Junior Parker, also known as Little Junior Parker or "Mr Blues" (May 27, 1… Read Full Bio ↴Junior Parker, also known as Little Junior Parker or "Mr Blues" (May 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971) was a successful and influential Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth". He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.

Junior Parker was born in either Clarksdale, Mississippi or West Memphis, Arkansas as Herman Parker, Jr. He sang in gospel groups as a child, and played on the various blues circuits beginning in his teenage years. His biggest influence as a harmonica player was Sonny Boy Williamson, with whom he worked before moving on to work for Howlin' Wolf in 1949. Around 1950 he was a member of Memphis's ad hoc group, the Beale Streeters, with Bobby 'Blue' Bland and B.B. King.

In 1951 he formed his own band, the Blue Flames, with guitarist Auburn 'Pat' Hare. Parker was discovered in 1952 by Ike Turner, who signed him to Modern Records. He put out one single on this record label, "You're My Angel." This brought him to the attention of Sam Phillips, and he and his band signed onto Sun Records in 1953. There they produced three successful songs: "Feelin' Good" (which reached # 5 on the Billboard R&B charts), "Love My Baby," and "Mystery Train" ,with Floyd Murphy (Matt "Guitar" Murphy's brother) on guitar, later covered by Elvis Presley. For Presley's version of "Mystery Train", Scotty Moore borrowed the guitar riff from Parker's "Love My Baby".

Later in 1953, Parker toured with Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace, and also joined Duke Records. Parker and Bland headed the highly successful Blues Consolidated Revue, which became a staple part of the southern blues circuit. He continued to have a string of hits on the R&B chart, including the smooth "Next Time You See Me" (1957); re-makes of Roosevelt Sykes' songs, "Sweet Home Chicago" (1958) and "Driving Wheel" (1961); Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do" (1963); Don Robey's "Mother-in-Law Blues" (1956); and his own "Stand by Me." (1961)

His success was limited after he left the Duke label in 1966. He recorded for various labels, including Mercury, Blue Rock, Minit, and Capitol.

Parker died on November 18, 1971, aged 39, in Blue Island, IL during surgery for a brain tumor.

Tributes

On his 1974 album ...Explores Your Mind, Al Green dedicated his original version of the song "Take Me To The River" to Parker, who he describes as "a cousin of mine who's gone on, and we'd kinda like to carry on in his name."

Discography

Singles
"Sittin' at the Window" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1951)
"Sittin' at the Bar" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1951)
"You're My Angel" / "Bad Women, Bad Whiskey" (with Ike Turner) - Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames - (Modern 864 1952)
"Feelin' Bad" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun UNISS 1952)
"Feelin' Good" / "Fussin' and Fightin' Blues" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun 187 1953) (R&B # 5)
"Mystery Train" / "Love My Baby" - Little Junior's Blue Flames - (Sun 192 1953)
"Can't Understand" / "Dirty Friend Blues" - Little Junior Parker & Bill Johnson's Blue Flames - (Duke 120 1954)
"Please Baby Blues" / "Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin'" - Little Junior Parker & Bill Johnson's Blue Flames - (Duke 127 1954)
"Bachelor's Blues" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke UNISS 1955)
"Can You Teach Me Baby" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke UNISS 1955)
"Backtrackin'" / "I Wanna Ramble" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke 137 1955)
"Driving Me Mad" / "There Better Not Be No Feet (In Them Shoes)" - Little Junior Parker & His Orchestra - (Duke 147 1955)
"Mother-In-Law Blues" / "That's My Baby" - Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band - (Duke 157 1956)
"Next Time You See Me" / "Dolly Bee" - Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band - (Duke 164 1957) (pop # 74, R&B # 7)
"Pretty Baby" / "That's Alright" - Little Junior Parker & His Combo - (Duke 168 1957)
"Peaches" / "Pretty Little Doll" - Little Junior Parker & The Al Smith Orchestra - (Duke 177 1957)
"Sittin' And Thinkin'" / "Wondering" - Little Junior Parker & His Band - (Duke 184 1957)
"Barefoot Rock" / "What Did I Do" - Little Junior Parker & His Band - (Duke 193 1957)
"Sweet Home Chicago" / "Sometimes" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 301 1958) (R&B # 13)
"Five Long Years" / "I'm Holding On" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 306 1959) (R&B # 13)
"Stranded" / "Blue Letter" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 309 1959)
"Dangerous Woman" / "Belinda Marie" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 315 1959)
"Stand By Me" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 330 1961) (R&B # 11)
"Driving Wheel" - Junior Parker - (Duke 335 1961) (pop # 85, R&B # 5)
"In The Dark" (R&B # 7) / "How Long Can This Go On" - Little Junior Parker (Duke 341 1961) (R&B # 28)
"Annie Get Your Yo-Yo"/"Mary Jo" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 345 1962) (R&B # 6)
"Someone Somewhere" - Little Junior Parker - (Duke 357 1962)
"Strange Things Happening" - Little Jr. Parker - (Duke 371 1962) (pop # 99)
"The Things I Used to Do" - Junior Parker - (Duke 376 1963)
"Jivin' Woman" - Junior Parker - (Duke 384 1964)
"Crying For My Baby" - Junior Parker - (Duke 389 1965) (R&B # 36)
"Man Or Mouse" - Junior Parker - (Duke 413 1966) (R&B # 27)
"You Can Make it If You Try" - Junior Parker - (Mercury 72651 1967)
"I Can't Put My Finger On It" - Junior Parker - (Mercury 72699 1967) (R&B # 48)
"Ain't Gon' Be No Cutting Loose" - Junior Parker - (Blue Rock 4080 1969) (R&B # 48)
"Worried Life Blues" - Little Jr. Parker - (Minit 32080 1969) (R&B # 34)
"Drownin' On Dry Land" Junior Parker - (Capitol 2997 1971) (pop # 114, R&B # 48)

