Parker released 20 singles between 1959 and 1976. They all got a lot of airplay in New Orleans. Barefootin', his sixth single, went to #2 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Hot 100 in 1966: "They're doin' a dance without any shoes. They're barefootin'." A year later, Tip Toe became his only other national chart hit. Parker was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in 2007.
New Orleans singer-songwriter-saxophonist Robert Parker of Barefootin' fame dies at 89
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