Dean Parks

Dean Parks
Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas.
Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. In 1980, he was a founding member of the Christian Jazz Fusion band Koinonia. Parks is best known for his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, and Bread. Notably, he played guitar on Steely Dan's Royal Scam track, "Haitian Divorce". Parks is also a long time collaborator on David Foster albums, such as Shadows by Gordon Lightfoot.
Parks features on Cat Beach's albums Letting Go and Love Me Out Loud. In 2008, Parks participated in the production of the album Psalngs, the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre.
Dean Parks is very prominently featured on Viktor Krauss' album II (2007), where he plays a plethora of other stringed instruments in addition to electric and acoustic guitars.
Tours
During the late 1970s, Parks teamed up with Bread for their "Lost Without Your Love" reunion tour, taking on the responsibilities of lead guitarist. Following the departure of founding member Jimmy Griffin, Parks then became the 'unofficial' fourth member for the duration of the 1977/78 tours, including the visit to England to record a BBC TV special.
He continued the role when Bread's co-founder, David Gates, put together his own solo touring band shortly afterwards. In the spring of 2005 he joined David Crosby and Graham Nash on their European tour, as well as their U.S. tours in fall 2007, fall 2008, and spring 2011. In April 2017 Parks joined James Taylor's band while Taylor recovered from a broken finger.
Movies
Parks has played guitar for film scores such as Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (with Carol Parks), Bowfinger, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Big Bounce, Days of Thunder, Dying Young, August Rush, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story and Rosewood (with Tommy Morgan and John Williams).
Personal life
He was married to fellow musician Carol Parks.
Discography
With America
1980 Alibi
1982 View from the Ground
1984 Perspective
With Bobby Bland
1969 Spotlighting the Man
1973 His California Album
1974 Dreamer
With Cher/Sonny & Cher
1973 Sonny & Cher Live, Sonny & Cher
1973 Bittersweet White Light, Cher
1973 Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs, Sonny & Cher
With Chris Botti
1999 Slowing Down the World
2003 A Thousand Kisses Deep
2004 When I Fall in Love
2005 To Love Again: The Duets
2007 Italia
With Michael Bublé
2003 Michael Bublé
2005 It's Time
2007 Call Me Irresponsible
2009 Crazy Love
2011 Christmas
2018 Love
With T Bone Burnett
1972 The B-52 Band & the Fabulous Skylarks
1992 The Criminal Under My Own Hat
With Joe Cocker
1984 Civilized Man
1996 Organic
1997 Across from Midnight
2004 Heart & Soul
With Andraé Crouch
1975 Take Me Back
1979 I'll Be Thinking of You
1981 Don't Give Up
With Rita Coolidge
1974 Fall into Spring
1975 It's Only Love
1979 Satisfied
1981 Heartbreak Radio
1996 Out of the Blues
With The Crusaders
1976 Free as the Wind
1978 Images
1980 Rhapsody and Blues
1980 Standing Tall
1984 Ghetto Blaster
1986 The Good and the Bad Times
2003 Rural Renewal
With Julia Fordham
1991 Swept
2002 Concrete Love
2004 That's Life
2005 That's Live
With Kenny Loggins
1977 Celebrate Me Home
1991 Leap of Faith
1994 Return to Pooh Corner
1997 The Unimaginable Life
2000 More Songs from Pooh Corner
