Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed...
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Ghostbusters (song) (redirect from Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters)
"Ghostbusters" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack. Debuting...
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track from the album The Other Woman by American singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr., and was his first solo hit single without his longtime group, Raydio...
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Raydio (category Ray Parker Jr.)
Raydio is an American funk and R&B vocal group formed in 1977 by Ray Parker Jr., with Vincent Bonham, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. In 1978 Charles...
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After Dark is the fourth album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. released on August 25, 1987 by Geffen Records. The album rose to No. 27 on...
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Other Woman is the debut solo album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. released in 1982 on the Arista label. The album was remastered and...
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preservation in the National Film Registry. Its theme song, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., was also a number-one hit. With its effect on popular culture, and...
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Burt Bacharach (section For Ray Parker Jr.)
nightclubs. He got to hear bebop musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, whose style influenced his songwriting. Bacharach studied music (Associate...
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2023. "Ray Parker, Jr.: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Rudoff, Paul. ""Ghostbusters" performed by Ray Parker Jr. - Lawsuit"...
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A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) (category Ray Parker Jr. songs)
vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio. It led their 1981 album, A Woman Needs Love, the last Parker recorded with Raydio....
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Sex and the Single Man (category Ray Parker Jr. albums)
Sex and the Single Man is an album by the American musician Ray Parker Jr., released in 1985 on Arista Records. It includes the singles "Girls Are More...
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ain't afraid of no ghost". Both came from the theme song performed by Ray Parker Jr., who wrote it in a day and a half. The song was a huge hit, staying...
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Australia, Canada, Finland, and Ireland. Medeiros had another hit duet with Ray Parker Jr. titled "All I'm Missing Is You" which peaked at No. 32 on the US Billboard...
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Timas, Grammy-nominated producer Michael Sembello & Richard Rudolph, Ray Parker Jr. and Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff. The album reached #6 on the Billboard...
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Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "Ghostbusters", written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. The film score, Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score, was composed...
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Flight. Ray Parker Jr. claims that the song was stolen from him after he played it in a studio for an executive who promised he’d get credit. Parker received...
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Halen, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Prince, Ray Parker Jr., Tina Turner, John Waite, The Revolution, Billy Ocean, Wham!, and Madonna...
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Jack and Jill (song) (category Ray Parker Jr. songs)
the top twenty in UK. It was the first of five U.S. top 10 singles by Ray Parker Jr. and/or Raydio. The song describes how "Jack" is lonely and so, in spite...
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an episode of The Blacklist. In 1985, Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. over similarities between Parker's theme for the 1984 movie Ghostbusters and Lewis's...
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No. 7. Five of the eight tracks were produced by Gary Katz, two by Ray Parker Jr. and one by Ross. The album's first single, "Pieces of Ice", peaked...
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Mr. Telephone Man (category Songs written by Ray Parker Jr.)
and Bobby Brown with a spoken by Michael Bivins and was written by Ray Parker Jr. It was originally recorded by teenage singer Junior Tucker, who included...
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You Can't Change That (category Ray Parker Jr. songs)
Ray Parker Jr. and the distinctive tenor of Arnell Carmichael." Record World said it has a "a bit of a Spinners feel." Arnell Carmichael – vocals Ray...
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I'm Free (album) (category Ray Parker Jr. albums)
I'm Free is the sixth album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker Jr. He made a comeback after 15 years of absence with this album released from his...
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as one of the many people chanting "Ghostbusters" in the video for Ray Parker Jr.'s hit single for the film. Candy played Tom Hanks's womanizing brother...
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I Love You Like You Are (category Ray Parker Jr. albums)
American musician Ray Parker Jr., released in 1991. It includes the single "She Needs to Get Some". The album was produced by Parker Jr. It was recorded...
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native, he first gained recognition as a founding member, along with Ray Parker Jr., of the R&B group Raydio, singing vocals on their early hit "Jack and...
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Mouzon, Brian Auger, Alex Ligertwood, Siedah Garrett, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Ray Parker Jr., Vikki Carr, Marcos J. Reyes, Lenny Castro, Salvador Santana, and...
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The mixtape includes the innuendo-filled track "Bustin", based on the Ray Parker Jr. song "Ghostbusters", which became a viral hit. The publication OC Weekly...
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worked with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr., the Counts and Carolyn Crawford. He was born in Newnan, Georgia, and...
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Musicians involved in this album include guitarists Wah-Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr. and Adrian Belew, vocalist Sylvester and percussionists Sheila E. and...
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