Date of Birth
1 May 1954,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birth Name
Ray Erskine Parker Jr.
Spouse
Trivia
Was a sideman in Barry White's "Love Unlimited Orchestra" in the mid-1970s.
The first album of Ray Parker Jr. is "Raydio" (1978, Arista).
In 1977 Parker created the Raydio, an Acid Jazz and R&B group. The Band is: Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, Rpj and Arnell Carmichael.
Made two music videos for his 1982 Top 5 hit "The Other Woman", both of which MTV refused to play because they didn't fit the MTV "rock" format.
Was sued by Huey Lewis, who claimed that the "Ghostbusters" theme was similar to Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug." It was later settled out of court. In 2006, Parker filed suit against Lewis, for reiterating his claim of plagiarism against Parker in a VH1 special. According to Parker, public statements on the matter were forbidden by the agreement.
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