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Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. 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.
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Maceo and the Macks
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- rock and indie
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- MusicBrainz
- 6bd34fc8-84de-4c32-a2d5-1f43d148a177
- ISNI
- 0000000121093064
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