Charles Valdez Truck Parham was an American jazz double-bassist.
Parham played professional sports early in his career; he was a boxer and played football with the Chicago Negro All Stars. He played drums before settling on bass, and studied under Walter Page. He played in the Midwest territory band of Zack Whyte in 1932-34, playing primarily in Cincinnati. After returning to Chicago, he played with Zutty Singleton, Roy Eldridge, Art Tatum, and Bob Shoffner in the 1930s. In 1940 he joined Earl H...
