Alan Parker

b. 1944, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. At one time a member of Blue Mink, Alan Parker decided early in his career that more fruitful rewards lay outside of the celebrity pop star circuit. As a session guitarist in the 60s, Parker played on material by Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny And Cher, the Dave Clark Five and the Walker Brothers (including ‘The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore') among many others. In 1969 he formed Blue Mink with fellow ‘session elite' singers Roger Cook and Madeline Bell. They had their most notable success with ‘Melting Pot...