Posted on 2024-11-04

DJ Hairy Larry Presents Josh Parks Playing Part Time Love
From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2024-11-03

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Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear an Arkansas Blues Man play a song about relationship problems.

I went to the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena Arkansas, in October, 2024, camping for the first time since before the pandemic. My friend Brent and I went down to the main stage on Wednesday night and we saw Josh Parks jamming the blues.

Josh had been jamming with The Emporium Orkestra at the Downtown Bar And Grill five years back and we had visited at the campground then too, so I really wanted to see him again.

Well, at the biscuit Josh is a busy man. I kept looking for him at the campground, I even got directions from some other campers, but I couldn't find him. Then on Friday night I was playing some music with my friend Pat and he asked if I wanted to go play with Josh. Well ... of course!

Pat and I had a great time jamming with Josh and with my new friend John who I met at Mayor Mike's campfire. I also got to meet Josh's friends and family. Some of them even older than I am.

So when I got back I was checking for recordings at KASU and on my hard drive. I found this show from a KASU Bluesday Tuesday, recorded on April 17, 2018.

I contacted Josh about the show and he filled in the personnell for the concert.

Josh Parks - guitar
Lance Womack, drums
Stewart Bear, keys
Jerry Bone, bass

All fine outstanding Arkansas musicians.

Now Josh plays in the style of Albert King and Michael Burks, also both from Arkansas. I have had the pleasure of hearing them both play many times and I just love the sound, all the way around.

The song I'm featuring is "Part Time Love", written by Clay Hammond. Little Johnny Taylor sang the number one hit in 1963. Taylor was born in Gregory, Arkansas.

So now, here's The Josh Parks Band playing "Part Time Love" recorded at KASU Bluesday Tuesday.