Junior Parker  

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Junior Parker (1932 – 1971) was an American singer and musician known songs such as "Mystery Train" (1953) and "Way Back Home" (1971).

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" / "My 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

• Driving 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: Love Ain't Nothin' But a Business Goin' On; "The Outside Man"; "Darling Depend on Me"; "Taxman"; "Rivers Invitation"; "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone"; "Just to Hold My Hand"; "You Know I Love You"; "Lady Madonna"; "Tomorrow Never Knows"

Guest appearances

With Jaki Byard

• Freedom Together! (Prestige, 1966)

See also

• Memphis blues