American guitarist and record producer
Musical artist
Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American
session guitarist and
record producer from
Fort Worth, Texas. Parks has one Grammy nomination.
[1]
Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with
Sonny and Cher in 1970. In 1980, he was a founding member of the Christian Jazz Fusion band
Koinonia. Parks is best known for his many contributions to albums by
Steely Dan,
Michael Jackson, and
Bread. Notably, he played guitar on Steely Dan's
Royal Scam track "
Haitian Divorce".
[2] Parks is also a long-time collaborator on
David Foster albums, such as
Shadows by Gordon Lightfoot.
[3]
Parks features on Cat Beach's albums Letting Go and Love Me Out Loud. In 2008, Parks participated in the production of the album Psalngs,
[4] the debut release of Canadian musician
John Lefebvre.
Parks is very prominently featured on
Viktor Krauss' album II (2007), where he plays a plethora of other stringed instruments in addition to electric and acoustic guitars.
[3]
[5] He played on eight Lyle Lovett albums.
[6]
Tours
During the late 1970s, Parks teamed up with
Bread for their "
Lost Without Your Love" reunion tour, taking on the responsibilities of lead guitarist.
[7] Following the departure of founding member Jimmy Griffin, Parks then became the 'unofficial' fourth member for the duration of the 1977/78 tours, including the visit to England to record a BBC TV special.
He continued the role when Bread's co-founder,
David Gates, put together his own solo touring band shortly afterwards. In the spring of 2005 he joined
David Crosby and
Graham Nash on their European tour, as well as their U.S. tours in fall 2007, fall 2008, and spring 2011. In April 2017 Parks joined James Taylor's band while Taylor recovered from a broken finger.
Movies
Parks has played guitar for film scores such as
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (with
Carol Parks),
Bowfinger,
My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
The Big Bounce,
Days of Thunder,
Dying Young,
August Rush,
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story and
Rosewood (with
Tommy Morgan and
John Williams).
Personal life
He was married to fellow musician
Carol Parks.
Discography
With
America
With
Bobby Bland
- 1969 Spotlighting the Man
- 1973 His California Album
- 1974 Dreamer
With
Cher/
Sonny & Cher
With
Chris Botti
With
Michael Bublé
With
T Bone Burnett
With
Joe Cocker
With
Andraé Crouch
With
Rita Coolidge
With
The Crusaders
- 1976 Free as the Wind
- 1978 Images
- 1980 Rhapsody and Blues
- 1980 Standing Tall
- 1984 Ghetto Blaster
- 1986 The Good and the Bad Times
- 2003 Rural Renewal
With
Julia Fordham
With
Kenny Loggins
With
Lyle Lovett
With
The Manhattan Transfer
With
Aaron Neville
- 1991 Warm Your Heart
- 1993 The Grand Tour
- 1993 Aaron Neville's Soulfoul Christmas
- 1995 The Tattooed Heart
- 1997 ...To Make Me Who I Am
- 2000 Devotion
- 2003 Believe
- 2005 Gospel Roots
With
Madeleine Peyroux
With
Rebecca Pidgeon
With
Joe Sample
- 1978 Rainbow Seeker
- 1979 Carmel
- 1980 Voices in the Rain
- 1982 The Hunter
- 1983 Roles
- 1985 Oasis
