", Junior Parker, 1971 (United Artists 50855)
"Your Love Is All over Me" / "You Better Quit It" (instrumental), Junior Parker, 1974 (Jetstream 818)
Unissued singles
1953: "Feelin' Bad", Little Junior's Blue Flames (Sun unissued master)
1954: "Sittin' at the Bar", Little Junior's Blue Flames (Sun unissued master)
1954: "Sittin' at the Window", Little Junior's Blue Flames (Sun unissued master)
1954: "Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'", Little Junior's Blue Flames (Sun unissued master)
1955: "Can You Tell Me, Baby", Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra (Duke unissued master)
1955: "Bachelor's Blues", Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra (Duke unissued master)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (33 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:40
A1Driving Wheel2:40A2I Need Love So Bad2:39A3Foxy Devil2:27A4Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:19A5How Long Can This Go On2:20A6Yonders Wall2:25B1Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:28B2Tin Pan Alley2:31B3Someone Somewhere2:50B4Seven Days2:27B5The Tables Have Turned2:23B6Sweet Talking Woman2:111967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 26:32
1Country Girl2:102You Can Make It If You Try2:143Wish Me Well2:154Hey Lawdy Mama2:115Sometimes I Wonder2:556(Ooh Wee Baby) That's the Way You Make Me Feel2:057Come Back, Baby2:408Just Like a Fish2:219Baby, Please2:5410You Ain't Got No Heart2:3011Cracked Up Over You2:171969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Worried Life Blues2Let the Good Times Roll3Every Night and Every Day4Drivin' Wheel5I Just Got to Know6Next Time You See Me7Get Away Blues8How Long Can This Go On9In the Dark10I Found a Good Thing1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 32:36
A1Easy Lovin’2:39A2I’m So Satisfied2:40A3You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down2:14A4You’re the One2:35A5Reconsider Baby2:10A6Lover to Friend2:12A7Your Bag Is Bringing Me Down2:40B1Ain’t Gon’ Be No Cutting Aloose2:35B2Loving Man on Your Hands2:40B3Your Love’s All Over Me2:12B4What a Fool I Was2:35B5I Got Money2:34B6It Must Be Love2:501970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 30:46
A1Drownin’ on Dry Land3:03A2Good Things Don’t Happen Every Day3:07A3Ain’t That a Shame2:45A4A Losing Battle3:16A5It Ain’t What’cha Got2:47B1In the Heat of the Night4:41B2Workin’3:43B3Oh! Darling3:34B4The Inner Light3:501970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:21
A1The Outside Man3:12A2Darling Depend on Me3:43A3Taxman3:42A4Love Ain't Nothin' but a Business Goin' On3:20A5Rivers Invitation2:45B1I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone3:38B2Just to Hold My Hand3:51B3You Know I Love You3:33B4Lady Madonna2:12B5Tomorrow Never Knows3:25You Don't Have to Be Black to Love the Blues
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:25
A1Five Long Years3:03A2Tin Pan Alley3:39A3Blue Shadows Falling3:49A4That's Alright3:11A5Way Back Home4:00B1I Need Love So Bad3:18B2Look on Yonders Wall2:58B3Man or Mouse2:56B4Sweet Home Chicago2:15B5I Like Your Style3:16I Tell Stories Sad and True I Sing the Blues and Play Harmonica Too It Is Very Funky
1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:37
A1Funny How Time Slips Away8:03A2Going Down Slow3:50A3Stranger in My Own Home Town3:09A4Hard Luck Blues3:07B1No-One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)3:45B2I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water3:40B3My Jug and I (Got Up This Morning)3:28B4I Done Got Over It3:25B5The Things I Used to Do3:10Sometimes Tomorrow My Broken Heart Will Die
