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Graham Parker
Born on November 8, 1950 in London Graham Parker is a British rock singer. He is also a well known songwriter. Have you ever watched Graham Parker performing live? Graham Parker's live concerts are very much exciting and enjoyable. When he performs on stage he fires with all cylinders open. That is why his concerts are a huge rush and draw a lot of people. He has been performing all around the world for years now, yet his popularity hasn't diminished. He still remains a towering figure in the world rock industry. Franky speaking, when you watch a Graham Parker live concert you would definitely come to know why he is famous for. There is a very good news for all the Graham Parker fans. Graham parker is soon coming to perform in your city. If you are really interested watching him performing live you can buy your tickets from onlineseats.com. Onlineseats.com is one of the most reputable and reliable online ticketing agencies availing premium Graham Parker tickets at affordable rates. So, why don't you place your order on onlineseats.com. You will get your Graham Parker live concert tickets soon.
Graham Parker started his musical career singing for small-time English bands like Deep Cut Tree and Black Rockers. He even worked in glove factory as well as petrol station. But he never let down his musical career. Instead he concentrated more on music. It was music that give him peace and refreshment after a hard day's work. In 1975, he got the chance to record his first demo tracks with Dave Robinson in London. Dave Robinson brought a big break for Graham parker by introducing him to the famous Stiff Records.
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Artist Biography - Graham Parker
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 In the summer of 1975, Graham Parker and the Rumour was formed. The group members were Bob Andrews on keyboards, Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont on guitar, Steve Goulding on drums and Andrew Bodnar on bass. They began to regularly perform in the British pub rock scene. In 1976, their first album "Howlin' Wind" was releases. The album got rave reviews for its overall musical excellence. This was followed by the stylistic "Heat Treatment". Both the albums were a mixture of rock, reggae and ballads. These albums clearly depicted Parker's early influences from The Rolling Stones, Motown and Bob Dylan. "White Honey", "Soul Shoes", "Fool's Gold" "Lady Doctor", and "Don't Ask Me Questions" were some of the glorious tracks from these albums.
In 1976 Graham Parker and the Rumour appeared on Top of the Pops aired by BBC television. At this time Graham parker brought a change in his songwriting style in order to suit the American listeners. "Stick to Me" which was released in 1977 did good business both in UK and America. In UK the album broke the Top 20 list. The album included "The Heat in Harlem", the band's longest song. In 1978, the band released another album entitled "The Parkerilla". In 1979, "Mercury Poisoning" was released. Parker got a contract with the renowned Arista Records and released the album "Squeezing Out Sparks". Many fans still believe "squeezing Out Sparks" as Parker's greatest work till date.
1980's "The Up Escalator" became Parker's highest-charting album Britain. This album included guest vocals from from Bruce Springsteen. With the Rumour, it was Parker's last album. However, guitarist Brinsley Schwarz used to work with Parker till the end of the decade. In 1985, Parker's "Steady Nerves" hit the market and received great response.
Some of Parker's other all time hits are "The Pink Parker" (1977), "Another Gray Area" (1982), "The Real Macaw" (1983), "The Mona Lisa's Sister" (1988), "Human Soul" (1989), "Struck by Lightning" (1991), "Burning Questions" (1992), "12 Haunted Episodes" (1995), "Deepcut to Nowhere" (2001), "Your Country" (2004), "Songs of No Consequence" (2005). The composer of all these superb albums is soon coming to your city to perform before you. Want tickets? Contact onlineseats.com now.
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