Albums
Drivin' Wheel Duke vinyl LP 76 (1961)
Track listing: "Driving Wheel"; "I Need Love So Bad"; "Foxy Devil"; "Someone Broke This Heart of Mine"; "How Long Can This Go On"; "Yonders Wall"; "Annie Get Your Yo-Yo"; "Tin Pan Alley"; "Someone Somewhere"; "Seven Days"; "The Tables have Turned"; "Sweet Talking Woman"

Love Me Baby
Little Junior's Blue Flames Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Love Me Baby' by these artists:

A.M.P. Baby, I, baby e-a-ah Baby, I, baby love ya Baby, I, baby…
Aitken Laurel I love you baby and I need no one but…
Brian Poole the Tremeloes You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance, You didn't even…
Camille Lou Love me baby with emotion Baby love me with devotion…
Count Basie Baby, don't be mad at me! If I made you cry,…
Count Basie & His Orchestra I must try to make the man love me, Make the…
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers Well listen to me Baby can't you see that I'm…
D.D. [feat. haiji & Ng Head] Baby let me share my love Baby let me share my…
Dave Barker & The Upsetters Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…

Eddie Meduza Hold me baby and say that you're in love with…
Fred Hughes Come back, baby, I love you Come back, baby, I need…
Fun Team Djs Feat. Rakel Where my haters Where my haters I don′t got em I'm not famou…
Garnett Silk Girl, don't play with me Don't play with me Don't do it,…
J. C. Lodge Alright cool i got this Turn up Love me a little, love…
J.C. Lodge & Tiger Baby love, baby love Baby love me, love me (е-е-е-е) Please …
J.J. Express 바라보는것도 사랑 기다리는것도 사랑 그리움에 가슴이 저린것도 내겐 사랑입니다 계절이 오듯이 그래 매일 숨쉬…
J.J. Jackson My baby loves me, oh yeah My baby needs me,…
J.J.Express Every time you walk through Way that you be looking girl…
johnny & the jammers Love me baby love me all night long Till your mama…
Jon & Robin You make the room stop when you step in girl If…
K-Paul Ain't it so easy to love me baby mmhmm Ain't it…
Kay Kay and the Rays You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Live) Singer：李龍基 Compos…
ken. LOVE ME BABY 抱き締めていたい猫みたいな優しい爪の LOVE ME BABY とても素敵な君の目で僕だけ…
Laurel Aitken I love you baby and I need no one but…
Lexy & K. Paul Ain't it so easy to love me baby mmhmm Ain't it…
Lexy K-paul As I walk by the seaside As I walk through the…
Mac & Katie Kissoon My baby, my baby she's so good to me My baby,…
Mane-Gong [Chorus] And you want me to give you all of my…
May It's okay to be the way you are, baby It's okay…
Memphis Slim Now lend me your love, little girl, please lend me…
Merle Haggard Love me tender, Love me sweet, Never let me go. You have mad…
Michael King I'm starting to worry That the writings on the wall Everythi…
Mr. Nick & The Dirty Tricks Baby, I love you Baby I love you Put nobody above…
Murphy Lee Feat. Jazze Pha & Sleepy Brown [Murphy Lee] This is Murphy Lizzle On a Jazze production…
n4hi love me baby yo se que tu me amas pero estas muy…
PaceWon [Pacewon] Yeah, yo.. Yeah, yo.. I don't talk about kill…
Peter & Gordon Shadows grow so long before my eyes And they're moving acros…
Praga Khan Love me baby, love me baby Love me baby, sweet baby Take…
Praga Khan feat. Jade 4U Love me baby, love me baby Love me baby, sweet baby Take…
Richie S You love me too much, trust me too much But it's…
Richies Do they really got my back I don't think they for…
Rocky Fontaine Feat. Jazmine Sullivan (Intro: Rocky Fontaine [Jazmine Sull…
Rose Murphy Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Round Table (Featuring Nino) I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
ROUND TABLE featuring Nino 知らないふりしないでささやきかけて　そっと愛の言葉をもっとあなたの愛をもっとふれあう手をつないで …
Rudy La Crioux & the All Stars Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You…
Ruth Brown You glance away and my heart misfires Something is burning i…
Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm Makers Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace o…
Sammy Davis Jr. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Billie Holiday (Walter Donaldson / Gus…
Sheila Love me baby with emotion Baby love me with devotion I see…
Sheila & The Black Devotion Love me baby with emotions baby love me with devotion I see…
Sonny Boy Williamson I want you to hold me in yo' arms, baby A-take…
Talkie You can call me anytime and when you do I'll be…
The Rockin' 8-Balls Guildford, Guildford Holy mother of hell and Jesus In the ar…
The Tremeloes Oh, there's never been a woman who could treat me…
The Upsetters Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…
Tonia and the Beat Dj Lucas Beat Abandonado dentro de um apartamento Ansiedade…
various artists Well, why don't you love me like you used to…
vstra Baby won't you feel me Baby won't you love me right…
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