Rick James CDs
Rick James CDs
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Rick
James
The
Definitive Collection (2006)
Remastered
Personnel: Rick James;
Roxanne Shante, Teena Marie, Smokey Robinson.
Recording information: 1978 - 1988. Arranger: Reggie
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Rick
James - Super Freak 1982 (1982)
Long before he was a Dave
Chappelle catchphrase, Rick James ruled the world as
the undisputed king of punk-funk. Serving as the
flagship artist of Motown Records all throughout the
late 1970s and early '80s, James kept the sound of the
label vital and contemporary with his distinctive... |
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| Rick James
got an early start on his music career, forming the Mynah Birds with
future Buffalo Springfield members Neil
Young and Bruce Palmer while still in his teens. Though signed to
Motown, the group fell apart when Rick James got in trouble for
draft-dodging. He rebounded in the
'70s, eventually becoming a solo star with his winning combination
of rock, pop, and funk
(which he called "punk funk"), scoring numerous hits in the '70s
and '80s. He became quite
the impresario, producing Teena Marie, the Mary Jane Girls, and
others. James's biggest visibility in the
'90s came from being sampled for M.C. Hammer's megahit "U
Can't Touch This," and then from an arrest for drugs and various
other more violent crimes. By the end of the decade, however, he was
free, clean, and back to recording and performing, getting the chance
to clean up his legacy before passing away in 2004 |
| Followers |
| Mary
J. Blige, Dr.
Dre, Ice
Cube, LL
Cool J, Ol'
Dirty Bastard, Snoop
Dogg |
| Influences |
| James
Brown, Marvin
Gaye, Al
Green, The
Jackson 5, Smokey
Robinson, Stevie
Wonder |
| Other
Artists to Consider |
| Johnny
Cash, David
Bowie, John
Mellencamp, Willie
Nelson, Al
Green, Allman
Brothers Band, Fleetwood
Mac, Michael
Jackson, Bob
Marley, Who,
Marvin
Gaye |
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