RAY PARKER, JR. TUNES OUT RAYDIO
Ray Parker, Jr. didn't sing lead on his first hit, released under the name Raydio (very clever) because back then Ray Parker, Jr. probably didn't like the sound of his own voice and probably didn't even think he could sing very well. Ray Parker, Jr. didn't put out his first hit single "Jack And Jill" under the name Ray Parker, Jr. because let's face it, what kind of logo can you come up with with the name Ray Parker, Jr.?
RAY PARKER, JR. TUNES OUT RAYDIO
VERNON GIBBS
Ray Parker, Jr. didn't sing lead on his first hit, released under the name Raydio (very clever) because back then Ray Parker, Jr. probably didn't like the sound of his own voice and probably didn't even think he could sing very well. Ray Parker, Jr. didn't put out his first hit single "Jack And Jill" under the name Ray Parker, Jr. because let's face it, what kind of logo can you come up with with the name Ray Parker, Jr.? With Raydio, the possibilities were endless, but after the money started rolling in with the first hit single, Ray Parker, Jr. decided he wanted to be rich and famous. Raydio became Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio, and finally just Ray Parker, Jr. But what would you have done if you played all the instruments, wrote and arranged all the songs, sang most of the lead and produced the whole thing in a studio in your basement? That sounds suspiciously to me like a solo effort, and something tells me we'll never see the name "Raydio" on hot wax again.