Bobby Parker
Sign in to saveScottish footballer and manager (1891-1950)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891-03-27
- Died
- 1950-00-00
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Digging for Toys
- Blue Movie
- 4 Steps to LDS Mission Prep
- How Big Is Big?
- Working Class Voodoo
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- Listeners
- 16,238
- Total plays
- 50,182
Tags
USAbluesNeed to RateRock and Roll60s
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 w
Key dates
- Born
- 27 March 1891
- Died
- 1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Family name
- Parker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Nottingham Forest F.C.
Connections
Categories
1891 births1950 deaths20th-century Scottish sportsmenAshfield F.C. playersBohemian F.C. managersBritish Army personnel of World War IDate of death missingEnglish Football League playersEverton F.C. playersExpatriate association football managers in the Republic of IrelandFirst Division/Premier League top scorersFootballers from Glasgow