Junior Parker
Junior Parker | |
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Parker at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Herman Parker Jr. |
| Also known as | Little Junior Parker |
| Born | March 27, 1932 Near Bobo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 1971 (aged 39) Blue Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1951–1971 |
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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.