[4] During the 1950s, Parker played alto and tenor saxophone with many of the most popular New Orleans performers, appearing on records by Eddie Bo, Huey "Piano" Smith, Earl King, James Booker, Ernie K-Doe, Tommy Ridgley, Fats Domino and others in New Orleans, and backed up visiting R&B artists including Solomon Burke, Lloyd Price, Jerry Butler, and Otis Redding.
[4] In 1965 he signed for Nola Records, and teaming up with producer Wardell Quezergue had his biggest hit with "Barefootin' ", which he had written.
It sold over one million copies, made the pop charts in Britain and elsewhere, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
[8] On July 19, 2009, he performed "Barefootin'" and "Where the Action Is" in a 'Tribute to Wardell Quezergue', a concert at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.
[3][2] b/w "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" b/w "All Nite Long (Part 2)" b/w "Across the Track" b/w "Twistin' Out in Space" b/w "Little Things Mean a Lot" b/w "You Got It" b/w "Let's Do the Thing" (Released as 'Robert Parker & Band') b/w "Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)" b/w "Happy Feet" b/w "Soul Kind of Loving" b/w "C. C. Rider" b/w "Secret Service (Makes Me Nervous)" b/w "Foxy Mama" b/w "Holdin' Out" b/w "Barefootin' Boogaloo" b/w "Boss Lovin'" b/w "Robert & W.Q's Train" b/w "You See Me" b/w "Rockin' Pneumonia" b/w "You Shakin' Things Up" (Re-release with sides reversed) b/w "Shootin' the Grease" (by Jesse Gresham Plus 3) b/w "Get Right on Down" b/w "I Caught You in a Lie" (UK-only release) b/w "It's Hard But It's Fair" b/w "Better Luck in the Summer" b/w "Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)" (Re-release)