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He sang in gospel groups as a child and, beginning in his teenage years, played on various blues circuits. His biggest influence as a harmonica player was Rice Miller a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson, with whom he worked before moving on to work for Howlin' Wolf in 1949.
Junior Parker (vo), Stan Getz (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (ds)Album：" Stan Getz / Prezervation " Recorded：New York City, January 6, 1950
With a velvet, bewitching, ingratiating, crooning voice that touched the young black women (and men) of the 1950's-60's, Herman "Junior" Parker has certainly been one of the most popular blues and ballad singer of those decades. Parker has created many blues and R'n'R standards like Mystery train, Mother in law blues, Feeling good, Next time ...
"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabilly song, as first covered by Elvis Presley, then numerous others.
His velvet-smooth vocal delivery to the contrary, Junior Parker was a product of the fertile postwar Memphis blues circuit whose wonderfully understated harp style was personally mentored by...
By 1950, Parker, now known as "Little Junior" due to the closeness with Wolf, had formed a band with pianist Bill Johnson (13). Known as Little Junior's Blue Flames , the band included Matt Murphy and L.C. Dranes and they were recorded by Ike Turner for Modern Records (2) early in 1952.
25 de jul. de 2022 · Mystery Train — how Elvis Presley turned Junior Parker’s 1953 track into a hit. The song went on to have a resounding impact on pop music, and popular culture.