With Lyle Lovett
1992 Joshua Judges Ruth
1996 The Road to Ensenada
1998 Step Inside This House
2003 My Baby Don't Tolerate
2003 Smile
2007 It's Not Big It's Large
2009 Natural Forces
2012 Release Me
With The Manhattan Transfer
1979 Extensions
1981 Mecca for Moderns
1995 Tonin'
With Aaron Neville
1991 Warm Your Heart
1993 The Grand Tour
1993 Aaron Neville's Soulfoul Christmas
1995 The Tattooed Heart
1997 ...To Make Me Who I Am
2000 Devotion
2003 Believe
2005 Gospel Roots
With Madeleine Peyroux
2004 Careless Love
2006 Half the Perfect World
2009 Bare Bones
2013 The Blue Room
With Rebecca Pidgeon
2005 Tough on Crime
2008 Behind the Velvet Curtain: Songs from the Motion Picture Redbelt
2012 Slingshot
With Joe Sample
1978 Rainbow Seeker
1979 Carmel
1980 Voices in the Rain
1982 The Hunter
1983 Roles
1985 Oasis
1995 Old Places Old Faces
1997 Sample This
2002 The Pecan Tree
With Steely Dan
1974 Pretzel Logic
1975 Katy Lied
1976 The Royal Scam
1977 Aja
2000 Two Against Nature
With others
1971 Helen Reddy, Helen Reddy
1972 L.A. Reggae, Johnny Rivers
1973 Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
1973 Lulu, Lulu
1973 Piano Man, Billy Joel
1973 Blue Suede Shoes, Johnny Rivers
1973 Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
1973 Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Kendricks
1973 Angel Clare, Art Garfunkel
1974 Martha Reeves, Martha Reeves
1974 Boogie Down!, Eddie Kendricks
1974 Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb, Glen Campbell
1974 Wrap Around Joy, Carole King
1975 Sedaka's Back, Neil Sedaka
1975 New Lovers and Old Friends, Johnny Rivers
1975 Nigel Olsson, Nigel Olsson
1975 Diamonds & Rust, Joan Baez
1975 Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell
1975 Adventures in Paradise, Minnie Riperton
1975 Kim Carnes, Kim Carnes
1975 I've Got the Music in Me, Thelma Houston
1976 Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
1976 Photograph, Melanie
1976 Streetheart, Dion DiMucci
1976 Wild Night, Johnny Rivers
1976 Music, Music, Helen Reddy
1976 Bloodline, Glen Campbell
1976 Steppin' Out, Neil Sedaka
1976 Everything Must Change, Randy Crawford
1976 Endless Flight, Leo Sayer
1976 Gulf Winds, Joan Baez
1976 Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dee Dee Bridgewater
1976 The Painter, Paul Anka
1977 Here You Come Again, Dolly Parton
1977 El Mirage, Jimmy Webb
1977 Outside Help, Johnny Rivers
1977 Blowin' Away, Joan Baez
1978 Heartbreaker, Dolly Parton
1978 Leo Sayer, Leo Sayer
1978 Night Flight, Yvonne Elliman
1978 This Night Won't Last Forever, Bill LaBounty
1978 Midnight Believer, B.B. King
1979 Open Your Eyes, Maria Muldaur
1979 Wet, Barbra Streisand
1979 Hard Times for Lovers, Judy Collins
1979 Take It Home, B.B. King
1980 Inherit the Wind, Wilton Felder
1980 This Time, Al Jarreau
1980 Now We May Begin, Randy Crawford
1980 Red Cab to Manhattan, Stephen Bishop
1980 Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like, Glen Campbell
1980 In the Pocket, Neil Sedaka
1981 Power of Love, Arlo Guthrie
1981 Secret Combination, Randy Crawford
1981 I'll Be There, Gail Davies
1981 Pirates, Rickie Lee Jones
1981 If I Should Love Again, Barry Manilow
1981 The Right Place, Gary Wright
1981 Restless Eyes, Janis Ian
1981 Songs of the Beatles, Sarah Vaughan
1981 Scissors Cut, Art Garfunkel
1981 Love Life, Brenda Russell
1981 Breakin Away, Al Jarreau
