Ray Parker Jr. the "Ghostbusters" theme song for a Halloween party. Parker was highlighted on TV One's series, "Unsung" in the fifth season. Parker's father died of cancer on March 12, 1992, at age 82; his mother died of Alzheimer's on December 18, 1993, at age 83. At age 40, in 1994, he married his wife, Elaine. They have four sons: Ray III (Little Ray), Redmen, Gibson, and Jericho. In 2014, Parker received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to music. In 1984 Huey Lewis sued Columbia Pictures and Parker, stating that the melody to the "Ghostbusters" theme
The Famous Flames the Famous Flames had a hit with "Shout and Shimmy", which was their rendition of The Isley Brothers' "Shout", but the song was dismissed by at least one critic as "a truly shameless ripoff of [the song]... basically the fast parts of "Shout" with the gospel inflections removed and the word 'shimmy' added.". Nevertheless,"Shout and Shimmy" was a hit, and James and The Famous Flames sang and performed this song on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand",on a telecast dated June 11, 1962. Their 1963 live recording at the Apollo Theater was released as "Live at the Apollo", which peaked at number-two