Carson Parks
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C. Carson Parks | |
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| Birth name | Clarence Carson Parks II |
| Born | April 26, 1936 Philadelphia, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2005 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, etc. |
| Years active | 1959 – c.1969 |
| Website | http://www.ccarsonparks.com |
Clarence Carson Parks II (April 26, 1936 – June 22, 2005) was an American songwriter, music publisher, musician and singer, best known for writing the hit song "Somethin' Stupid". His younger brother is the composer Van Dyke Parks.
Early life and career
Parks was born in
Following the success of The New Christy Minstrels, Gilkyson and the Parks brothers formed a choral group, the Greenwood County Singers, featuring five men and two women. They released four albums on Kapp Records between 1963 and 1965, later becoming known as The Greenwood Singers and finally The Greenwoods.[3][4] The group had two minor hits, "Please Don't Sell My Daddy No More Wine" reaching number #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, and included singer Gaile Foote, whom Carson Parks married.
"Somethin' Stupid"
Before the Greenwoods disbanded, Parks and Foote also began performing as a duo, Carson and Gaile, and in 1966 recorded an album for Kapp Records, San Antonio Rose. This mostly included Parks' own songs, one of which was the track "
Later career
Following the success of "Somethin' Stupid", Parks wrote songs for other artists, including
Discography
The Steeltown Two
- 45 1959 The Wolves / Tarrytown (Gini Records)
- 45 1959 The Potters Wheel / The Straw Carol (Neophon Records)
The Easy Riders
- LP 1960 Rollin' (Kapp Records)
- LP 1961 Remember the Alamo (Kapp Records)
- LP 1963 The Cry of the Wild Goose (Kapp Records)
- 45 1961? Deep Blue Sea / Nite Life (Montclare Records)
Bud Dashiell and the Kinsmen
- LP 1961 Bud Dashiell and the Kinsmen (Warner Bros. Records)
The Steeltown Three
- 45 1962? Rock Mountain / The Girl with the Sad Eyes (Montclare Records)
The Southcoasters
- 45 1962? San Francisco Bay / Long Gone from the Farm (Montclare Records)
The Greenwood County Singers
- LP 1964 The First Recording by the Joyful... (Kapp Records)
- 45 1964 Frankie and Johnny (aka The New Frankie and Johnnie Song) / Climb Up Sunshine Mountain (Kapp No. 591) (Billboard number 75 pop)
- LP 1964 Have You Heard... (Kapp Records)
- LP 1965 The Ballad of Cat Ballou (Kapp Records)
- 45 1965 Anne / Cake Walking Babies from Home (Kapp Records)
The Greenwoods
- 45 1966 Please Don't Sell My Daddy No More Wine / Southbound (Kapp No. 742) (Billboard number 64 pop)
Carson and Gaile
- LP 1966 San Antonio Rose (Kapp Records)
- 45 1966 The Wild Side of Life / How Much Is That Doggie... (Congress Records)
- 45 1967 Something Stupid / Chapter One (Kapp Records)
References
- ^ "C. Carson Parks". The Independent. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "C. Carson Parks Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "C. Carson Parks, Songwriter, musician". Ccarsonparks.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rob Finnis and Tony Rounce, Booklet with CD "You Heard It Here First", Ace Records CDCHD1204, 2008
- ^ "Artist / The Mills Brothers". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
