You may remember Graham Parker from his hysterical cameo role-playing a "version" of himself in Judd Apatow's 2012 film This Is 40. What you may not know is that he has been in the music game for more than 40 years, getting a relatively late start in 1975 when he was discovered at just 24 years old while working as a gas station attendant. Success came very quickly from serendipitous contacts and a cache of great songs. His first LP Howlin' Wind , produced by Nick Lowe, was released on the major label Mercury in 1976. It was nearly unheard of at the time for an artist with as little professional experience as Parker to secure a contract with a major label and release what many call "one of the classic debuts of all time."
