Ray Parker Jr. "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. On 15 April 2009, Parker's 118 theme song was made available as a downloadable ringtone from the 118 118 mobile website. In 2014, Parker appeared in the fifth episode of the first season of NBC's romantic comedy television series "A to Z", singing
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