Billy Parker (July 19, 1937 – January 19, 2026) was an American country music disc jockey and singer. Parker was named Disc Jockey of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1974 and by the Academy of Country Music in 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1984. He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1992, the Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1993, and received the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Life and career Parker was born in Tuskegee, Creek County, Oklahoma, on July 19, 1937.[ Billy Parker Biography], AllMusic Between 1976 and 1989, Parker charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest-charting single, "(Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country Song," peaked at No. 41 in 1982. He also reached the Top 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada with the song "You Are My Angel" in 1988.
Death Parker died at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 19, 2026, aged 88.Legendary KVOO DJ Billy Parker dies at the age of 88, newson6.com. Accessed March 2, 2026.
Discography Albums Year Album Label1965If I Make It Through The NightPride1967From Me To YouLuck 1976 Average Man Sunshine 1977 Billy Parker Sunshine Country1982(Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country SongSoundwaves1983Something Old Something NewSoundwaves 1988 Always Country Canyon Creek1991I'll Speak Out For You, JesusCanyon Creek1996Swingin' With BobSim
Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country CAN Country 1976 "It's Bad When You're Caught (With the Goods)" 79 — Average Man 1977 "Lord, If I Make It to Heaven Can I Bring My Own Angel Along" 71 — singles only "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" 75 — "If You Got to Have It Your Way (I'll Go Mine)" 94 — 1978 "You Read Between the Lines" 62 — "If There's One Angel Missing (She's Here in My Arms Tonight)" 81 — "Until the Next Time" 50 — "Pleasin' My Woman" 73 — 1979 "Thanks E.T. Thanks a Lot" 98 — "Thanks a Lot" 80 — "Tough Act to Follow" 82 — 1981 "Better Side of Thirty" 74 — "I'll Drink to That" 53 — 1982 "I See an Angel Every Day" 51 — "(Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country Song" 41 — "If I Ever Need a Lady" (with Cal Smith) 53 — "Too Many Irons in the Fire" (with Cal Smith) 68 — 1983 "Who Said Love Was Fair" 68 — "Love Don't Know a Lady (From a Honky Tonk Girl)" 59 — 1987 "You Don't Have to Drive Me Crazy" — 55 1988 "You Are My Angel" 72 10 Always Country "She's Sittin' Pretty" 81 9 1989 "It's Fine for Your Dreams to Come True" 87 50
References
External links [ Billy Parker] at Allmusic
Voices of Oklahoma interview. First person interview conducted on April 16, 2012, with Billy Parker.