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Maceo Parker

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American saxophonist and composer

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1943 · age 83
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Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.

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Maceo Parker at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2009Maceo Parker at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2009

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2012Icon Award

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Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Since the early 1990s, he has toured under his own name.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83
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