- 1995 Old Places Old Faces
- 1997 Sample This
- 2002 The Pecan Tree
With
Steely Dan
With others
- 1971
Helen Reddy,
Helen Reddy
- 1972 L.A. Reggae,
Johnny Rivers
- 1973
Let's Get It On,
Marvin Gaye
- 1973
Lulu,
Lulu
- 1973
Piano Man,
Billy Joel
- 1973 Blue Suede Shoes,
Johnny Rivers
- 1973
Innervisions,
Stevie Wonder
- 1973
Eddie Kendricks,
Eddie Kendricks
- 1973
Angel Clare,
Art Garfunkel
- 1974 Martha Reeves,
Martha Reeves
- 1974
Boogie Down!,
Eddie Kendricks
- 1974
Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb,
Glen Campbell
- 1974
Wrap Around Joy,
Carole King
- 1975
Sedaka's Back,
Neil Sedaka
- 1975 New Lovers and Old Friends,
Johnny Rivers
- 1975 Nigel Olsson,
Nigel Olsson
- 1975
Diamonds & Rust,
Joan Baez
- 1975
Rhinestone Cowboy,
Glen Campbell
- 1975
Adventures in Paradise,
Minnie Riperton
- 1975
Kim Carnes,
Kim Carnes
- 1975
I've Got the Music in Me,
Thelma Houston
- 1976
Songs in the Key of Life,
Stevie Wonder
- 1976
Photograph,
Melanie
- 1976
Streetheart,
Dion DiMucci
- 1976 Wild Night,
Johnny Rivers
- 1976
Music, Music,
Helen Reddy
- 1976
Bloodline,
Glen Campbell
- 1976
Steppin' Out,
Neil Sedaka
- 1976
Everything Must Change,
Randy Crawford
- 1976
Endless Flight,
Leo Sayer
- 1976
Gulf Winds,
Joan Baez
- 1976
Dee Dee Bridgewater,
Dee Dee Bridgewater
- 1976 The Painter,
Paul Anka
- 1977
Here You Come Again,
Dolly Parton
- 1977
El Mirage,
Jimmy Webb
- 1977 Outside Help,
Johnny Rivers
- 1977
Blowin' Away,
Joan Baez
- 1978
Heartbreaker,
Dolly Parton
- 1978
Leo Sayer,
Leo Sayer
- 1978 Night Flight,
Yvonne Elliman
- 1978 This Night Won't Last Forever,
Bill LaBounty
- 1978
Midnight Believer,
B.B. King
- 1979 Open Your Eyes,
Maria Muldaur
- 1979
Wet,
Barbra Streisand
- 1979
Hard Times for Lovers,
Judy Collins
- 1979
Take It Home,
B.B. King
- 1980 Inherit the Wind,
Wilton Felder
- 1980
This Time,
Al Jarreau
- 1980 Now We May Begin,
Randy Crawford
- 1980
Red Cab to Manhattan,
Stephen Bishop
- 1980
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like,
Glen Campbell
- 1980
In the Pocket,
Neil Sedaka
- 1981 Power of Love,
Arlo Guthrie
- 1981 Secret Combination,
Randy Crawford
- 1981 I'll Be There,
Gail Davies
- 1981
Pirates,
Rickie Lee Jones
- 1981
If I Should Love Again,
Barry Manilow
- 1981 The Right Place,
Gary Wright
- 1981
Restless Eyes,
Janis Ian
- 1981
Songs of the Beatles,
Sarah Vaughan
- 1981
Scissors Cut,
Art Garfunkel
- 1981
Love Life,
Brenda Russell
- 1981
Breakin Away,
Al Jarreau
- 1982 Windsong,
Randy Crawford
- 1982
Friends in Love,
Dionne Warwick
- 1982
Heartlight,
Neil Diamond
- 1982
Daylight Again,
Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 1982
If That's What It Takes,
Michael McDonald
- 1982
Hey Ricky,
Melissa Manchester
- 1982 Givin' Herself Away,
Gail Davies
- 1982
Angel Heart,
Jimmy Webb
- 1982 Bill LaBounty,
Bill LaBounty
- 1982
Shadows,
Gordon Lightfoot
- 1982
The Nightfly,
Donald Fagen
- 1982
Thriller,
Michael Jackson
- 1983
Hearts and Bones,
Paul Simon
- 1983
Hello Big Man,
Carly Simon
- 1983
Salute,
Gordon Lightfoot
- 1983
What a Feelin',
Irene Cara
- 1983 Seventh Wave,
Melanie
- 1983 Not a Through Street,
