A man with curly hair and glasses playing a red electric guitar on stage, with a drummer visible in the background.

The first time I saw Walter Parks I knew I was witnessing a rare talent! From a whisper out of heaven to a 747 like roar Walter can write it, sing it and play it all!”
- JJ Grey

"Walter Parks is an extraordinary singer whose songs can break your heart as well as get you dancing. Lyrical and political, personal and otherworldly at the same time, transcendent as well as down to earth, Walter is a musical treasure, an artist of the highest caliber. To hear him is to be lifted into a mystical sphere. I adore him."
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Judy Collins

RECORDINGS

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Cathedral (2016)
Walter Parks

Walter Parks (2009)
Walter Parks

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Jive (2016)
Swamp Cabbage

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Drum Roll Please (2012) Swamp Cabbage

Drum Roll Please (2012)
Swamp Cabbage

Squeal (2009)
Swamp Cabbage

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Honk (2003)
Swamp Cabbage

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"A listen to Parks' soulful Americana rock is to be immersed in warm guitar melodies, smoky vocals and troubadour narratives that gather strength with age." WNYC

Inspired by the swampy gospel blues that wails from storefront churches and roadhouses in and around the southeast Georgia low country, Parks' style is full of boot-stomping, guitar-strumming tunes that explore matters of the soul and spirit, built upon a foundation of jazz and folk.