Ray Parker Jr. Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters", for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White. Parker was born in Detroit to Venolia Parker and Ray Parker Sr. He has two siblings, his brother Opelton and his sister Barbara. Parker attended Angel Elementary School where his music teacher, Afred T Kirby, inspired him to be a musician at age 6 playing the clarinet. Parker attended Cass Tech
Rotten to the Core (song) was released as single on December 18, 2015 by Walt Disney Records. The decision to release the song was made to promote the computer-animated short-form series "", which Carson's version is the opening theme. The song was included in the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie "Descendants" (2015). On December 12, 2015, "Rotten to the Core" peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Kid Digital Songs. The song did not enter the "Billboard" Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. On August 17, 2015, Carson performed the song at D23 Expo