caption website associated_acts years_active label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
parker manchester , tennessee . performing at the 2002 bonnaroo music festival in -lsb- http://www.maceo.com www.maceo.com -rsb- james men , maceo & the macks , the j.b. 's brown , parliament , prince , horny horns , maceo & all the king 's 1962 -- present verve up minor music records , what are records ? , heads maceo parker
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 14 february 1943 saxophone , flute , vocals funk , soul jazz , p-funk maceo parker 2002.jpg kinston , north carolina , united states maceo parker musician , band leader
maceo parker

maceo parker -lrb- ; born february 14 , 1943 -rrb- is an american funk and soul jazz saxophonist , best known for his work with james brown in the 1960s , as well as parliament-funkadelic in the 1970s .
parker was a prominent soloist on many of brown 's hit recordings , and a key part of his band , playing alto , tenor and baritone saxophones .
since the early 1990s , he has toured under his own name .
