James Ervan Parker
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Jim Parker Performing at the Silver Moon Stage of the FloraBama
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Ervan Parker |
| Born | December 21, 1942 |
| Origin | La Habra, California, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Dot Records, LHI Records, Amos Records, Happy Tiger Records |
| Associated acts | John Anderson, Baby, Aaron Tippin, Cher |
| Website | http://www.jimparkermusic.com |
James Ervan "Jim" Parker (born December 21, 1942 in La Habra, California) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Huntsville, Alabama sub-chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Parker lives in Madison, Alabama, his home since 1985.
Parker received his first guitar from Jimmy Gilmer of The Fireballs in 1961. At the time Gilmer was dating Parker's sister.
In 1961 Jim Parker joined a music group that called themselves The Illusions:
The group recorded a single with Dot Records which was produced by Tommy Allsup (Buddy Holly's lead guitar player) in Odessa, Texas. Parker wrote the A-side, "Brenda (Don't Put Me Down)," and co-wrote the B-side, "(Secrets Of Love)". "Tommy had a very nice studio and was a real pro when it came to handling young musicians. Mark Creamer's Dad, Gordon, played some really cool flute on it."
The group continued to record in Amarillo under the Ruff label, produced by Ray Ruff. The group changed their name to the Y'alls in 1964 and recorded a second single in 1966. In 1965 the group had moved to Los Angeles where they later changed their name to the Kitchen Cinq and worked under Lee Hazlewood's LHI Records label. They released their first album, Everything But... by the Kitchen Cinq.
The group had only a regional fan base, and in an effort to gain a new start for a national base their name was changed two more times. A single, "Dying Daffodil Incident" b/w "Does Anybody Know" (LHI 45-1201, 1967), was released under the name A Handful. The group changed bass players and changed their name one more time to Armageddon and recorded one more album and then disbanded.
An anthology on Light In The Attic Records, When The Rainbow Disappears, was released August 28, 2015, including a box set of most of the early recordings. Excluded was "Don't Put Me Down" penned by Jim Parker and "Secrets of Love" by Jim Parker and Dale Gardener. It was the group's first major-label deal when they were the Illusions signed to Dot Records. Also excluded were The Kitchen Cinq's "Minstrel Song" and the cover of "She's So Fine" on the Decca label.
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