Johnny Rivers
- 1983
Girl at Her Volcano,
Rickie Lee Jones
- 1983
Surrender,
Debby Boone
- 1983
The Wild Heart,
Stevie Nicks
- 1983 Emergency,
Melissa Manchester
- 1983
A Christmas Album,
Amy Grant
- 1983
Two Eyes,
Brenda Russell
- 1983
Trouble in Paradise,
Randy Newman
- 1984
Straight Ahead,
Amy Grant
- 1984
The Magazine,
Rickie Lee Jones
- 1985
Stay Tuned,
Chet Atkins
- 1985
Dreamland Express,
John Denver
- 1985 "
Crazy From the Heat",
David Lee Roth
- 1985
Without Your Love,
Dionne Warwick
- 1985
Real Love,
Dolly Parton
- 1985
Nobody Wants to Be Alone,
Crystal Gayle
- 1985
Dangerous,
Natalie Cole
- 1986
One World,
John Denver
- 1986
Rapture,
Anita Baker
- 1986
Street Language,
Rodney Crowell
- 1986
Nine Lives,
Bonnie Raitt
- 1986
The Bridge,
Billy Joel
- 1987
I Prefer the Moonlight,
Kenny Rogers
- 1987
Famous Blue Raincoat,
Jennifer Warnes
- 1987
Maria Vidal,
Maria Vidal
- 1988
Brian Wilson,
Brian Wilson
- 1988
The Best Years of Our Lives,
Neil Diamond
- 1988 Nothing but the Truth,
Ruben Blades
- 1988
Land of Dreams,
Randy Newman
- 1988
Twice the Love,
George Benson
- 1988
Nobody's Angel,
Crystal Gayle
- 1989
On Solid Ground,
Larry Carlton
- 1989
Something Inside So Strong,
Kenny Rogers
- 1989 Somebody Loves You,
Paul Anka
- 1989 Let it Go,
Clair Marlo
- 1989
Ain't Gonna Cry,
Juice Newton
- 1989
Good to Be Back,
Natalie Cole
- 1989
Barry Manilow,
Barry Manilow
- 1989
No Holdin' Back,
Randy Travis
- 1989
Home for Christmas,
Debby Boone
- 1989 Here I Am... Yes, It's Me,
Nikka Costa
- 1989 Vonda Shepard,
Vonda Shepard
- 1989
Bowling in Paris,
Stephen Bishop
- 1989
Flying Cowboys,
Rickie Lee Jones
- 1989
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind,
Aaron Neville,
Linda Ronstadt
- 1989
O Tempo e o Vento,
Roberto Carlos
- 1990
Some People's Lives,
Bette Midler
- 1990
Heroes & Friends,
Randy Travis
- 1990
Beth Nielsen Chapman,
Beth Nielsen Chapman
- 1990
Ivory,
Teena Marie
- 1990
If There Was a Way,
Dwight Yoakam
- 1990
Blue Pacific,
Michael Franks
- 1990
Kiss Me with the Wind,
Brenda Russell
- 1991
What You See Is What You Sweat,
Aretha Franklin
- 1991 Pure Schuur,
Diane Schuur
- 1991
Dance of Love,
Dan Hill
- 1991
Showstoppers,
Barry Manilow
- 1991
Christmas,
Stephanie Mills
- 1991
The Fire Inside,
Bob Seger
- 1991
Can You Stop the Rain,
Peabo Bryson
- 1991
All I Can Be,
Collin Raye
- 1992
The Future,
Leonard Cohen
- 1992
King of Hearts,
Roy Orbison
- 1992
Timeless: The Classics,
Michael Bolton
- 1992
The Christmas Album,
Neil Diamond
- 1992
In the Running,
Howard Jones
- 1992
Something Real,
Stephanie Mills
- 1993
Suspending Disbelief,
Jimmy Webb
- 1993
Back to Broadway,
Barbra Streisand
- 1993
This Time,
Dwight Yoakam
- 1993
Let There Be Peace on Earth,
Vince Gill
- 1993
The Crossing,
Paul Young
- 1993
Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building,
Neil Diamond
- 1993
I'll Always Be There,
Roch Voisine
- 1993
Friends Can Be Lovers,
Dionne Warwick
- 1993
Thousand Roads,
David Crosby
- 1993
Traffic from Paradise,
Rickie Lee Jones
- 1993
The Colour of My Love,
Céline Dion
- 1993
I'm Alive,
Jackson Browne
- 1993
Duets,
Elton John
- 1993
Blink of an Eye,
