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Ray Parker Jr.

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Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters and also sounds from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-5 hit in 1982 with "The Other Woman". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Parker Jr. is the 429th most popular musician (up from 1,578th in 2019), the 2,544th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,930th in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 429 out of 3,175. Before him are Peggy Lee, Ry Cooder, Jack Bruce, Moby, Eric Carr, and Andy Fletcher. After him are Charles Mingus, Barış Manço, Clive Burr, Ginger Baker, Ornette Coleman, and John Entwistle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 97. Before him are Andrei Karlov, Hrant Dink, Jermaine Jackson, Roberto Dinamite, Cindy Sherman, and Katsuhiro Otomo. After him are Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Lorraine Bracco, Milan Martić, Alejandro Sabella, Juliane Koepcke, and Ellen Barkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 2,544 out of 20,380. Before him are James Remar (1953), Lucian Pulvermacher (1918), Rosanna Arquette (1959), Jack Vance (1916), Tex Avery (1908), and Leif Erickson (1911). After him are Charles Mingus (1922), Laura Linney (1964), Margaret Keane (1927), George Wallace (1919), Darren Aronofsky (1969), and Robert E. Park (1864).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 125. Before him are Jermaine Jackson (1954), Eddie Cochran (1938), Peggy Lee (1920), Ry Cooder (1947), Moby (1965), and Eric Carr (1950). After him are Charles Mingus (1922), Ornette Coleman (1930), Glenn Frey (1948), Albert King (1923), Floyd Westerman (1936), and Robert Trujillo (1964).

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