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:04
A1My Love Is Real2:28A2I'm Gonna Take a Chance2:32A3If You Can't Take It (You Sure Can't Make It)2:00A4What Kind of Love2:34A5It Ain't Like That No More2:38B1Goodbye Little Girl2:22B2Today I Sing the Blues2:36B3I'm Gonna Stop2:48B4What People Say About Love2:18B5Little Old Lover-Me2:482015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 35:24
1Blue Letter2:132Pretty Baby3:033Mystery Train2:244That's Just Alright2:355You're My Angel1:586Five Long Years2:287I'm Holding On2:368Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:129How Long Can This Go On?2:1710The Tables Have Turned2:1911I Wanna Ramble2:5312Drivin' Wheel2:3713What Did I Do2:1014Backtracking2:39
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1950 | Good Night My Love / StardustSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAGood Night My Love BStardust | 1950 | ||
| 1961 | Driving Wheel / Seven DaysSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:49ADriving Wheel2:34 BSeven Days2:15 | 1961 |
Album · 21
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1967 | The Best of Junior ParkerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracksA1Next Time You See Me A2Mother-In-Law Blues A3Peaches A4Sweet Home Chicago A5That's Alright A6Five Long Years B1Driving Wheel B2Stand by Me B3Yonders Wall B4Annie Get Your Yo-Yo B5Things I Used to Do B6Goodbye Little Girl | Compilation | 1967 | |
| 1971 | Jimmy Mcgriff/Junior ParkerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 33:141Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong4:35 2Pretty Baby4:28 3I Need Love So Bad4:30 4Baby Please Don't Go3:33 5Five Long Years7:03 6No-One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)5:24 7Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'3:41 | Live | 1971 | |
| 1976 | The ABC CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 39:24A1Sometimes2:55 A2I'm Holding On2:30 A3Stranded2:39 A4Dangerous Woman2:20 A5You're on My Mind2:03 A6I'll Forget About You2:12 A7In the Drink2:30 A8It's a Pity2:48 B1Last Night2:14 B2Strange Things Happening2:48 B3Jivin' Woman1:55 B4Cryin' for My Baby2:25 B5These Kind of Blues, Part 12:28 B6These Kind of Blues, Part 22:25 B7Man or Mouse2:10 B8Get Away Blues3:02 | Compilation | 1976 | |
| 1982 | Jimmy McGriff / Junior Parker / Shirley & Lee (La grande storia del rock)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracksA1The Inner Light A2Oh! Darling A3Good Things Don't Happen Every Day A4A Losing Battle B1Let the Good Times Roll B2Everybody Needs Somebody B3Keep Lovin' Me B4Good for Nothin' Baby B5Lover's Mistake B6Your Day Is Coming | Compilation | 1982 | |
| 1990 | "Little" Junior ParkerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks1Five Long Years 2Tin Pan Alley 3Blue Shadows 4That’s Alright 5Way Back Home 6I Need Your Love So Bad 7Look on Yonders Wall 8Man or Mouse 9Sweet Home Chicago 10I Like Your Style 11Drownin’ on Dry Land 12Good Things Don’t Happen Everyday 13Ain’t That a Shame 14A Losing Battle 15It Ain’t What’cha Got 16In the Heat of the Night 17Workin’ 18Oh! Darling 19The Inner Light | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1991 | Funny How Time Slips AwaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 54:591Funny How Time Slips Away8:05 2Love Ain't Nothing but a Business Goin' On3:20 3The Outside Man3:12 4Darling Depend on Me3:43 5Taxman3:42 6Rivers Invitation2:45 7I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone3:38 8Just to Hold My Hand3:51 