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Ray Parker Jr. is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the movie Ghostbusters, for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White.


Parker first gained recognition during the late 1960s as a member of the house band at the legendary 20 Grand nightclub. At 16, he recorded and co-wrote his first songs with Marvin Gaye. Parker was also employed as a studio musician as a teenager and his unique style was a key element on "Want Ads", a number one single for Honey Cone.\xa0


In 1972, Parker was a guest guitarist on Stevie Wonder's funk song "Maybe Your Baby" from the Talking Book album. He went on to become the lead guitarist for Stevie Wonder when Wonder served as the opening act on the Rolling Stones 1972 tour.\xa0


In 1973, he became a sideman in Barry White's \xa0The Love Unlimited Orchestra, before creating Raydio, an RB group, in 1977. Raydio quickly scored 2 Top 10 hits, each selling over a million copies.\xa0
Parker also wrote songs and did session work for artists including
The Carpenters, Rufus and Chaka Khan,\xa0
Aretha Franklin, Deniece Williams,\xa0
Bill Withers, \xa0Jean-Luc Ponty,\xa0
The Temptations, The Spinners, Boz Scaggs,\xa0
David Foster, Gladys Knight and the Pips, \xa0
Herbie Hancock, Tina Turner, and Diana Ross.\xa0


Ray Parker is a unique artist, multi talented, and a force to be reckoned with.