The Parkers, sometimes with their daughters, sang mostly country & western music on West Virginia radio stations from the late 1930s through the 1950s. In 1959, Rex and Eleanor had a religious experience and decided to perform only sacred music. Their two daughters, Conizene and Rexana, joined the group. Their program, Songs for Salvation, was shown live on WOAY-TV every week throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In later years, they primarily performed in local churches and had a Sunday morning radio show in Princeton (and sometimes Beckley).

After Rex's death, Eleanor continued the radio show with help from her daughters until she died in Bluefield in 2018 at age 96.