One of the biggest hit records New Orleans ever produced, Robert Parker's "Barefootin'" was on everybody's turntable back in 1966. Parker was a rare artist who made the transition from sideman to headliner practically overnight. A saxophonist, who grew up in Central City, Parker got a break when he joined Professor Longhair's band, the Shuffling Hungarians, in 1949. Parker played joints like the Pepper Pot and the Caledonia Inn with Longhair, and also played on several of his early recordings...