Raydio

The story

Funk and R&B band Raydio was formed in 1977 in Detroit, Michigan by composer/guitarist/vocalist Ray Erskine Parker Jr., vocalist/bassist Jerry Ernest Knight, pianist/guitarist/drummer Vincent Bohnam, and lead vocalist/Guitarist/lyricist Arnell Derek Carmichael.

Ray Erskine Parker Jr., the lead musician, was born on May 1, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan began playing the clarinet when he was six years old at Detroit’s Angel Elementary School. He graduated in 1972 from the city’s Northwestern High School. Afterward, he enrolled in the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Michigan.

Jerry Ernest Knight was born on April 17, 1952, in Los Angeles, California.

From Discogs, written by its community.

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Records

• The Essential Ray Parker Jr & Raydio · 2018 · compilation
• Honey I'm a Star (BigBadBaz Unofficial Remix) · 2018
• Raydio + Rock On · 2010 · compilation
• Hot Stuff / Honey I'm A Star · 1979
• You Can't Change That · 1979
• More Than One Way To Love A Woman · 1979
• Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once · 1979 · Single
• Jack And Jill / Honey I'm Rich · 1978
• Raydio 4-Track Sampler · 1978
• More Than One Way To Love A Woman / Honey I'm A Star · 1978
• Honey I'm Rich · 1978
• Is This A Love Thing · 1978
• Jack And Jill · 1977
• The Very Best Of Raydio · · compilation

Records from Discogs, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Ollie Brown
• Ray Parker Jr.
• Jerry Knight
• Charles Fearing
• Arnell Carmichael
• Darren Carmichael
• Larry Tolbert
• Vincent Bonham

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Raydio in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Raydio in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

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