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Minneapolis-based Soul Blues singer/songwriter JOYANN PARKER Nominated for BluesBlast's "Sean Costello Rising Star" Award! 

Minneapolis-based soul blues singer/songwriter/guitar-keyboard player JOYANN PARKER has been…

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When I reflect on the joys writing about roots music bring me, I can itemize many elements that inject pleasure in my life. Among them, and perhaps in the Top 3, is that in writing about music in…

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Joyann Parker has the look of a blues singer who would thrive in a smoky lounge late at night. Looks can be deceiving as her voice has a soulful quality that fuses the two styles together. She brings…

https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/recensie-joyann-parker-hard-to-love/

Sometimes a career is completely different than you expected. Take that of singer Joyann Parker from Minneapolis. She is a classically trained pianist, but after her ears came into contact with the soul sounds of the famous Stax…

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The name Joyann Parker was a new one to me when her newest CD, Hard To Love (Hopeless Romantics Records) arrived in my mailbox. The quality of music on this disc sent me scurrying to Ms. Parker'swebsite to…

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Blasting forth defiantly (“You say you’re gonna change/ But I ain’t staying to find out”) with the throbbing “Memphis,” the Minnesota blueswoman throws down a gauntlet and sets a high bar of expectations that the rest of this…

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In 2016, Singer, pianist, and songwriter Joyann Parker's debut album, On The Rocks, garnered national and international attention, landing on the Roots Music Report's Top 100 Blues Albums chart and being nominated for an Independent Blues Music Award…

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If you want music with a whole lot of soul and passion, music that can move your heart one moment, then move your feet the next, check out the new release from Joyann Parker, Hard To Love…

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People say the blues are “Hard to Love,” but Joyann Parker proves them wrong with her eloquent new album with the same title. 

“I’ve been performing for some younger crowds,” Parker said. “They say they don’t like…

Joyann Parker 

Hard to Love 

Album Reviews 

 | April 12th, 2018 

Artist:     Joyann Parker 

Album:     Hard to Love 

Label:     Hopeless Romantics 

Release Date:     4.13.2018 

There’s some serious singing and musicianship afoot…

Click to listen to my interview with Richard L'Hommedieu:

https://www.mixcloud.com/richard-lhommedieu/live-from-the-midnight-circus-featuring-joyann-parker/