1982 Windsong, Randy Crawford
1982 Friends in Love, Dionne Warwick
1982 Heartlight, Neil Diamond
1982 Daylight Again, Crosby, Stills & Nash
1982 If That's What It Takes, Michael McDonald
1982 Hey Ricky, Melissa Manchester
1982 Givin' Herself Away, Gail Davies
1982 Angel Heart, Jimmy Webb
1982 Bill LaBounty, Bill LaBounty
1982 Shadows, Gordon Lightfoot
1982 The Nightfly, Donald Fagen
1982 Thriller, Michael Jackson
1983 Hearts and Bones, Paul Simon
1983 Hello Big Man, Carly Simon
1983 Salute, Gordon Lightfoot
1983 What a Feelin', Irene Cara
1983 Seventh Wave, Melanie
1983 Not a Through Street, Johnny Rivers
1983 Girl at Her Volcano, Rickie Lee Jones
1983 Surrender, Debby Boone
1983 The Wild Heart, Stevie Nicks
1983 Emergency, Melissa Manchester
1983 A Christmas Album, Amy Grant
1983 Two Eyes, Brenda Russell
1983 Trouble in Paradise, Randy Newman
1984 Straight Ahead, Amy Grant
1984 The Magazine, Rickie Lee Jones
1985 Stay Tuned, Chet Atkins
1985 Dreamland Express, John Denver
1985 Without Your Love, Dionne Warwick
1985 Real Love, Dolly Parton
1985 Nobody Wants to Be Alone, Crystal Gayle
1985 Dangerous, Natalie Cole
1986 One World, John Denver
1986 Rapture, Anita Baker
1986 Street Language, Rodney Crowell
1986 Nine Lives, Bonnie Raitt
1986 The Bridge, Billy Joel
1987 I Prefer the Moonlight, Kenny Rogers
1987 Famous Blue Raincoat, Jennifer Warnes
1987 Maria Vidal, Maria Vidal
1988 Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson
1988 The Best Years of Our Lives, Neil Diamond
1988 Nothing but the Truth, Ruben Blades
1988 Land of Dreams, Randy Newman
1988 Twice the Love, George Benson
1988 Nobody's Angel, Crystal Gayle
1989 On Solid Ground, Larry Carlton
1989 Something Inside So Strong, Kenny Rogers
1989 Somebody Loves You, Paul Anka
1989 Let it Go, Clair Marlo
1989 Ain't Gonna Cry, Juice Newton
1989 Good to Be Back, Natalie Cole
1989 Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow
1989 No Holdin' Back, Randy Travis
1989 Home for Christmas, Debby Boone
1989 Here I Am... Yes, It's Me, Nikka Costa
1989 Vonda Shepard, Vonda Shepard
1989 Bowling in Paris, Stephen Bishop
1989 Flying Cowboys, Rickie Lee Jones
1989 Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind, Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt
1989 O Tempo e o Vento, Roberto Carlos
1990 Some People's Lives, Bette Midler
1990 Heroes & Friends, Randy Travis
1990 Beth Nielsen Chapman, Beth Nielsen Chapman
1990 Ivory, Teena Marie
1990 If There Was a Way, Dwight Yoakam
1990 Blue Pacific, Michael Franks
1990 Kiss Me with the Wind, Brenda Russell
1991 What You See Is What You Sweat, Aretha Franklin
1991 Pure Schuur, Diane Schuur
1991 Dance of Love, Dan Hill
1991 Showstoppers, Barry Manilow
1991 Christmas, Stephanie Mills
1991 The Fire Inside, Bob Seger
1991 Can You Stop the Rain, Peabo Bryson
1991 All I Can Be, Collin Raye
1992 The Future, Leonard Cohen
1992 King of Hearts, Roy Orbison
1992 Timeless: The Classics, Michael Bolton
1992 The Christmas Album, Neil Diamond
1992 In the Running, Howard Jones
1992 Something Real, Stephanie Mills
1993 Suspending Disbelief, Jimmy Webb
1993 Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand
1993 This Time, Dwight Yoakam
1993 Let There Be Peace on Earth, Vince Gill
1993 The Crossing, Paul Young
1993 Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building, Neil Diamond
1993 I'll Always Be There, Roch Voisine
