Bonnie and Clyde they met, both were smitten immediately; most historians believe Parker joined Barrow because she was in love. She remained his loyal companion as they carried out their crime spree and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as inevitable. After Barrow was released from prison in February 1932, he and Ralph Fults assembled a rotating core group of associates. The two began a series of small robberies, primarily of stores and gas stations; their goal was to collect enough money and firepower to launch a liberation raid against Eastham prison. On April 19, Bonnie Parker and Fults were captured in a
Jim Parker (composer) Jim Parker (composer) Jim Parker (born 1934) is a British composer. After graduating as a silver medallist at the Guildhall School of Music, Parker played with leading London orchestras and chamber groups as well as being a key part of The Barrow Poets for whom he provided both original instrumental music and music to accompany the performance of a wide range of poetry spoken or sung by the rest of the band. This music was played on a variety of instruments including the bass cacacofiddle, a home made sort of double bass with knobs on, played by William Bealby-Wright, while