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
Ray Parker Jr. Davis, Lenny Castro, Vikki Carr, Pete Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, Jessy J, Marcos J. Reyes, Salvador Santana, and David Paich, and is featured on guitar on the song "Something Got Me Started" from Gallagher's most recent studio album due out in 2019. Parker also made acting appearances on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break", 1984 CBS Saturday morning kids' show "Pryor's Place" (for which Parker appeared in the opening title sequence singing the theme song), "Disorderlies" (1987), "Enemy Territory" (1987), "Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment" (1986) (V) aka "Terms of Enrollment "(USA: short title), two episodes of "Berrenger's" (1985), and