About Richard Parker Books
Richard Parker spent his career writing advertising, corporate communications and magazine articles for dozens of firms and publications. His work has appeared in The Dallas Morning News, Goldmine, Broadcasting Magazine, Keep Rockin' and The Dallas Observer among other publications. Richard has won over 30 awards for creativity in writing. He also has a published novel written under the name Richard Leigh Penn. He is semi-retired and lives in New Mexico. His first "real date" was to a dance in 1963 where the band was Kenny Daniel and The Illusions.