Walter Parks
Walter Parks is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and bassist originally from Jacksonville, FL.
Career
From 1991-99, Parks performed in the alternative-folk duo The Nudes with Stephanie Winters. The Nudes released three albums: The Nudes (1993), Velvet Sofa (1996), and Boomerang (1998), and licensed recordings to an HBO series. Billboard magazine described the duo's first CD as unlike "anything else on the airwaves."
From 2001 to present, Parks has toured with Richie Havens. Various venues included the Cannes Film Festival, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Monte Carlo Sporting Festival (Monaco), Chiasso Festate (Switzerland), Solidays (France) and Womad Festival (Australia, New Zealand). He played on Haven's albums Wishing Well (2002), Grace of the Sun (2004) and Nobody Left to Crown (2008).
Parks formed electric blues band, Swamp Cabbage in 2003. They have released two studio recordings, HONK and SQUEAL, and one live recording.
Parks is releasing his debut solo self-titled CD with Wildflower Records in November 2010.
Discography
- 1993 - The Nudes - self-titled (Acoustic America Records)
- 1996 - The Nudes - Velvet Sofa (Acoustic America Records)
- 1998 - The Nudes - Boomerang (Acoustic America Records)
- 2003 - Swamp Cabbage - HONK (self-released)
- 2008 - Swamp Cabbage - SQUEAL (ZOHO ROOTS)
- TBA - Walter Parks solo CD (Wildflower Records)