Lucius Parr
Inducted in 2021
Born in the small country town of Yoakum, Texas
where picking cotton, hauling hay, hunting and
sitting on the porch to keep cool were the only
things to do. Lucius grew up in a family
of musicians so of course he began trying to
play any instrument he could get his hands on at
the age of ten. In the fifth grade he
played trombone and was in the high school band
messing around with the guitar and bass.
Fortunately, with this God given musical gift,
he was given a scholarship to attend college
where he majored in music.
While attending college Lucius was drafted into
the United States Army where he was deployed to
the Vietnam War. Lucius was on the front line of
combat, he heard music while in the rear and
followed the sound and ultimately auditioned for
the band for the officers. After about 3 weeks
and pretty much forgotten Lucius received orders
to report to the band. He was accepted!
Over the years Lucius has performed with or
opened the show for many artists such as Etta
James, Bobby Womack, Buddy Guy, BB King, Mary
Wells, Bettye Swan, Travis Tritt, Chris
Stapleton, his good friend Charlie Daniels, and
cousin Albert Collins just to name a few.
The March, 2021 issue of Living Blues Magazine
featured a story about Lucius titled Lucius
Parr: Blues in the Valley of the Sun.
In 2020 Lucius has released a new album titled Blues
and Me, and had several radio interviews.
In 2021 Lucius performed at the Eastside King
Blues Festival in Austin, TX.
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