As a session guitarist in the 60s, Parker played on material by Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny And Cher, the Dave Clark Five and the Walker Brothers (including ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’) among many others. Guitarist and composer Alan Frederick Parker was born on August 26, 1944 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Alan Parker (born 26 August 1944, in Matlock, Derbyshire) is a guitarist and composer best … Alan Frederick Parker (born 26 August 1944) is a British guitarist and composer. Parker was trained by Julian Bream at London's Royal Academy of Music. Acoustic guitar Plectrum Vihuela Classical guitar Steel-string acoustic guitar Matlock, Derbyshire Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw - Black Pearl 3 versions Music De Wolfe He later said Bowie had about three-fourths of the riff down when he played it for Parker on an acoustic guitar: he told Parker to make it a bit more Rolling Stones. Jazz musician Alan Parker's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more. Alan Parker played the riff on the record, using a Les Paul standard and a Fender reverb amp with a single Wharfedale speaker. At one time a member of Blue Mink, Alan Parker decided early in his career that more fruitful rewards lay outside of the celebrity pop star circuit.