Robert Parker

Robert Parker (October 14, 1930 – January 19, 2020) and started his career as a saxophonist, playing with Professor Longhair on his hit "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" in 1949.

By 1958, he had started recording solo, having a local hit with the instrumental "All Nite Long" a year later. In 1967, he had another minor R&B hit with "Tip Toe" (no.48, R&B chart). Although he continued to record, he failed to repeat his success in terms of sales, and his recording career effectively ended in the mid 1970s. However, he continued to perform and tour for many more years, remaining especially popular in the UK. On July 19, 2009, he performed "Barefootin'" and "Where the Action Is" in a 'Tribute to Wardell Quezergue', a concert at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.

Parker died on January 19, 2020, at his home in Roseland, Louisiana, at the age of 89 of natural causes.

Discography Studio albums Barefootin''' (1966) – No. 16 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Compilation albums Get Ta Steppin' (1987) Barefootin' Plus 13 More Golden Classics (1987) The Wardell Quezerque Sessions (2002) An Introduction to Robert Parker'' (2006)

Singles YearSingleChart PositionsUKUSHot 100/BubblingUnderUS R&B/Hip-Hop1958"June Teen" b/w "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"———1959"All Nite Long (Part 1)" b/w "All Nite Long (Part 2)"—113—1960"Walkin'" b/w "Across the Track"———1962"Mash Potatoes All Night Long" b/w "Twistin' Out in Space"———"You're Looking Good" b/w "Little Things Mean a Lot"———1963"Please Forgive Me" b/w "You Got It"———"The Laughing Monkey" b/w "Let's Do the Thing"

(Released as 'Robert Parker & Band')———1966"Barefootin'" b/w "Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)"2472"The Scratch" b/w "Happy Feet"—124—"Tip Toe" b/w "Soul Kind of Loving"—8348"A Letter to Santa" b/w "C. C. Rider"———1967"Yak Yak Yak" b/w "Secret Service (Makes Me Nervous)"———"Everybody's Hip-Huggin'" b/w "Foxy Mama"———"I Caught You in a Lie" b/w "Holdin' Out"———1968"Soul Sister" b/w "Barefootin' Boogaloo"———"Bow Legs" b/w "Boss Lovin'"———"Funky Soul Train" b/w "Robert and W.Q's Train"———1969"You Shakin' Things Up" b/w "You See Me"———1970"The Hiccup" b/w "Rockin' Pneumonia"———"You See Me" b/w "You Shakin' Things Up"

(Re-release with sides reversed)———1972"Barefootin'" b/w "Shootin' the Grease" (by Jesse Gresham Plus 3)———1974"Get Ta Steppin'" b/w "Get Right on Down"———"Barefootin'" b/w "I Caught You in a Lie"

(UK-only release)———1975"Give Me the Country Side of Life" b/w "It's Hard But It's Fair"———1976"A Little Bit of Something (Is Better Than a Whole Lot of Nothing" b/w "Better Luck in the Summer"———1987"Barefootin'" b/w "Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)"

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