Billy Parker (singer)

Billy Parker
Born (1937-07-19) July 19, 1937 (age 87)
Okemah, Oklahoma, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Years active1959–present
LabelsSCR, Oak, Soundwaves, Canyon Creek

Billy Parker (born July 19, 1937, in Okemah, Oklahoma[1]) is an American country music disc jockey and singer. Parker was named Disc Jockey of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1974 and by the Academy of Country Music in 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1984.[2] He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1992, the Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1993, and received the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.[2]

Between 1976 and 1989, Parker charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest-charting single, "(Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country Song," peaked at No. 41 in 1982. He also reached the Top 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada with the song "You Are My Angel" in 1988.[3]

  1. ^ Billy Parker Biography
  2. ^ a b Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Inductees Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "RPM Country Tracks". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-02-05.