Maceo Parker
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Maceo Parker is an American soul, jazz, funk and R&B saxophonist born into a musical family in North Carolina. He played in James Brown's band, George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic and Prince's band and recorded with artists such as Dave Matthews, Keith Richards and Bryan Ferry. He has released many albums as leader starting with 'Doing Their Own Thing' in 1970 and including 'Roots Revisited' (1990), 'Mo' Roots' (1991) and 'Life On Planet Groove' (1992), a concert album with Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer.
'Southern Exposure' (1994) went to number 33 on Billboard's Jazz Albums Chart, 'Funk Overload' (1999) reached number 43, 'Dial: M.A.C.E.O.' (2000) number 44, 'Roots & Grooves' (2008) number eleven and 'Soul Classics' (2015) number 15. He published an autobiography titled '98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music' in 2013.
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- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
- Everything I Do Gone Be Funky by Maceo Parker
- Cold Sweat
- Those girls
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Blues For Shorty Bill
- Keep On Marching
- Doing It to Death
- We're on the move
- Soul Power
- Youth of the world
- Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
- The Way You Look Tonight
- People Get Ready
- Announcement
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Chicken
- Once you Get Started
- Don't say Goodnight
- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
- I Wish
- Valdez In The Country by Maceo Parker
- Yesterday I Had The Blues
- Higher Ground
