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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Parr</span>
Charlie Parr is an American country blues musician. Born in Austin, Minnesota,[2] he spent part of his childhood in Hollandale[3] before starting his music career in Duluth. His influences include Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Mississippi John Hurt, and his self-professed "hero" "Spider" John Koerner. He plays a Mule resonator, National resonator guitar, a fretless open-back banjo, and a twelve-string guitar, often in the Piedmont blues style. He is divorced from Emily Parr, who occasionally adds vocals to his music. He has two children.
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Background information | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57)[1] |
Origin | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
Genres | Piedmont blues, blues-rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Misplaced Music, Little Judges, Shaky Ray Records, Red House Records |
Website | https://www.charlieparr.com/ |
His song "1922" was featured in an Australian, New Zealand and Dutch television advertisement for Vodafone. As a consequence his album 1922 was re-released in Australia on the Level 2 record label in Melbourne. In 2009, Parr toured Australia with Paul Kelly.[4]
Several of Parr's songs were featured in the Australian drama film Red Hill (2010), including a full rendition of "Just Like Today" in the closing credits of the film. His music was also featured in the background of a commercial for Gerber Gear entitled "Hello Trouble". It features the song "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down".
Parr played at the 2011 Pickathon Music Festival in Oregon[5] and the 2012 Willamina's Wildwood MusicFest & Campout[6] and has been a featured performer at the Mid West Music Fest.[7]
- ^ Weber, Tom (April 23, 2015). "Parr celebrates birthday with Zumbrota show". Post-Bulletin. Rochester, Minn.
- ^ Mewes, Trey (17 May 2012). "Charlie Parr plans homecoming". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Charlie Parr. "Hollandale". Charlie Parr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
Hollandale is simply the landscape around Hollandale, MN where I spent a good part of my childhood.
- ^ Donovan, Patrick (2009-04-17). "Bluesman gets mobile on the back of a hit ad". The Age. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "An Interview with Charlie Parr". Naturalbeardy.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "A festival fit for Willamina". Newsregister.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Mid West Music Fest announces 2017 lineup, prepares for April festival in Winona". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. February 1, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.