9You Know I Love You3:33 10Lady Madonna2:12 11Tomorrow Never Knows3:25 12Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'3:39 13No One Knows (What Goes on When the Door Is Closed)5:20 14Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong4:34 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1992 | Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 46:531I Wanna Ramble2:52 2Mother-In-Law Blues2:33 3Next Time You See Me2:39 4That's Alright2:58 5Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin'2:42 6Sweet Home Chicago2:34 7Sometimes2:25 8Stand by Me2:36 9Driving Wheel2:38 10Seven Days2:25 11In the Dark2:39 12Someone Somewhere2:50 13It's a Pity2:51 14Yonders Wall2:18 15Strange Things Happening2:56 16The Things I Used to Do2:28 17Jivin' Woman1:59 18Cryin' for My Baby2:30 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1998 | BacktrackingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 53:241Please Baby Blues2:44 2Dirty Friend Blues3:04 3Can’t Understand2:54 4Backtracking2:42 5Driving Me Mad2:55 6Pretty Baby3:04 7Wondering2:30 8Barefoot Rock2:44 9I’m Holding On2:35 10Stranded2:46 11Dangerous Woman2:23 12You’re on My Mind2:08 13I’ll Forget About You2:20 14How Long Can This Go On2:17 15I Feel Alright Again2:37 16I Need Love So Bad2:38 17Annie Get Your Yo‐Yo2:28 18These Kind of Blues, Part 13:17 19Get Away Blues3:10 20Man or Mouse2:08 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | I'm So Satisfied: The Complete Mercury & Blue Rock RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 1:17:231Country Girl2:44 2You Can Make It If You Try2:16 3Wish Me Well2:11 4Hey Lawdy Mama2:11 5Sometimes I Wonder2:53 6(Ooh Wee Baby) That's the Way You Make Me Feel2:03 7Come Back Baby2:12 8Just Like a Fish2:31 9Baby, Please2:54 10You Ain't Got No Heart2:29 11Cracked Up Over You2:18 12Easy Lovin'2:39 13I'm So Satisfied2:40 14You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down2:14 15You're the One2:37 16Reconsider Baby2:15 17Lover to Friend2:12 18Your Bag Is Bringing Me Down2:44 19Ain't Gon' Be No Cuttin' Loose2:35 20Lovin' Man on Your Hands2:44 21Your Love's All Over Me2:11 22What a Fool I Was2:38 23I Got Money2:35 24It Must Be Love2:50 25Just Can't Put My Fingers on It2:08 26If I Had Your Love2:38 27Hurtin' Inside2:53 28I'm in Love With Someone Else2:54 29Movin' Out1:59 30I Found Love2:51 31Don't Let It End This Way2:24 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 2000 | Way Back HomeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks1Blue Shadows Falling 2Love Ain't Nothing but a Business Goin' On 3The Outside Man 4Darling Depend on Me 5The River's Invitation 6Five Long Years 7Look on Yonders Wall 8You Know I Love You 9Lady Madonna 10Man or Mouse 11Pretty Baby 12Sweet Home Chicago 13Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong 14Way Back Home 15I Like Your Style 16I Need Love So Bad 17A Losing Battle 18That's Alright 19Tin Pan Alley 20Drowning on a Dry Land 21Oh Darling 22Workin' 23Ain't That a Shame | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2003 | The CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 44:411Next Time You See Me2:29 2Sweet Home Chicago2:33 3Five Long Years2:23 4Driving Wheel2:37 5Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:23 6These Kind of Blues (Part 1)2:43 7Yonder's Wall2:17 8Tin Pan Alley2:27 9Barefoot Rock3:13 10Strange Things Happening2:20 11Wish Me Well2:57 12Cracked Up Over You2:55 13Baby, Please2:45 14Sometimes I Wonder2:40 15Country Girl2:52 16If I Had Your Love2:12 17Hurtin' Inside2:55 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2005 | Next Time You See MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 47:011Mystery Train2:28 2Love My Baby2:37 3Feelin’ Good2:58 4Fussin’ and Fightin’ (Blues)3:00 5Feelin’ Bad2:45 6Love My Baby2:30 7Sittin’ Drinkin’ and Thinkin’3:14 8Sittin’ at the Bar2:37 9Sittin’ at My Window (Please Baby Blues)2:04 10I Need Love So Bad2:36 11Someone Broke This Heart of Mine2:16 12Yonder’s Wall2:18 13Tin Pan Alley2:28 14Seven Days2:23 15Sweet Home Chicago2:30 16Five Long Years2:26 17Next Time You See Me2:40 18These Kind of Blues3:11 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Little Junior Parker 1952-1955Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 59:081You're My Angel1:56 2Bad Women Bad Whiskey3:00 3Love Me Baby2:58 4Feelin' Good2:56 5Fussin' and Fightin' Blues2:58 6Love Me Baby2:34 7Mystery Train2:20 8Feel So Bad2:41 9Sittin' at the Bar2:32 10Sittin' at the Window2:00 11Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:08 12Please Baby Blues2:40 13Dirty Friend Blues3:02 14Can't Understand2:51 15Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin'2:41 16Can You Tell Me Baby2:52 17Backtracking2:35 18I Wanna Ramble2:49 19Driving Me Mad2:49 20There Better Be No Feet2:31 21I'm Tender2:43 22Pretty Baby2:32 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2012 | I'm Holding OnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:05:351Dirty Friend Blues3:03 2Can't Understand2:52 3Please Baby Blues2:43 4Backtracking2:40 5I Wanna Ramble2:51 6Driving Me Mad2:53 7Mother in Law Blues2:32 8Next Time You See Me2:39 9That's All Right2:57 10Pretty Baby3:01 11Wondering2:27 12Sitting and Thinking2:42 13Barefoot Rock2:42 14Sometimes2:27 15Sweet Home Chicago2:34 16I'm Holding On2:34 17Stranded2:44 18Dangerous Woman2:21 19You're on My Mind2:07 20Stand by Me2:34 21I'll Forget About You2:17 22Driving Wheel2:38 23Seven Days2:24 24In the Dark2:40 25How Long Can This Go On2:13 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| 2012 | Ride with Me, Baby: The Singles 1952-1961Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 55 tracks · 2:24:37Disc 1 1You're My Angel2:00 2Bad Women, Bad Whiskey3:02 3Love My Baby3:02 4Feelin' Good2:59 5Fussin' and Fightin' Blues3:02 6Love My Baby2:38 7Mystery Train2:25 8Feelin' Bad2:45 9Dirty Friend Blues3:06 10Can't Understand2:55 11Please Baby Blues2:44 12Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:02 13Sittin' at the Bar2:37 14Sittin' at the Window2:04 15Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'3:13 16Love My Baby (alternative take)2:31 17Backtracking2:39 18I Wanna Ramble2:53 19Can You Tell Me, Baby2:56 20Driving Me Mad2:54 21There Better Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)2:36 22I'm Tender2:48 23Pretty Baby2:36 24Mother-In-Law Blues2:35 25That's My Baby2:32 26My Dolly Bee2:37 27Next Time You See Me2:39 Disc 21That's Alright3:00 2Pretty Baby3:03 3Peaches2:33 4Pretty Little Doll2:33 5Wondering2:29 6Sitting and Thinking2:45 7Barefoot Rock2:44 8What Did I Do2:10 9Sometimes2:29 10Sweet Home Chicago2:36 11I'm Holding On2:36 12Five Long Years2:29 13Blue Letter2:13 14Stranded2:47 15Dangerous Woman2:24 16Belinda Marie2:20 17You're on My Mind2:10 18The Next Time2:34 19That's Just Alright2:36 20I'll Learn to Love Again2:17 21Stand By Me2:37 22I'll Forget About You2:19 23Driving Wheel2:41 24Seven Days2:27 25How Long Can This Go On?2:18 26In the Dark2:42 27Mary Jo2:29 28Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:26 | Compilation | 20 February 2012 | |
