Gino Parks has been played on NTS in shows including Jazzman, featured first on 11 August 2014. Songs played include Just Go, Fire and Jail Bait.

Gino or Geno Parks (born Gene Purifoy, 26 June 1933) is an American R&B singer who recorded for several labels, including Tamla, in the 1950s and 1960s.

Parks was born in Fairfield, Alabama, and in his teens sang with several gospel groups including the Harmony Four, the Five Spirituals, and the Evangelistic Gospel Choir. He attended Miles College in Birmingham, before moving to Detroit in late 1954.

He soon met singer and songwriter Andre Williams, joining Williams in his group the…