Frederick R. "Chubby" Parker lived from 1876 to 1940).
He played American "old-time" or folk music. He was a popular radio entertainer.
Parker was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1876. His grandparents were from Kentucky, and his father was the deputy treasurer of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Parker graduated from Purdue University in 1898.
In 1925 Parker began appearing on the National Barn Dance program of Chicago radio station WLS.
He recorded over 50 titles.
In 1952, Harry Everett Smith released his influential Anthology of American Folk Music, and included Parker's song "King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O," an arrangement of the traditional English folk song "Frog Went A-Courting."
Sound file was done by Cary Ginell
Chubby Parker & His Little Old Time Banjo "Get Away Old Maids, Get Away" (1931) Melotone M12524
He played American "old-time" or folk music. He was a popular radio entertainer.
Parker was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1876. His grandparents were from Kentucky, and his father was the deputy treasurer of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Parker graduated from Purdue University in 1898.
In 1925 Parker began appearing on the National Barn Dance program of Chicago radio station WLS.
He recorded over 50 titles.
In 1952, Harry Everett Smith released his influential Anthology of American Folk Music, and included Parker's song "King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O," an arrangement of the traditional English folk song "Frog Went A-Courting."
Sound file was done by Cary Ginell
Chubby Parker & His Little Old Time Banjo "Get Away Old Maids, Get Away" (1931) Melotone M12524
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