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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 , James began his musical career in his teenage years.
Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina [2] before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady T, [3] given to her by her collaborator and friend Rick James.
Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] It was released in April 1978 via the Motown sub-label Gordy Records . The singles " You and I " and " Mary Jane " propelled Come Get It! to gold status.
Rick James is one of the most dynamic, incomparable and multifaceted American musicians of all time — the Godfather of “Punk Funk” whose '70s and '80s megahits like “Super Freak ...
Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James is the definitive documentation of a talented artist and complex, tortured man. Whenever the name Rick James is spoken, some may snicker with laughter ...
View Article The post Complex story of Rick James captured in new documentary at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival appeared first on TheGrio. Whenever the name Rick James is spoken, some may snicker with ...
After meeting Rick James in the '70s and being signed to the same label, James and Marie began a relationship, first professional, progressing (according to Marie) to a romantic one, and finally leading to an engagement. Although James himself denied ever having a romantic involvement with Marie, she said they were engaged for a few weeks.
In 1983, James proposed to Motown that McDuffie be offered a solo career but miscommunication caused the label to sign an all-female group, which he determined would be the Mary Jane Girls. [3] James filled the positions behind McDuffie with Wells, Ghant, and Wuletich. He also wrote all the original songs and produced all the recordings.