Ivan Ray Parker, born December 21, 1957 in Sanford, North Carolina, is an American Southern Gospel singer. Raised in a Pentecostal church where his father served as pastor, Parker began his musical career in 1982 with the Singing Americans. He joined the Dove Award-winning group Gold City Quartet in 1983 and became their lead vocalist. As part of Gold City, he was named Favorite Lead Vocalist by Singing News from 1988 to 1993, and Favorite Male Vocalist from 1989 to 1995 and 1997. Parker was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1994, he started his solo career with Faithful and joined Bill and Gloria Gaither on the Homecoming tour in 1995, continuing to perform with them for 16 years. His compilation album The Best of Ivan Parker: From the Homecoming Series reached number 188 on the Billboard 200 in 2008.
