Sonny Parker

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Sonny Parker (May 5, 1925, Youngstown, Ohio – February 7, 1957, New York City) was an American blues and jazz singer, dancer, and drummer. Parker was raised in Chicago by a vaudeville duo known as Butterbeans & Susie. He led a band at the Cotton Club in Cincinnati in 1948 which included King Kolax as one of his sidemen, and recorded with Kolax in Los Angeles later that year. He became a member of Lionel Hampton's ensemble in 1949, where he remained for the rest of his career. His time with Hampton included appearances in the film Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1949) and on Hampton's recordings from this time. He toured Europe with Hampton several times between 1953 and 1955. In May 1955, during a concert at Valenciennes, France, Parker had a brain hemorrhage, from which he did not recover. He died of a stroke in 1957. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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The Very Best Of

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Oldies But Goodies Christmas

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All that Jazz, Vol. 32 "Real Crazy": Lionel Hampton in Studio, Live in Paris, and at Apollo Hall New York, 1954 (Remastered 2015)

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50 Sublimes Chanteurs de Jazz: 1940 - 1953

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Santa's Vintage Xmas & Holiday Playlist

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Early Jamaican Island Music

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Art Laboe's Lowrider Oldies Collection: From Pomona to Compton, Vol. 1

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Retro High School Party

With lionel hampton

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The Ultimate Rock N' Roll & Rhythm N' Blues Collection

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Herrang Compilation - Men's Boogie - Fast

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Chrismtas Collection

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