400:
Parker was the Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year in 2005, and winner of the Gail Rich Award for excellence in the arts in 2000. She was dubbed 'Best Blues Artist' at the
California Music Awards in 1998, and was nominated for the 'Best Soul Blues Female Artist' at the Blues Music Awards in 2007,
242:
and after three years of service rose the rank of sergeant. Once her military service between 1977 and 1980 ended, Parker set up a staffing company, initially based in
Chicago, aimed at electrical engineering professions. After moving the business to
320:. It was her performances in the late 1990s in Europe that gained her the nickname, "the Blues Lioness." In 2002 she performed at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival, but late that year was diagnosed as suffering from the rare ailment of
279:, Mo Muscle Records. Her track "Windy City Burner" was played on the radio and it helped promote her initial touring around the US, Canada and parts of Europe. Her follow-up album,
990:
940:
179:. She wrote most of her material, and released eleven albums in her lifetime. Parker shared the stage with a number of musicians over her performing lifetime including
970:
965:
980:
975:
328:
in 2004. Parker initiated a 40-voice choir called the Sista Monica Gospel & Inspirational Choir, a musical ensemble comprising people of various faiths.
324:. She was initially given three months to live. Bouts of chemotherapy, radiation and therapy ensued before she returned to the recording studio and issued
802:
950:
930:
925:
985:
960:
385:
702:
955:
945:
935:
672:
727:
373:
238:, United States, Parker began singing in her local Baptist church at the age of seven. After college, Parker joined the
401:
2008, 2010 and 2012. In 2015, she posthumously won a Blues Music Award as the 'Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year'.
239:
389:
340:
855:
276:
751:
806:
636:
381:
377:
348:
268:
122:
920:
915:
212:
414:
71:
834:
900:
168:
698:
410:
287:
223:
321:
267:, Parker started a singing career in 1992 performing regularly at Emi's Bar & Grille in
256:
252:
216:
164:
369:
295:
244:
200:
141:
82:
909:
336:
317:
235:
208:
188:
172:
54:
309:
299:
204:
149:
90:
877:"Sista Monica Parker | Living in the Danger Zone | CD Baby Music Store"
362:
196:
248:
192:
184:
153:
145:
94:
86:
876:
344:
264:
180:
176:
778:
755:
640:
160:
290:
and was successful in gaining a
California Music Award. Her 2000 album,
260:
856:"Sista Monica Parker – Sweet Inspirations (CD, Album) at Discogs"
673:"'Sista' Monica Parker, singer of blues, soul and gospel, dies"
355:
was issued in 2008 when Parker was again the disc's producer.
226:
in the 'Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year' category.
637:"Sista Monica Parker | Biography & History"
140:, April 27, 1956 – October 9, 2014) was an American
118:
108:
100:
78:
61:
48:
38:
28:
21:
697:. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 78.
294:included guest appearances from blues guitarists
752:"Sista Monica Parker | Album Discography"
8:
991:21st-century African-American women singers
941:20th-century African-American women singers
901:Sista Monica: Love & Cancer Correlation
779:"Sista Monica | Biscuits & Blues"
773:
771:
722:
720:
718:
716:
714:
429:
316:the same year. The latter was recorded in
18:
372:and other event appearances included the
156:singer, songwriter, and record producer.
829:
827:
825:
823:
805:. Americanbluesscene.com. Archived from
746:
744:
730:. Santacruzsentinel.com. 10 October 2014
666:
664:
662:
660:
658:
656:
271:. By 1995 she released her debut album,
16:American blues and gospel musical artist
596:
630:
628:
626:
624:
622:
620:
971:Deaths from lung cancer in California
966:Musicians from Santa Cruz, California
797:
795:
693:Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
7:
286:In 1998, Parker was nominated for a
247:she acquired clients which included
981:21st-century American women singers
976:20th-century American women singers
104:Singer, songwriter, record producer
728:"'Sista Monica' Parker dies at 58"
417:, on October 9, 2014. She was 58.
263:. Encouraged by her then neighbor
14:
803:"2015 Blues Music Awards Winners"
409:Parker died from lung cancer in
386:Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
222:In 2015, she posthumously won a
835:"Sista Monica Parker Biography"
513:Love, Soul & Spirit, Vol. 1
326:Love, Soul & Spirit, Vol. 1
312:release, which was followed by
44:Sista Monica, The Blues Lioness
671:Hildebrand, Lee (2014-10-16).
