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Graham Parker (born November 18, 1950 in London) is an English rock singer and songwriter. Beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Graham Parker sang in small-time English bands such as the Black Rockers and Deep Cut Three while working in dead-end jobs at a glove factory and a petrol station. In 1975, he recorded a few demo tracks in London with Dave Robinson, who would shortly found Stiff Records and who connected Parker with his first backing band of note.
Graham Parker & The Rumour (with Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont on guitar, Bob Andrews on keyboards, Andrew Bodnar on bass and Steve Goulding on drums) formed in the summer of 1975 and began doing the rounds of the British pub rock scene. Their first album, Howlin’ Wind, was released to acclaim in 1976 and rapidly followed by the stylistically similar Heat Treatment. A mixture of rock, ballads, and reggae-influenced numbers, these albums reflected Parker’s early influences (Motown, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan) and contained the songs which formed the core of Parker’s live shows — “White Honey”, “Soul Shoes”, “Lady Doctor”, “Fool’s Gold”, and his early signature tune “Don’t Ask Me Questions”, which hit the top 40...
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Top 10 Graham Parker Songs
Local Girls
Stupefaction
Between You and Me
Heat Treatment
Temporary Beauty
Discovering Japan
You Can't Be Too Strong
Don't Get Excited
Don't Let It Break You Down
Another Grey Area
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Top 10 Graham Parker Albums
Squeezing Out Sparks
Howlin' Wind
The Up Escalator
Heat Treatment
Another Grey Area
The Mona Lisa's Sister
The Real Macaw
Squeezing Out Sparks + Live Sparks
Your Country
Steady Nerves
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