Rick James
Sign in to saveAmerican singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Died
- 2004-08-06
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Rising to the Challenges
- Realities of Change
- Partic. Self-Assess of NGO Capacity
- Role of Southern NGOs in Dev. [OPS2]
- Churches and Organisation Dev/ Africa
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Film & TV
Acting · Buffalo, New York, USA
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Rick James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Naval Reserve to avoid being drafted into the Army. In 1964, James moved to Toronto,…
Known for
- Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James — Self (archive footage)2021
- I'm Rick James: The Definitive DVD2009
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2003
- Chappelle's Show — Self2003
- Life — Spanky Johnson1999
- Where Are They Now? — Self1999
- Motown 40: The Music Is Forever — Self1998
- South Park — Rick James (voice)1997
- Behind the Music — Self1997
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,528,965
- Total plays
- 12,807,054
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Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr; February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004) was an American funk and soul musician from Buffalo New York, who worked as a singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer during his long career. One of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s, James was famous for his wild brand of funk music and his trademark cornrow braids. As time went on, James was given the unofficial title The King of Punk-Fun
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 February 1948
- Died
- 6 August 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- disco
- Instrument
- voice
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1948 births2004 deaths20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American bass guitarists20th-century American keyboardists20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAfrican-American CatholicsAfrican-American guitaristsAfrican-American male singer-songwritersAfrican-American record producersAfrican-American rock singers