487:Give Me That Old Time Religion
1:
951:American blues rock musicians
931:21st-century American singers
926:20th-century American singers
695:Blues – A Regional Experience
986:African-American songwriters
961:Musicians from Gary, Indiana
526:Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
374:San Francisco Blues Festival
333:Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
306:Gimme That Old Time Religion
365:in a vocal and piano duet.
335:included cover versions of
1007:
411:Kaiser Permanente Hospital
361:(2011) saw Parker include
240:United States Marine Corps
565:Living in the Danger Zone
359:Living in the Danger Zone
341:Funny How Time Slips Away
956:Songwriters from Indiana
578:Soul Blues & Ballads
277:independent record label
211:and the Staple Singers,
159:Her influences included
946:American gospel singers
382:Notodden Blues Festival
936:American blues singers
781:. Biscuitsandblues.com
396:Awards and nominations
378:Monterey Jazz Festival
349:A Change Is Gonna Come
283:was released in 1997.
269:Santa Cruz, California
552:Singing in the Spirit
474:People Love the Blues
308:(2001) was her first
292:People Love the Blues
213:the Neville Brothers
415:Modesto, California
134:Sista Monica Parker
72:Modesto, California
23:Sista Monica Parker
582:Mo Muscle Records
569:Mo Muscle Records
556:Mo Muscle Records
543:Mo Muscle Records
539:Sweet Inspirations
530:Mo Muscle Records
517:Mo Muscle Records
504:Mo Muscle Records
491:Mo Muscle Records
478:Mo Muscle Records
465:Mo Muscle Records
452:Mo Muscle Records
353:Sweet Inspirations
169:the Staple Singers
586:
585:
448:Get Out of My Way
390:Blue Bear Live II
376:(1995 and 1997),
288:Blues Music Award
273:Get Out of My Way
224:Blues Music Award
128:
127:
123:Mo Muscle Records
998:
888:
887:
885:
884:
873:
867:
866:
864:
863:
852:
846:
845:
843:
842:
831:
818:
817:
815:
814:
799:
790:
789:
787:
786:
775:
766:
765:
763:
762:
748:
739:
738:
736:
735:
724:
709:
708:
690:
684:
683:
681:
680:
668:
651:
650:
648:
647:
635:Richard Skelly.
632:
430:
322:synovial sarcoma
257:Sun Microsystems
138:Monica C. Parker
111:
68:
41:
34:Monica C. Parker
31:
19:
1006:
1005:
1001:
1000:
999:
997:
996:
995:
906:
905:
897:
892:
891:
882:
880:
875:
874:
870:
861:
859:
854:
853:
849:
840:
838:
833:
832:
821:
812:
810:
801:
800:
793:
784:
782:
777:
776:
769:
760:
758:
750:
749:
742:
733:
731:
726:
725:
712:
705:
692:
691:
687:
678:
676:
670:
669:
654:
645:
643:
634:
633:
598:
593:
428:
423:
407:
398:
253:Hewlett-Packard
232:
230:Life and career
217:John Lee Hooker
165:Aretha Franklin
131:
109:
74:, United States
70:
66:
65:October 9, 2014
57:, United States
53:
39:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1004:
1002:
994:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
908:
907:
904:
903:
896:
895:External links
893:
890:
889:
868:
847:
819:
791:
767:
740:
710:
704:978-0313344237
703:
685:
652:
595:
594:
592:
589:
584:
583:
580:
575:
571:
570:
567:
562:
558:
557:
554:
549:
545:
544:
541:
536:
532:
531:
528:
523:
519:
518:
515:
510:
506:
505:
502:
500:Live in Europe
497:
493:
492:
489:
484:
480:
479:
476:
471:
467:
466:
463:
458:
454:
453:
450:
445:
441:
440:
437:
434:
427:
424:
422:
419:
406:
403:
397:
394:
314:Live in Europe
296:Jimmy Thackery
245:Silicon Valley
231:
228:
201:Susan Tedeschi
142:electric blues
130:Musical artist
129:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
112:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
