{"title":"Walter Parks","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"shoulder-it","title":"Shoulder It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Parks: I regard spirituals as a common denominator - an undeniable sonic glue born out of the bonds of slavery, now binding us all together for the common good as reimagined by my new adventure \u003ci\u003eThe Unlawful Assembly\u003c\/i\u003e with collaborator\/drummer\/ producer Steven Williams, Ada Dyer on vocals, Paul Frazier on bass, Michael Bellar on organ and Andrae Murchison on trombone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historic music that I've chosen to honor for this project has been played with little variation for years. And because these songs remind any listener, if only for a moment, of the promise of personal honesty and truth, I've endeavored to objectively create new versions that would capture my own attention would that I were hearing them for the first time. That said I was not content to be the only measure, for no versions were recorded that did not first pass audition by many country-church old-schoolers throughout the American south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis recording also features two originals - both inspired by spirituals and their back stories. \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Rice\u003c\/i\u003e is based on an Okefinokee Swamp folk tale.\u003ci\u003e Shoulder It\u003c\/i\u003e, my co-write with Stan Lynch, original drummer for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, addresses a core obstacle to societal progress - the convenient perspective that the challenges of any one culture, demographic or race are solely its own to overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Continental Blue Heaven","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50465195622731,"sku":"2016807","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_a12c2f76_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727282788"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/walter-parks.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}