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Bobby Parker
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Bobby Parker (August 31, 1937 – November 1, 2013) was an American blues-rock guitarist. He is best known for his 1961 song, "Watch Your Step", a single for the V-Tone Records label that became a hit on the US Billboard R&B chart. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, but raised in Los Angeles, California, Parker first aspired to a career in entertainment at a young age. By the 1950s, Parker had started working on electric guitar with several blues and R&B bands of the time, with his first stint being with Otis Williams and the Charms. Over the next few years, he also played lead guitar with Bo Diddley (including an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show), toured with Paul Williams, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, and the Everly Brothers. In the waning years of the decade, he also toured with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard. His first single was recorded in 1958, while he was working primarily with Williams' band, and was titled "Blues Get Off My Shoulder". During that same year, he also performed frequently at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. By the early 1960s, Parker had settled into living in the Washington, D.C. area and played at blues clubs there after having left Williams' band. He recorded the single "Watch Your Step" in 1961, a regional hit that was later covered by the Spencer Davis Group, Dr. Feelgood and Santana. Led Zeppelin made use of it in Moby Dick, the song was also the inspiration for The Beatles 1964 hit single "I Feel Fine". George
top songs
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Watch Your Step - Original V-Tone 45 Rpm Version
9,7352Watch Your Step
4,6663Steal Your Heart Away - Original V-Tone Recording
4604It's Hard But It's Fair
4165Blues Get Off My Shoulder
3636Steal Your Heart Away
3237Don't Drive Me Away
3018You Got What It Takes
2739I Couldn't Quit My Baby
25610Watch Your Step (Original V-Tone 45 Rpm Version)
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