Everybody remembers Ray Parker Jr. taking over the world in 1984 with the Ghostbusters theme. But, there is so much more to his story. He was one of the most sought after session guitarists of the 70s playing with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Marvin Gaye to Seals and Crofts. He also wrote hit songs for artists like Leo Sayer and Rufus with Chaka Khan, not to mention racking up a bunch of his own hits like "The Other Woman" and "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" as both a solo artist and as the frontman for his funk band Raydio. As he says in this conversation, "Ghostbusters" was just "gravy on the steak". Here we talk about his whole career, but the big news is that Fran Strine, director of the acclaimed Hired Gun documentary, has begun work on a Ray doc called Who You Gonna Call, which launched an Indiegogo campaign last week. Here is the link to donate. Enjoy!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/who-you-gonna-call-music/x/2404155#/
Episode 320 - Marcella Detroit of Shakespear's Sister/Eric Clapton/Solo
Episode 319 - Richard Jobson of the Skids
Episode 318 - Justin Currie of Del Amitri/Solo
Episode 317 - Tim Booth of James
Bonus - John Scheinfeld - Director of "Sergio Mendes: In The Key of Joy"
Episode 316 - Martyn Ware of Heaven 17/Human League/B.E.F
Episode 315 - Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet/Solo
Episode 314 - Graham Parker
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Episode 313 - HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY TO US with Little Steven Van Zandt
A Discussion on the Death and Legacy of Jim Steinman with Ellen Foley
Episode 312 - Michael Sadler of Saga
Episode 311 - John Waite
Book Club - Jeffrey Lee Campbell author of Do Stand So Close
Episode 310 - John Davis: One of the real voices of Milli Vanilli
Promo Mode - Ian Anderson Returns
Episode 309 - Gareth Jones
Deep Dive - Steve Stevens on Billy Idol's Rebel Yell (1983)
Episode 308 - Stan Bush
Episode 307 - Daniel Lanois
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