1993 Friends Can Be Lovers, Dionne Warwick
1993 Thousand Roads, David Crosby
1993 Traffic from Paradise, Rickie Lee Jones
1993 The Colour of My Love, Céline Dion
1993 I'm Alive, Jackson Browne
1993 Duets, Elton John
1993 Blink of an Eye, Michael McDonald
1994 11 Tracks of Whack, Walter Becker
1994 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker
1994 Passion Play, Teena Marie
1994 Jamie Walters, Jamie Walters
1995 Bette of Roses, Bette Midler
1995 Gone, Dwight Yoakam
1995 That's Me in the Bar, A. J. Croce
1995 Time Was, Curtis Stigers
1995 Delilah Blue, Joshua Kadison
1995 Kissing Rain, Roch Voisine
1995 Feels Like Home, Linda Ronstadt
1996 Treasures, Dolly Parton
1996 Louder Than Words, Lionel Richie
1996 Mandy Barnett, Mandy Barnett
1996 Secrets, Toni Braxton
1996 Full Circle, Randy Travis
1996 Ten Easy Pieces, Jimmy Webb
1996 Fade into Light, Boz Scaggs
1997 Higher Ground, Barbra Streisand
1997 Under the Covers, Dwight Yoakam
1997 Deuces Wild, B.B. King
1997 Songs from a Parent to a Child, Art Garfunkel
1997 Deborah, Debbie Gibson
1997 Evolution, Martina McBride
1997 Dark Dear Heart, Holly Cole
1997 Open Road, Gary Barlow
1997 Let's Talk About Love, Céline Dion
1997 All That Matters, Michael Bolton
1997 Nothin' But the Taillights, Clint Black
1997 Three Chords and the Truth, Sara Evans
1997 Talk on Corners, The Corrs
1998 Back with a Heart, Olivia Newton-John
1998 A Long Way Home, Dwight Yoakam
1998 Painted From Memory, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach
1998 Bathhouse Betty, Bette Midler
1998 Jennifer Paige, Jennifer Paige
1998 We Ran, Linda Ronstadt
1998 Manilow Sings Sinatra, Barry Manilow
1998 Time, Lionel Richie
1999 D'lectrified, Clint Black
1999 Rainbow, Mariah Carey
1999 Music Is My Life, Diane Schuur
1999 A Love Like Ours, Barbra Streisand
1999 Smokin' Section, Tom Scott
2000 Inside Job, Don Henley
2000 Bette, Bette Midler
2000 Friends for Schuur, Diane Schuur
2000 Soul & Inspiration, Barry Mann
2000 The Heat, Toni Braxton
2000 A Merry Little Christmas, Linda Ronstadt
2000 The Dreams of Johnny Mercer, Monica Mancini
2001 Josh Groban, Josh Groban
2001 Love Makes the World, Carole King
2001 Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore
2001 Renaissance, Lionel Richie
2001 Christmas Memories, Barbra Streisand
2001 The Well, Jennifer Warnes
2002 No Stranger to Shame, Uncle Kracker
2002 Songs for Survivors, Graham Nash
2002 Cry, Faith Hill
2002 Christmas Is Almost Here, Carly Simon
2002 Spirit World, Stephen Bruton
2002 Together, Lulu
2003 Closer, Josh Groban
2003 Believe, Aaron Neville
2003 The Movie Album, Barbra Streisand
2003 Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook, Bette Midler
2003 Next Big Thing, Vince Gill
2003 Christmas Is Almost Here Again, Carly Simon
2003 As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II, Rod Stewart
2004 Lazy Afternoon, Regina Belle
2004 Melancolista, Adam Cohen
2004 Spend My Time, Clint Black
2004 Deja Vu All Over Again, John Fogerty
2004 Miracle, Céline Dion
2004 Nightcap, Marilyn Scott
2004 Between Here and Gone, Mary Chapin Carpenter
2004 Christmas with You, Clint Black
2004 Amore Musica, Russell Watson
2004 Lucky, Melissa Etheridge
2004 Blue Skies, Diana DeGarmo
2004 Renee Olstead, Renee Olstead
2004 What a Wonderful World, LeAnn Rimes
2005 B.B. King & Friends: 80, B.B. King
2005 Rock Swings, Paul Anka
