The Parker Trio was a Southern Gospel music group founded in 1995. The group originated from Pickering, Ontario but was based in Nashville, Tennessee and most of its performances were in the US. The group initially consisted of Warren Parker, his wife Shannan Parker, and Vanessa Young.[1] In 2004, Young left the group and was replaced by Angie White, whose husband Brandt White was their tour bus driver and sound technician.[2] On January 8, 2006, Warren Parker was struck by a truck and killed while touring with the trio in South Carolina.[3][4] The group released five CDs, including a live concert DVD, recorded in Havana, Illinois.[5] Their albums won several Gospel Music Association of Canada Covenant Awards and Shai Awards.[citation needed] While on tour, the group ministered in churches, and many different types of venues, including many prisons and drug rehabilitation centres; they were known to perform as many as 260 concerts a year.
Parker Trio | |
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| Origin | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Southern Gospel |
| Years active | 1995-2006 |
| Labels | Song Garden Records |
| Past members |
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| Website | www |
Discography edit
Albums edit
- A Chapter In Time
- With Wings As Eagles (as Warren & Shannan Parker), 2000, Song Garden Records[6]
- Love Remains (2002), Song Garden Records
- Tearin' Down The Walls (2004)
- Live in Havana (2005), Independent
Video edit
- Live in Havana DVD[7]
Awards edit
GMA Canada Covenant Awards edit
- 1994 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 1998 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 1999 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2000 Favourite Instrumentalist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2000 Favourite Vocal Group Of The Year: Parker Trio
- 2001 Favourite Vocal Group Artist Of The Year: Parker Trio
- 2001 Favourite Instrumentalist Artist Of The Year: Warren Parker
- 2001 Favourite Song Of The Year: "With Wings As Eagles" (Warren and Shannan Parker)
- 2001 nominee, Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: With Wings As Eagles
- 2001 nominee, Southern Gospel Song Of The Year: "With Wings As Eagles"
- 2001 nominee, Favourite Female Artist of the Year: Shannan Parker
- 2003 Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: Love Remains (Parker Trio)
- 2003 Southern Gospel Song Of The Year: "Thank God For Calvary"
- 2005 Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: Live in Havana (Parker Trio)
References edit
- ^ "Singing for Warren Parker, Nov 2009". durhamregion.com. Oshawa This Week. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Montague, Joe. "Tragedy Strikes Parker Trio". marriagetrac.com. MarriageTrac. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Warren Parker's Obituary at David Spencer's Media Spin[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kropf, Schuyler. "Driver sentenced in singer's death, Dec 2016". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "The Parker Trio Artist Profile". crossrhythms.co.uk. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Warren & Shannan Parker – With Wings As Eagles". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Love Remains, Parker Trio - Live in Havana , IL". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links edit
- Parker Trio Official Website
- Warren Parker remembrance at SGM Radio