Artist Info: Ken Parker

Ken Parker (born Kenneth L. Farquharson in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, on 23 February 1948; died 22 February 2025) was a Jamaican musician who first recorded in the 1960s.

Growing up in Savannah-La-Mar in the Westmoreland Parish area of Jamaica, Parker's father was a preacher. Parker was exposed early to the effects of gospel music, and he drew on gospel inflections in his vocals throughout his whole career.

His first group was The Blues Benders [read more...]