83:Electric blues
80:
76:
75:
69:(aged 58)
63:
59:
58:
52:April 27, 1956
50:
46:
45:
42:
36:
35:
32:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1003:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
913:
911:
902:
899:
898:
894:
878:
872:
869:
858:. Discogs.com
857:
851:
848:
836:
830:
828:
826:
824:
820:
809:on 2015-05-19
808:
804:
798:
796:
792:
780:
774:
772:
768:
757:
753:
747:
745:
741:
729:
723:
721:
719:
717:
715:
711:
706:
700:
696:
689:
686:
674:
667:
665:
663:
661:
659:
657:
653:
642:
638:
631:
629:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
609:
607:
605:
603:
601:
597:
590:
588:
581:
579:
576:
573:
572:
568:
566:
563:
560:
559:
555:
553:
550:
547:
546:
542:
540:
537:
534:
533:
529:
527:
524:
521:
520:
516:
514:
511:
508:
507:
503:
501:
498:
495:
494:
490:
488:
485:
482:
481:
477:
475:
472:
469:
468:
464:
462:
459:
456:
455:
451:
449:
446:
443:
442:
439:Record label
438:
435:
432:
431:
425:
420:
418:
416:
412:
404:
402:
395:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
366:
364:
360:
356:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
337:Willie Nelson
334:
329:
327:
323:
319:
318:Peer, Belgium
315:
311:
307:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
284:
282:
278:
275:, on her own
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
241:
237:
236:Gary, Indiana
229:
227:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
209:Mavis Staples
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
189:Gladys Knight
186:
182:
178:
174:
173:Jackie Wilson
170:
166:
162:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
124:
121:
117:
113:
107:
103:
101:Occupation(s)
99:
96:
92:
88:
84:
81:
77:
73:
64:
60:
56:
55:Gary, Indiana
51:
47:
43:
40:Also known as
37:
33:
27:
20:
881:. Retrieved
879:. Cdbaby.com
871:
860:. Retrieved
850:
839:. Retrieved
837:. OLDIES.com
811:. Retrieved
807:the original
783:. Retrieved
759:. Retrieved
732:. Retrieved
694:
688:
677:. Retrieved
644:. Retrieved
587:
577:
564:
551:
538:
525:
512:
499:
486:
473:
461:Sista Monica
460:
447:
408:
399:
388:(2004), and
367:
358:
357:
352:
332:
330:
325:
313:
305:
304:
300:Larry McCray
291:
285:
281:Sista Monica
280:
272:
233:
221:
205:Elvin Bishop
158:
137:
133:
132:
110:Years active
67:(2014-10-09)
921:2014 deaths
916:1956 births
421:Discography
363:Kelley Hunt
197:Koko Taylor
910:Categories
883:2015-11-22
862:2015-11-22
841:2015-11-22
813:2015-05-18
785:2015-11-22
761:2015-11-22
734:2015-11-22
679:2015-11-22
646:2015-11-22
591:References
249:Apple Inc.
193:Etta James
185:India Arie
146:blues rock
87:blues rock
30:Birth name
345:Sam Cooke
331:In 2005,
265:MC Hammer
181:B.B. King
177:Sam Cooke
114:1992–2014
756:AllMusic
675:. SFGate
641:AllMusic
392:(2007).
384:(1999),
380:(1998),
370:festival
234:Born in
161:Al Green
701:
426:Albums
343:" and
310:gospel
261:Yahoo!
215:, and
175:, and
150:gospel
136:(born
119:Labels
91:gospel
79:Genres
436:Title
405:Death
699:ISBN
574:2012
561:2011
548:2010
535:2008
522:2005
509:2004
496:2001
483:2001
470:2000
457:1997
444:1995
433:Year
368:Her
347:'s "
339:'s "
298:and
259:and
154:soul
152:and
95:soul
62:Died
49:Born
413:in
351:."
912::
822:^
794:^
770:^
754:.
743:^
713:^
655:^
639:.
599:^
302:.
255:,
251:,
219:.
207:,
203:,
199:,
195:,
191:,
187:,
183:,
171:,
167:,
163:,
148:,
144:,
93:,
89:,
85:,
886:.
865:.
844:.
816:.
788:.
764:.
737:.
707:.
682:.
649:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.