Dig Deeper Presents: Winfield Parker

Dig Deeper is honored to present Baltimore soul legend Winfield Parker, in his second ever NYC appearance (and second at Dig Deeper), backed by the Brooklyn Rhythm Band.

It almost didn’t work out this way. When he began his career in music, Winfield Parker’s name was initially associated with his prowess on the saxophone, and he ultimately joined Little Richard’s band for a time before being encouraged by Rufus Mitchell, the owner of Baltimore’s Ru-Jac Records, to set down the sax and strike out on his own as a solo vocalist.

We are so lucky Winfield listened. His association with Ru-Jac spanned roughly ten 45s, everything from the pounding 4x4 beat on several uptempo cuts like “I love you just the same”, “She’s so pretty”, and “Sweet little girl” to name just a few, to soaring, aching ballads like “Oh my love”, and “Wondering”, and the little-heard funky “Mr. Clean”.

After Ru-Jac, Winfield continued to record prolifically for no less than six other labels including classics like the driving funky “Shake that thing” for Arctic, the slinky “28 ways (she loves me)” for Spring, and the modern soul classic “I wanna be with you” on his own P&L imprint.

Today, Winfield continues to tour regularly both in the US and in Europe, doing both gospel shows, and shows of his soul classics.

For this special soul show, Winfield will be performing a set of songs from across his career, including a few he's only ever performed live at his last Dig Deeper appearance in 2011.

As always, before and after the live sets, Dig Deeper's DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson will spin funk and soul 45s for the dancefloor. Wear your dancing shoes – you will need them!