Johnny Parker (American Football)
Johnny Parker may refer to: *Johnny Parker (jazz pianist) (1929–2010), British jazz pianist *Johnny Parker (rugby league), Australian rugby player *Johnny Parker (born Jonathan Parker in 1922), composer, instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, bandmate of Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra See also *John Parker (other) John Parker may refer to: Politicians Canada *John Mason Parker (Saskatchewan politician) (1882–1960), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada *John Havelock Parker (1929–2020), commissioner of the Canadian Northwest Territories *John Parker (Can ...

Johnny Parker (jazz Pianist)
Johnny Parker (6 November 1929 – 11 June 2010) was a British jazz pianist. Early life Parker was born in Beckenham, Kent, England. In 1940, his family moved to Wiltshire, where Parker was exposed to American Forces Network broadcasts, and first heard boogie-woogie piano at a US Air Force base. Parker returned to Beckenham after the Second World War and worked a paper round to be able to buy records by pianists such as Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons. Career While in Beckenham, Parker regularly cycled the Bexleyheath to watch George Webb's Dixielanders perform. Around this time, he joined the Catford Rhythm Club and played at regular sessions. He became the resident pianist, performing at the club until 1948, when he was called up for National Service. He served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as an ammunitions examiner, while accompanying jazz musicians such as Beryl Bryden and Mike Daniels. After his stint in the armed forces, Parker enrolled at Regent Street Poly ...
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Johnny Parker (rugby League)
Johnny Parker was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby League. Playing career Parker played eleven matches for Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... club in the years 1936 & '41. although not playing in the final series for the Tricolours that year, Parker was a member of the East's side that went unbeaten in winning the 1936 premiership. Parker also had one season playing for South Sydney in 1940, he played just the one match. References Sources * The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson Year of birth missing Possibly living people Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Place of birth missing South Sydney Rabbitohs players Rugby league centres Rugb ...
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Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter (August 15, 1909 – September 17, 1973) was an American easy listening arranger and composer, best known for his arrangements and recordings for RCA Victor. Biography Hugo Ferdinand Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1909 to Hugo Winterhalter and Mary Gallagher, both second generation German-Americans. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1931, where he played saxophone for the orchestra and sang in two of the choirs. He later studied violin and reed instruments at the New England Conservatory of Music. After graduating, he taught school for several years before turning professional during the mid-1930s, serving as a sideman and arranger for Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Raymond Scott, Claude Thornhill and others. Winterhalter also arranged and conducted sessions for singers including Dinah Shore and Billy Eckstine, and in 1948 he was named musical director at MGM Records. After two years with the label ...
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