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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.
"Brick House" is a song from the Commodores' 1977 self-titled album (released as Zoom in the UK). The single peaked at number 5 in the U.S. and number 32 in the UK Singles Chart . [ 3 ]
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.
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 ...
Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album 1982 Bobby Militello: Rick James Presents Bobby M – Blow. Release date: 1982; Label: Gordy — — — — — — 1983 Mary Jane Girls: Mary Jane Girls. Release date: 1983; Label: Gordy; 56 6 — — — 51 RIAA: Gold [1] Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album 1985 ...
James: I mean, every day has been emotional since his passing [Rick James died in 2004], because you hear his music all over the world, anywhere you go. I just visited Jamaica a few days ago and ...
Taking the tapes home, William King played them for his wife, Shirley Hanna-King. While he slept she was inspired to write lyrics for the riff, modifying the expression "built like a brick shithouse" for the song.[2] The following day King sang the lyrics to "Brick House" to the band, allowing them to think he had written it.
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.