| 2016 | Next Time You See Me...And All The HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 2:09:04Disc 1 1Bad Women, Bad Whiskey3:01 2You're My Angel1:58 3Fussin' And Fightin' Blues3:01 4Feelin' Good2:59 5Mystery Train2:23 6Love My Baby2:37 7Can't Understand2:52 8Dirty Friend Blues3:03 9Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin'3:00 10Please Baby Blues2:43 11I Wanna Ramble2:51 12Backtracking2:41 13There Better Not Be No Feet (In Those Shoes)2:33 14Driving Me Mad2:54 15Mother In Law Blues2:33 16That's My Baby2:30 17My Dolly Bee2:36 18Next Time You See Me2:39 19Pretty Baby3:02 20That's Alright2:58 21Pretty Little Doll2:33 22Peaches2:32 23Sitting And Thinking2:43 24Wondering2:28 25What Did I Do2:10 26Barefoot Rock2:42 Disc 21Sweet Home Chicago2:35 2Sometimes2:27 3Five Long Years2:27 4I'm Holding You2:34 5Stranded2:45 6Blue Letter2:11 7Belinda Marie2:19 8Dangerous Woman2:22 9The Next Time2:32 10You're On My Mind2:08 11That's Just Alright2:34 12I'll Learn To Love Again2:16 13I'll Forget About You2:17 14Stand By Me2:35 15Driving Wheel2:39 16Seven Days2:25 17In The Dark2:40 18How Long Can This Go On2:15 19Mary Jo2:27 20Annie Get Your Yo Yo2:27 21Sweeter As The Days Go By2:20 22I Feel Alright Again2:34 23Foxy Devil2:24 24Someone Somewhere2:49 | Compilation | 2016 | |
| 2019 | RocksSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 1:17:111Feelin’ Good2:57 2Mystery Train2:25 3Love My Baby2:36 4Can’t Understand2:51 5Please Baby Blues2:41 6I Wanna Ramble2:49 7Mother‐In‐Law Blues2:31 8That’s My Baby2:27 9Next Time You See Me2:37 10My Dolly Bee2:33 11Pretty Baby (solo guitar intro version)3:00 12Peaches2:30 13Pretty Little Doll2:31 14Wondering2:25 15Barefoot Rock2:40 16What Did I Do2:07 17Sweet Home Chicago2:31 18Sometimes2:25 19Dangerous Woman2:20 20You’re on My Mind2:06 21The Next Time2:30 22Driving Wheel2:37 23Seven Days2:23 24How Long Can This Go On2:13 25Annie Get Your Yo‐Yo2:24 26Mary Jo2:25 27I Feel Alright Again2:33 28Sweeter as the Days Go By2:16 29Yonders Wall2:16 30Crying for My Baby2:31 31If You Can’t Take It (You Sure Can’t Make It)2:01 | Compilation | 1 March 2019 | |
| 2020 | The Singles Collection 1952-62Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 2:06:42Disc 1 1You're My Angel1:55 2Bad Women, Bad Whiskey2:58 3Feelin' Good2:55 4Fussin' And Fightin' Blues2:57 5Mystery Train2:21 6Love My Baby2:34 7Can't Understand2:50 8Dirty Friend Blues3:00 9Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin'2:57 10Please Baby Blues2:40 11Backtracking2:37 12I Wanna Ramble2:49 13There Better Not Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)2:30 14Driving Me Mad2:50 15Mother-In-Law Blues2:30 16That's My Baby2:27 17Next Time You See Me2:37 18My Dolly Bee2:33 19That's All Right2:54 20Pretty Baby2:59 21Pretty Little Doll2:30 22Peaches2:29 23Sitting And Thinking2:40 24Wondering2:25 Disc 21Barefoot Rock2:40 2What Did I Do2:07 3Sweet Home Chicago2:32 4Sometimes2:24 5Five Long Years2:24 6I'm Holding On2:32 7Stranded2:41 8Blue Letter2:09 9Dangerous Woman2:19 10Belinda Marie2:15 11You're On My Mind2:05 12The Next Time2:30 13That's Just Alright2:31 14I'll Learn To Love Again2:13 15Stand By Me2:32 16I'll Forget About You2:14 17Seven Days2:23 18Driving Wheel2:36 19How Long Can This Go On2:13 20In The Dark2:39 21Annie Get Your Yo-Yo2:23 22Mary Jo2:25 23Sweeter As The Days Go By2:18 24I Feel Alright Again2:32 25Someone Somewhere2:47 26Foxy Devil2:21 | Compilation | 2020 | |
