Little Junior Parker

Little Junior Parker or Junior Parker (born March 3, 1927, West Memphis, Arkansas, USA or May 27, 1932, Clarksdale or Bobo (Coahoma County), Mississippi, USA - died November 18, 1971, Blue Island, Illinois, USA) was an American Memphis blues singer, harmonica player and songwriter.
He first came to blues as a harmonica player, and backed Howlin' Wolf when he came to West Memphis in 1948. By 1950, Parker, now known as "Little Junior" due to the closeness with Wolf, had formed a band with pianist. Known as Little Junior's Blue Flames, the band included Matt Murphy and and they were recorded by Ike Turner for early in 1952. By this time Parker was almost primarily a vocalist. The following year Pat Hare and replaced Murphy and Dranes on guitar and drums respectively, and the band began to record for Sam Phillips' new label. Their first record, "Feelin' Good" was a hit, so much so that Parker was soon signed by / in Houston in 1954. Bill Johnson took over the Blue Flames and together they made several hits such as "Mother In Law Blues" and Barefoot Rock". Parker later recorded in a soul style but occasionally reverted to playing the blues with a harp.
Cousin to Al Green, who wrote the song "Take Me To The River" in dedication to his memory.