Michael McDonald
- 1994
11 Tracks of Whack,
Walter Becker
- 1994
Rhythm of Love,
Anita Baker
- 1994
Passion Play,
Teena Marie
- 1994
Jamie Walters,
Jamie Walters
- 1995
Bette of Roses,
Bette Midler
- 1995
Gone,
Dwight Yoakam
- 1995
That's Me in the Bar,
A. J. Croce
- 1995 Time Was,
Curtis Stigers
- 1995
Delilah Blue,
Joshua Kadison
- 1995
Kissing Rain,
Roch Voisine
- 1995
Feels Like Home,
Linda Ronstadt
- 1996
Treasures,
Dolly Parton
- 1996 Louder Than Words,
Lionel Richie
- 1996 Mandy Barnett,
Mandy Barnett
- 1996
Secrets,
Toni Braxton
- 1996
Full Circle,
Randy Travis
- 1996
Ten Easy Pieces,
Jimmy Webb
- 1996
Fade into Light,
Boz Scaggs
- 1997
Higher Ground,
Barbra Streisand
- 1997
Under the Covers,
Dwight Yoakam
- 1997
Deuces Wild,
B.B. King
- 1997
Songs from a Parent to a Child,
Art Garfunkel
- 1997
Deborah,
Debbie Gibson
- 1997
Evolution,
Martina McBride
- 1997
Dark Dear Heart,
Holly Cole
- 1997
Open Road,
Gary Barlow
- 1997
Let's Talk About Love,
Céline Dion
- 1997
All That Matters,
Michael Bolton
- 1997
Nothin' But the Taillights,
Clint Black
- 1997
Three Chords and the Truth,
Sara Evans
- 1997
Talk on Corners,
The Corrs
- 1998
Back with a Heart,
Olivia Newton-John
- 1998
A Long Way Home,
Dwight Yoakam
- 1998
Painted From Memory,
Elvis Costello,
Burt Bacharach
- 1998
Bathhouse Betty,
Bette Midler
- 1998
Jennifer Paige,
Jennifer Paige
- 1998
We Ran,
Linda Ronstadt
- 1998
Manilow Sings Sinatra,
Barry Manilow
- 1998
Time,
Lionel Richie
- 1999
D'lectrified,
Clint Black
- 1999
Rainbow,
Mariah Carey
- 1999 Music Is My Life,
Diane Schuur
- 1999
A Love Like Ours,
Barbra Streisand
- 1999 Smokin' Section,
Tom Scott
- 2000
Inside Job,
Don Henley
- 2000
Bette,
Bette Midler
- 2000 Friends for Schuur,
Diane Schuur
- 2000 Soul & Inspiration,
Barry Mann
- 2000
The Heat,
Toni Braxton
- 2000
A Merry Little Christmas,
Linda Ronstadt
- 2000 The Dreams of Johnny Mercer,
Monica Mancini
- 2001
Josh Groban,
Josh Groban
- 2001
Love Makes the World,
Carole King
- 2001
Mandy Moore,
Mandy Moore
- 2001 Renaissance,
Lionel Richie
- 2001
Christmas Memories,
Barbra Streisand
- 2001
The Well,
Jennifer Warnes
- 2002
No Stranger to Shame,
Uncle Kracker
- 2002
Songs for Survivors,
Graham Nash
- 2002
Cry,
Faith Hill
- 2002
Christmas Is Almost Here,
Carly Simon
- 2002 Spirit World,
Stephen Bruton
- 2002
Together,
Lulu
- 2003
Closer,
Josh Groban
- 2003 Believe,
Aaron Neville
- 2003
The Movie Album,
Barbra Streisand
- 2003
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook,
Bette Midler
- 2003
Next Big Thing,
Vince Gill
- 2003
Christmas Is Almost Here Again,
Carly Simon
- 2003
As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II,
Rod Stewart
- 2004 Lazy Afternoon,
Regina Belle
- 2004 Melancolista,
Adam Cohen
- 2004
Spend My Time,
Clint Black
- 2004
Deja Vu All Over Again,
John Fogerty
- 2004
Miracle,
Céline Dion
- 2004 Nightcap,
Marilyn Scott
- 2004
Between Here and Gone,
Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 2004
Christmas with You,
Clint Black
- 2004
Amore Musica,
Russell Watson
- 2004
Lucky,
Melissa Etheridge
- 2004
Blue Skies,
Diana DeGarmo
- 2004 Renee Olstead,