2005 Libra, Toni Braxton
2005 Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith, Amy Grant
2005 Twilight of the Renegades, Jimmy Webb
2006 Awake, Josh Groban
2006 Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time, Rod Stewart
2006 I Love You, Diana Ross
2006 Feeling Good, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample
2006 Cool Yule, Bette Midler
2006 Givin' It Up, Al Jarreau, George Benson
2006 Jazz Academy, Michael Brecker
2006 Oceana, Till Brönner
2007 Some Enchanted Evening, Art Garfunkel
2007 That's Life, Russell Watson
2007 The Love Songs, Clint Black
2007 Courage, Paula Cole
2007 Noël, Josh Groban
2007 The Calling, Mary Chapin Carpenter
2007 Home at Last, Billy Ray Cyrus
2007 East of Angel Town, Peter Cincotti
2007 II, Viktor Krauss
2007 River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
2008 Circus Money, Walter Becker
2008 Like a Fire, Solomon Burke
2008 Our Bright Future, Tracy Chapman
2008 Soul, Seal
2008 Just a Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne
2009 At Last, Lynda Carter
2009 Believe, Katherine Jenkins
2009 Bounce Back, the 3DVB's/Creed Bratton
2009 I've Loved These Days, Monica Mancini
2009 If on a Winter's Night, Sting
2009 Shadows on the Moon, Johnny Rivers
2009 Skylark, Renee Olstead
2009 Soulbook, Rod Stewart
2009 Speak Love, Courtney Fortune
2010 Bring Me to Life, Katherine Jenkins
2010 The Imagine Project, Herbie Hancock
2010 Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V Rod Stewart
2010 The Secret Sisters, the Secret Sisters
2011 Umbigobunker!?, Jay Vaquer
2011 A Holiday Carole, Carole King
2011 When Ronan Met Burt, Ronan Keating, Burt Bacharach
2011 What Matters Most, Barbra Streisand
2011 Sound Advice, Patti Austin
2012 Merry Christmas, Baby, Rod Stewart
2012 Let's Go Out Tonight, Curtis Stigers
2012 Songs of December, Paul Anka
2012 The Gypsy Queens, The Gypsy Queens
2013 Spitfire, LeAnn Rimes
2013 Wrote a Song for Everyone, John Fogerty
2013 Trust, Alfie Boe
2014 Partners, Barbra Streisand
2014 Tracks of My Years, Bryan Adams
2014 Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro, Billy Childs
2015 Currency of Man, Melody Gardot
2015 Freedom & Surrender, Lizz Wright
2015 No Pier Pressure, Brian Wilson
2015 On Purpose, Clint Black
2015 Tenderness, J. D. Souther
2015 Wallflower, Diana Krall
2016 Down to My Last Bad Habit, Vince Gill
2016 Fire on the Floor, Beth Hart
2016 Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, Willie Nelson
2016 Short Stories, Dominick Farinacci
2016 This Girl's in Love, Rumer
2016 Fallen Angels, Bob Dylan
2016 Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, Barbra Streisand
2016 Down to My Last Bad Habit, Vince Gill
2016 Encore un soir, Céline Dion
2017 Sky Trails, David Crosby
2017 Seal, Seal
2017 Triplicate, Bob Dylan
2020 Out of Sane, Clint Black
2020 Music... The Air That I Breathe, Cliff Richard
See also
Katy Lied
References
External links
Official site
American film score composers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Guitarists from California
American session musicians
Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas
University of North Texas College of Music alumni
Living people
American male film score composers
Koinonia (band) members
1946 births
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band members
Bloodrock members
The David Lee Roth Band members