Bobby Parker

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bobby Parker was one of the most exciting performers in modern blues, and arguably should have inherited the top blues spots left open by the unfortunate early passings of players like Albert King, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and others. Parker could do it all: He wrote brilliant songs, he sang well, and he backed it all up with powerful, stinging guitar. The acclaim he received from fellow artists, critics, and fans was the result of years of hard work and struggle in the bars of Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Parker released two brilliant albums...