Graham Parker ~ Protection

Graham Thomas Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour. Squeezing Out Sparks (1979) was named by Rolling Stone at No. 335 on its List of Rolling Stone&500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In an early 1987 Rolling Stone list of their top 100 albums from 1967 to 1987, Squeezing Out Sparks was ranked at No. 45, while Howlin&Wind came in at No. 54. The album features several of Parker&most famous songs, including "Passion Is No Ordinary Word", "You Can&Be Too Strong", and the singles "Local Girls", "Protection", and "Discovering Japan". The companion live album Live Sparks, was sent to US radio stations as part of a concerted promotional campaign. The jettisoned brass section continued to play on other people&records, credited as The Irish Horns (on the album London Calling by The Clash) or The Rumour Brass, most notably on Katrina and the Waves&1985 hit "Walking On Sunshine".