Arnold Parker

Arnold Parker took 40 years to be discovered by audiences much beyond the orbit of his native Texas and adjoining regions. He was a Texas-based country artist who started singing as a boy, at home and later in church in the late '30s. He joined the group the Southernaires as their singer in 1953, at age 17, and initially began recording on Charlie Rich's Sarg Records. Parker and company jumped to Starday in 1956, where they recorded a rockabilly-style single called "Find a New Woman." He never charted at the time -- though the record, issued on the regional Dixie Records impri...