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Jai’Len Josey singing Jazmine Sullivan 😩😩 Her song Out Of My Body was inspired by Let It Burn

Born on This Day, Ray Parker Jr. (Saturday, May 1, 1954) Born Ray Erskine Parker Jr. on this day in Detroit, Michigan, Ray Parker Jr. became one of the quiet architects of modern R&B, funk, pop, and soundtrack music. Before the world knew him for “Ghostbusters,” he was already a serious guitarist, working as a teenage session musician in Detroit’s post-Motown ecosystem, including connections to Hot Wax, Invictus, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, and other major recording circles. In 1977, Parker stepped forward as a bandleader with Raydio, the group behind records like “Jack and Jill,” “You Can’t Change That,” “Two Places at the Same Time,” and “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do).” His work with Raydio proved that he was not only a behind-the-scenes musician, but a songwriter and producer with a polished, radio-ready sound. His most famous cultural moment arrived in 1984, when he wrote and performed “Ghostbusters,” the theme for the film of the same name. The song became a pop-culture landmark and later earned him a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the instrumental version. Beyond that one massive hit, Parker’s résumé includes songwriting, producing, and guitar work connected to artists such as Rufus and Chaka Khan, New Edition, Cheryl Lynn, Deniece Williams, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, and Miles Davis. In 2014, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, placing his name among the musicians whose work moved from the studio floor into public memory. Did you know that he was honored as “Sir Ray Parker Jr.” through a knighting ceremony connected to the Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen, part of the Royal House / Principality of Cappadocia tradition in 2022? Much more than a nostalgia figure, [Sir] Ray Parker Jr. remains active as a living music legend, still connected to performance, appearances, interviews, and the long afterlife of his extensive catalog of well over 100 album-level credits as a guitarist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and session musician.

In businesses for 82 years, Marshall's Music And Book Store-located in the historic Farish Street (618 North Farish Street) District of Jackson, Mississippi-is the oldest Black-owned bookstore in the United States.

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Earth, Wind & Fire were never sh*t’s & giggles.. Groups like SLAVE never were either. I loved the more ‘serious side’ of P-Funk. But, hey…that’s just me. - DF / ‘26

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