Born: Buffalo, NY, 1948
Years Active: 1981-2004
Influenced by: Tony! Toni! Tone'!, James Brown, Prince, Ray Parker, Jr., The Time, Jesse Johnson, Gap Band, Cameo
Genre: R & B
Biography: In the late '70s, when the fortunes of Motown Records seemed to be flagging, Rick James came along and rescued the company, ...
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Spinner.com: The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, Calif., were legendary for their rock 'n' roll excess in the 1970s. Sly Stone liked recording amid the facility's shag rugs and redwood paneling so much that he took up residence in one of the studios. The...Read moreFeb 01 2008 3:00AM
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Spinner.com: On This Date in 1948: Rick James, known as the King of Punk Funk, was born as James Ambrose Johnson in Buffalo, N.Y.The Almanac Advises for February 1: "Though the word 'freak' started out as a pejorative, it's now used in a more neutral fashion to...Read more
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