Ray Parker Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ray Parker Jr.
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	May 1, 1954(1954-05-01)
Age	70
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Taurus

Ray Parker Jr. Biography

Ray Parker Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on May 1, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The film’s theme song, Ghostbusters, was composed by singer-songwriter. Many of his solo hits have reached the top 40, including “The Other Woman”, and “I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You.”

His music was featured in Ghostbusters II and Ghostbusters II, paranormal comedy films starring His music was used in the paranormal comedy films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, both of which starred Bill Murray..

Parker gained recognition during the late 1960s as a member of Bohannon’s house band at the legendary 20 Grand nightclub. This Detroit hotspot often featured Tamla/Motown acts, one of which, the (Detroit) Spinners, was so impressed by the young guitarist’s skills that they added him to their touring group. Through the Bohannon relationship at 16 he recorded and co-wrote his first songs with Marvin Gaye. Parker was also employed as a studio musician as a teenager for the emergent Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Invictus/Hot Wax stable, and his choppy style was particularly prevalent on “Want Ads”, a number one single for Honey Cone. Parker was later enlisted by Lamont Dozier to appear on his first two albums for ABC Records.

Parker is a 1971 graduate of Detroit’s Northwestern High School. He was raised in the Dexter-Grand Boulevard neighborhood on its West Side. Parker attended college at Lawrence Institute of Technology.

Elaine, his wife, was married to him in 1994. They had four children together, Little Ray, Redman and Gibson.

Ray Parker Jr. Net Worth

Ray Parker Jr. is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ray Parker Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was playing at Detroit’s 20 Grand nightclub. He was a part of ‘Maybe Your Baby’, a show by He was discovered while playing at 20 Grand, a nightclub in Detroit. He played on ‘Maybe Your Baby’ by Stevie Wonder..

In the mid-1970s, he was in Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 movie Ghostbusters. He also performed with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White.

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Who is Ray Parker Jr. Dating?

According to our records, Ray Parker Jr. married to Elaine Parker. As of December 1, 2023, Ray Parker Jr.’s is not dating anyone.

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Parker also made acting appearances on the 1980s sitcom Gimme a Break, 1984 CBS Saturday morning kids’ show Pryor’s Place (for which Parker appeared in the opening title sequence singing the theme song), Disorderlies (1987), Enemy Territory (1987), Charlie Barnett’s Terms of Enrollment (1986) (V) aka Terms of Enrollment (USA: short title), two episodes of Berrenger’s (1985), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He was also a production assistant for the film Fly by Night (1993). He made guest appearances on 21 Jump Street and Kids Incorporated. In early 2009, Parker appeared in a television advertisement for 118 118, a British directory enquiries provider. This featured Parker singing a 118-specific version of the Ghostbusters theme song.

Facts & Trivia

Ray Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ray Parker Jr. celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.

In 1980, the group became known as Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio. The group released two more albums, Two Places at the Same Time in 1980 and A Woman Needs Love in 1981 both gold albums. In 1981, he produced the hard funk single “Sweat (till you get wet)” by Brick. During the 1980s, Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio had two Top 40 hits (“Two Places at the Same Time” – #30 in 1980 and “That Old Song” – #21 in 1981) and their last and biggest hit, “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)”, released in 1981, went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and to #1 on the R&B Charts for two weeks in 1981.

Top Facts about Ray Parker Jr.

1. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 1, 1954
2. He attended Angel Elementary School and Cass Technical High School
3. He played as a guitar in a house band at the 20 Grand nightclub, and received professional training from music teacher Alfred T. Kirby
4. As a 16-year-old, he wrote and co-wrote songs with Marvin Gaye, and was a studio musician for Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Invictus/Hot Wax
5. He became sideman for Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973
6. He wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters
7. He wrote the chart-topping “You Got the Love” for Rufus
8. He formed the R&B group Raydio in 1977 with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael
9. The group achieved hits with “Jack and Jill” and “You Can’t Change That”
10. As a solo artist, he had eight Top 40 hits, including Top 10 hit “The Other Woman”
11. He was one of the first black artists to venture into music videos
12. He was a production assistant for the film Fly By Night in 1993
13. He won a Grammy Award for “Ghostbusters”
14. He settled a lawsuit with Huey Lewis in 1995
15. In 2014, he was invited to record with El Chicano and other prominent musicians