Parker Francis

Singer/Songwriter

Parker is a touring entertainer, singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader from Arkansas.  His goal is to follow in the footsteps of other talented Arkansans like Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash by being authentic and unique in his vocal styling and performance.

Parker grew up with a rock and blues musical influence.  He was around musicians within his immediate family, including his parents, brothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  Parker picked up a guitar as a teenager.  The rest is history!

400 Performances: Parker is most at home on the stage with over 400 performances at various major venues.  Parker loves to perform in large venues seating thousands such as Arkansas’s Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino and has also paid his dues playing small bar gigs, parties, and hotels.  Beale Street Memphis is a highlight for Parker due to his love of the blues.

4 Octave range: Parker’s 4 Octave range allows him to perform “cover band” songs from nearly every genre from pop, rock, country, R&B, and blues – from current hits to everyone’s favorites from the ’50s and ’60s.

Award-Winning Songwriter Bluebird Café, Nashville TN: Parker won the prestigious Bluebird Café Golden Pick Contest, for his original song “I’m a Small Town.”  He was invited to sing 2 original songs at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee.  Soundcheck Studios has produced a professional video of his award-winning song. 

Parker’s new song, “Raisin Cane” was a finalist in the 41st Mid Atlantic Song Contest awarded January 2025. The song was sung by Parker and co-written by Parker with Mason Douglas and Ted Swarmstedt.

Parker also won Honorable Mention in the prestigious, American Songwriters Session One 2025 lyric Contest, and 2025 Honor Finalist in the Great American Song Contest with his song “My Country People” co-written by Parker, Mason Douglas and Mary Zalla.

Royal Studios – Memphis Parker recorded four songs at the famous Royal Studios in Memphis. Two of those songs since have been produced by the owner and award-winning Engineer, Boo Mitchell. Boo Mitchell was awarded the prestigious Nashville Grammy Award for his final mix of Bruno Mars “Uptown funk” in 2016. Parker will release his first song by the middle of 2025.

The House of Songs- Bentonville, AR Recognition: In October 2024, Parker was hired to perform twenty of his original songs. The House of Songs is a not-for-profit based in northwest Arkansas and Austin, Texas. The mission of The House of Songs is to unite musicians worldwide, fostering creative harmony through cross-cultural collaborations, creative processes, and shared performances.