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 on Last.fm