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.
Vincent Bohnam was born in Los Angeles as well on May 12, 1952 - Died March 24 2024
Arnell Derek Carmichael was born on October 29, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 14 in 1966, Carmichael formed a jazz vocal ensemble called the Carmichael Movement, and the Ace Group was the accompanying band.