Singer Ken Parker, greatest recognized for songs like True, True, True and Jimmy Brown, died in Florida on February 22.
His widow, Rose, confirmed his loss of life in an interview with the Jamaica Observer.
She mentioned her husband — who would have turned 82 on February 23 — succumbed to accidents he sustained in an auto accident on February 16. They have been returning dwelling from church when the incident occurred.
She was additionally injured and stays hospitalised.
Born in Westmoreland, Ken Parker was among the many many vocalists who emerged through the rocksteady period of 1966-68. He recorded a number of hit songs for producer Arthur “Duke” Reid at Treasure Isle studio with the Supersonics Band.
I Can’t Disguise and My Entire World is Falling Down have been among the common songs Parker recorded. These singles caught on in the UK by way of distribution from Trojan Data, a London-based firm operated by Jamaican Lee Gopthal.
To capitalise on that reputation, Parker moved to the UK within the early Seventies and lived there for nearly 30 years, releasing self-produced songs for his label.
Reggae-dancehall producers revisited Parker’s best moments through the Nineteen Eighties. The Tamlins lined My Entire World is Falling Down for Sly and Robbie in 1980, whereas the horn phrase for I Can’t Disguise drove Nitty Gritty’s Run Down The World, produced by Lloyd “King Jammy” James in 1985.
The Parkers, who have been married for 37 years, relocated to Florida the place they lived for a few years.
Ken Parker is survived by seven kids and 5 grandchildren.
