Ray Parker Jr.

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Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. (born May 1, 1954), is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White. Early Work In the mid-1970s he was a sideman in Barry White's "Love Unlimited Orchestra", before creating Raydio, an R&B group, in 1977, with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael. <a href="

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5 total works indexed

1. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,411x

2. Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

   · 2016 · cited 11,443x

3. LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales

   · 2022 · cited 10,925x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,812x

5. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,740x

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Key facts

Born

Ray Erskine Parker Jr. , ( 1954-05-01 ) May 1, 1954 (age 72) , Detroit, Michigan , U.S.

Genres

R&B soul funk disco

Occupations

Singer guitarist songwriter record producer

Instruments

Guitar vocals

Years active

1963–present

Labels

Arista Geffen MCA Atlantic Raydio

Formerly of

Raydio

Spouse

Elaine Parker ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 12 June 1994</span>"}]]}'>1994 ) ​

Website

rayparkerjr .com

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Official website

www.rayparkerjr.com

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