Ray Parker Jr.

Rick James, Ray Parker Jr.: Forum, Inglewood CA

Live Review by Don Waller, Los Angeles Times, 23 August 1982

RICK JAMES AND THE FUNK CAPADES ...

Ray Parker Jr.: The Other Woman (Arista)

Review by Laura Fissinger, Creem, September 1982

IF SOFT FUNK is Ray Parker's main squeeze, the other woman is rock 'n roll — dirty, white boy, garage gi-tar, thump and hump rock ...

Ray Parker, Jr.: Woman Out Of Control (Arista)

Review by Mark Rowland, Musician, February 1984

RAY PARKER, Jr. is a riddle. He's a black, crossover auteur who writes, produces, arranges and pretty much performs everything on his records, claims Motown ...

Soundtracks Thrived in Summer of '85

Report by Rob Tannenbaum, Rolling Stone, 21 November 1985

Arranged marriages between movies and rock & roll produced spectacular results ...

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Comment by Johnny Sharp, The Guardian, 4 April 2009

Ray Parker Jr is the latest ad/pop crossover. Johnny Sharp wants more ...