| 2020 | His Golden YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 2:07:03Disc 1 1Mystery Train2:23 2Feelin' Good2:55 3Love My Baby2:34 4Someone Somewhere2:46 5Mother In Law Blues2:30 6Bad Women, Bad Whiskey2:57 7Sweet Home Chicago2:31 8Sometimes2:24 9You're My Angel1:54 10Five Long Years2:26 11Fussin' And Fightin' Blues2:57 12I'm Holding On2:34 13Stranded2:44 14Blue Letter2:08 15Belinda Marie2:18 16Can't Understand2:52 17Dangerous Woman2:22 18Dirty Friend Blues3:00 19Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin'2:56 20The Next Time2:29 21Please Baby Blues2:43 22You're On My Mind2:07 23I Wanna Ramble2:48 24That's Just Alright2:34 25Backtracking2:37 Disc 21I'll Learn To Love Again2:12 2I'll Forget About You2:17 3There Better Not Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)2:29 4Driving Me Mad2:50 5Stand By Me2:32 6Driving Well2:38 7Seven Days2:22 8That's My Baby2:26 9In The Dark2:37 10My Dolly Bee2:36 11How Long Can This Go On?2:12 12Next Time You See Me2:36 13Mary Jo2:24 14Pretty Baby3:02 15Annie Get Your Yo Yo2:23 16That's Allright2:57 17Pretty Little Doll2:29 18Sweeter As The Days Go By2:20 19I Feel Alright Again2:34 20Peaches2:29 21Foxy Devil2:21 22Sitting And Thinking2:39 23Wondering2:24 24What Did I Do?2:06 25Barefoot Rock2:39 | Compilation | 2020 | |
| — | Sonny Lester CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:04:001Five Long Years3:03 2Tin Pan Alley3:40 3Blue Shadows3:49 4That's Alright3:11 5Way Back Home4:01 6I Need Your Love So Bad3:19 7Yonders Wall2:59 8Man or Mouse2:56 9Sweet Home Chicago2:15 10I Like Your Style3:16 11Drowning on Dry Land3:07 12Good Things Don't Happen Everyday3:13 13Ain't That a Shame2:47 14Losing Battle3:21 15It Ain't What'cha Got2:53 16In the Heat of the Night4:49 17Workin'3:46 18Oh! Darling3:41 19Inner Light3:54 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Blues MastersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 52:571Go to the Mardi Gras2:48 2In the Night2:33 3Hey Little Girl3:03 4Walk Your Blues Away2:58 5Willie Mae2:49 6Professor Longhair Blues2:30 7Misery2:02 8Looka, No Hair2:07 9Cuttin’ Out2:39 10Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand2:15 11Feelin’ Good2:58 12Mystery Train2:22 13Sittin’ at the Bar2:35 14Sittin’ at the Window2:02 15Sittin’, Drinkin’ and Thinkin’3:10 16Dirty Friend Blues3:04 17Backtracking2:38 18I Wanna Ramble2:51 19There Better Be No Feet2:33 20Fussin’ and Fightin’ Blues3:00 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Junior Parker head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Junior’s Blue Flames(band) | — | present | |
| Little Junior’s Blue Flames(band) | — | present | eponymous,lead vocals,original |
| Little Junior Parker and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | original |
| The Beale Streeters(band) | — | present | |
| Little Junior Parker and His Combo(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Little Junior Parker and His Band(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Junior_Parker_AABF_1970_JT.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79bd0f86-95f0-4e2b-806f-7d78640cf683discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79bd0f86-95f0-4e2b-806f-7d78640cf683core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1398507genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1398507seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Parkerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Parker
Why this artist is in the database
- List of blues musicians — rank #162
| 1932 | 1971 | Mississippi | Memphis blues |
Tier rule: genre canon: blues
Image: Eatonland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1398507 · MusicBrainz: 79bd0f86-95f0-4e2b-806f-7d78640cf683
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