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Brian Parks - Vocals, Sax, Harp, Guitar
I STARTED PLAYING MUSIC WHEN I WAS 19 IN THE BARS..... NOT EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO GET IN... PLAYED WITH FASTLANE FOR 13 YEARS AS THE LEAD SINGER, PLAYING TENOR, HARP AND ACOUSTIC...... BROKE OFF IN 2001 TO DO A DUO PLAYING COFFEE HOUSES AND SMALL RESTAURANTS AROUND THE VA AND NC AREA.... IN 2006 GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH SOME FRIENDS AND FORMED THE PUREBRED STRAYS A FOUR PIECE GOOD TIME BAND.. MAINLY FOR FUN.... JOINED BACKSTREET IN FEB. OF 2007.....
ALL OF MY FAMILY ARE MUSICIANS AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND MUSIC MY WHOLE LIFE.... IM A SELF TAUGHT MUSICIAN WITH NO FORMAL LESSONS.. I LIVE IN FORT MITCHELL JUST OUTSIDE OF CHASE CITY VA AND IM MARRIED TO MY WIFE MELISSA... I HAVE A 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MARY-LAUREL.....
I HAVE OPENED FOR BANDS SUCH AS THE EMBERS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ETC. AND SET IN WITH EVERYONE FROM DELTA HWY. OUT OF MEMPHIS TO THE DAVE MARTIN BAND OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO CAL.....
MY BIGGEST MENTORS ARE DELBERT MCCLINTON, THE BLUES BROTHERS, BOOKER T AND THE MGS, JOHN LEE HOOKER, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS ETC.
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