Frank Parker was born in New Orleans in 1919 and took his first drum lessons at age five. Soon after, he played his first job with The Gin Bandits, who got together every year at Carnival. Frank continued drumming around New Orleans and acquired his most important skill—flexibility. But much of his professional career has […]

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