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
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