Renee Olstead
- 2004
What a Wonderful World,
LeAnn Rimes
- 2005
B.B. King & Friends: 80,
B.B. King
- 2005 Rock Swings,
Paul Anka
- 2005
Libra,
Toni Braxton
- 2005
Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith,
Amy Grant
- 2005
Twilight of the Renegades,
Jimmy Webb
- 2006
Awake,
Josh Groban
- 2006
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time,
Rod Stewart
- 2006
I Love You,
Diana Ross
- 2006 Feeling Good,
Randy Crawford,
Joe Sample
- 2006 Cool Yule,
Bette Midler
- 2006
Givin' It Up,
Al Jarreau,
George Benson
- 2006 Jazz Academy,
Michael Brecker
- 2006 Oceana,
Till Brönner
- 2007
Some Enchanted Evening,
Art Garfunkel
- 2007
That's Life,
Russell Watson
- 2007
The Love Songs,
Clint Black
- 2007
Courage,
Paula Cole
- 2007
Noël,
Josh Groban
- 2007
The Calling,
Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 2007
Home at Last,
Billy Ray Cyrus
- 2007 East of Angel Town,
Peter Cincotti
- 2007 II,
Viktor Krauss
- 2007
River: The Joni Letters,
Herbie Hancock
- 2008
Circus Money,
Walter Becker
- 2008 Like a Fire,
Solomon Burke
- 2008
Our Bright Future,
Tracy Chapman
- 2008
Soul,
Seal
- 2008
Just a Little Lovin',
Shelby Lynne
- 2009 At Last,
Lynda Carter
- 2009 Believe,
Katherine Jenkins
- 2009 Bounce Back, the 3DVB's/
Creed Bratton
- 2009 I've Loved These Days,
Monica Mancini
- 2009
If on a Winter's Night,
Sting
- 2009 Shadows on the Moon,
Johnny Rivers
- 2009 Skylark,
Renee Olstead
- 2009
Soulbook,
Rod Stewart
- 2009 Speak Love,
Courtney Fortune
- 2010 Bring Me to Life, Katherine Jenkins
- 2010
The Imagine Project,
Herbie Hancock
- 2010
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V
Rod Stewart
- 2010 The Secret Sisters,
the Secret Sisters
- 2011 Umbigobunker!?,
Jay Vaquer
- 2011
A Holiday Carole,
Carole King
- 2011
When Ronan Met Burt,
Ronan Keating,
Burt Bacharach
- 2011
What Matters Most,
Barbra Streisand
- 2011 Sound Advice,
Patti Austin
- 2012
Merry Christmas, Baby,
Rod Stewart
- 2012 Let's Go Out Tonight,
Curtis Stigers
- 2012 Songs of December,
Paul Anka
- 2012
The Gypsy Queens,
The Gypsy Queens
- 2013
Spitfire,
LeAnn Rimes
- 2013
Wrote a Song for Everyone,
John Fogerty
- 2013
Trust,
Alfie Boe
- 2014
Partners,
Barbra Streisand
- 2014
Tracks of My Years,
Bryan Adams
- 2014 Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro,
Billy Childs
- 2015
Currency of Man,
Melody Gardot
- 2015 Freedom & Surrender,
Lizz Wright
- 2015
No Pier Pressure,
Brian Wilson
- 2015
On Purpose,
Clint Black
- 2015
Tenderness,
J. D. Souther
- 2015
Wallflower,
Diana Krall
- 2016
Down to My Last Bad Habit,
Vince Gill
- 2016
Fire on the Floor,
Beth Hart
- 2016
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin,
Willie Nelson
- 2016 Short Stories,
Dominick Farinacci
- 2016 This Girl's in Love,
Rumer
- 2016
Fallen Angels,
Bob Dylan
- 2016
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway,
Barbra Streisand
- 2016
Encore un soir,
Céline Dion
- 2017
Sky Trails,
David Crosby
- 2017
Seal,
Seal
- 2017
Triplicate,
Bob Dylan
- 2020 Out of Sane,
Clint Black
- 2020
Music... The Air That I Breathe,
Cliff Richard
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