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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.
Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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.
In early 1983, she aborted their baby then informed him she had been pregnant after the procedure. James was hurt by her decision. [1] He wrote "Cold Blooded" about Blair. "It was about how Linda could freeze my blood," he wrote in his memoir. [2] During one of Blair's visits to James' home in Buffalo, New York, he took her to his recording ...
The video for the song was filmed between July 17–19, 2006, in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles and was directed by Chris Robinson of HSI Productions. Pre-production and casting by Robin Frank Management, Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Westurn Union, Daz Dillinger, Warren G, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, DJ Green Lantern, Papoose and Ty James, the daughter of Rick James, made video cameo appearances.
"Party All the Time" is a song by comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, written and produced by Rick James. It was the lead single from Murphy's 1985 debut musical album How Could It Be . [ 2 ] It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, behind " Say You, Say Me " by Lionel Richie .
"Mary Jane" is a song by American musician Rick James. It was released on September 9, 1978 as the second single from his debut album Come Get It!.The song peaked in the top five on the R&B charts in the United States in 1978, [1] and crossed over to the US Hot 100.
"Goodbye L.A." by Rick Castle "Goodbye to L.A." by Robbie Dupree "Goodnight Hollywood" by Tino Casal "Goodnight Hollywood Blvd" by Ryan Adams "Goodnight L.A." by Counting Crows "Goodnight L.A." by Ron Mahonin "Goodnight L.A." by Strangeways "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" by Danny O'Keefe "Gone Hollywood" by Bob James "Gone Hollywood" by ...
The lyrics of "Ghetto Life" reflect James' youth in Buffalo, New York. [1] [2] According to cultural historian Craig Werner, after many factories in Buffalo closed at the time "there was no hope of making any kind of a living. So you could see the hustling culture developing at the time. And Rick catches that beautifully."