His name is synonymous with Funk Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Maceo Parker is known by aficionados as a James Brown sideman; appreciated ...

Funk legend Maceo Parker has shared a version Prince’s “Other Side Of The Pillow.” Parker collaborated with Prince for many years after his work with James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic and George ...

Follow the funk, and you can’t get lost. It’s a maxim that has guided the career of Maceo Parker, the saxophonist who inspired James Brown to shout his name whenever it was time for an electrifying, ...

is going to tell you he loves you. He’s going to say it to you, he’s going to sing it to you, and he’s going to play it to you. Plenty of times. It’s a mission. “I love what I do,” said Parker, long ...

It was James Brown, exhorting him, “Maceo, I want you to blow!”, who turned saxophonist Maceo Parker from a sideman to a showstopper. But when Parker blew the doors off James Brown’s “Papa’s Got A ...

The title of 1994’s documentary My First Name is Maceo says it all. Like other musical legends/icons such as Elvis, Aretha, Prince and Madonna, anyone hearing the first name Maceo knows exactly who it ...

After a trio of albums with the WDR Big Band, funk legend Maceo Parker returns to the more familiar, small ensemble terrain. It can be a challenge for any artist whose natural turf is the live arena ...

When the Godfather of Soul asked if young Maceo Parker played baritone sax, Parker answered in the affirmative … even if that wasn’t strictly true. “I answered it like, ‘Uhhhh … yes sir,’ with a ...

Maceo Parker has forgotten more about funk than most people will ever know. The veteran saxophonist served lengthy tenures with James Brown, George Clinton and Prince - as close to a funky holy ...

There was no one more instrumental in building the musical canon of hip-hop than James Brown, reportedly the most sampled man in music. No less than 12,168 of his samples (and counting) are currently ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Despite some embarrassing feedback on the part of the house, groove pioneer Maceo Parker’s show was a triumph at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on Friday.

Maceo Parker talks playing with the Ray Charles Orchestra and the Raelettes in tribute to his lifelong idol. By Billboard Staff Maceo Parker has funked it up with the best: James Brown, ...