DIED NOV 18 1971, Memphis blues singer and musician Herman - TopicsExpress



          

DIED NOV 18 1971, Memphis blues singer and musician Herman Junior Parker died aged 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Parker was discovered in 1952 by Ike Turner, who signed him to Modern Records. Parker then signed to Sun Records in 1953. There they produced three successful songs including ‘Feelin Good’ a No.5 on the Billboard R&B charts. 1972, Singer, songwriter Danny Whitten died of a drug overdose aged 29. He was a member of Neil Youngs Crazy Horse and writer of I Dont Wanna Talk About It, covered by Rod Stewart, Rita Coolidge and Everything But The Girl. The Neil Young song ‘The Needle and the Damage Done’ was written about Whitten’s heroin use (before he died of an overdose).
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:08:10 +0000

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