JUNIOR PARKER: SWEET AS HONEY

Junior Parker: Lover to FriendYour Love's All Over MeFrom Honey-Drippin' Blues (Blue Rock/Mercury, 1969)Bluesman Parker is already responsible for one of the funkiest blues tunes I know, his cover of the Beatles' "Taxman." However, I had totally forgotten about this '69 album until my recent move and I was reacquainted with two of its outstanding cuts. What I like about both of these songs, especially "Your Love's All Over Me," is how they lean more to the R&B side than being traditional blues ...

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