Genres: Funk, Urban, Pop/Rock, Quiet Storm Active: 70's, 80's Born: February 1, 1948 in Buffalo, NY
Cameo, Ray Parker, Jr., George Clinton, Val Young, The Time, Slave, Prince, The Mary Jane Girls, Chic, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, L.T.D., Process & the Doo Rags, Graham Central Station, Zapp, Heatwave, Kleeer, Jody Watley, Jesse Johnson Morris Day, Prince Charles, Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Ronn Matlock, Carnival in Coal, Van Hunt, Sam Sparro, Ready for the World, Republic of Loose, Dru Down, Beatfreakz, Dead Kids, Rico Tubbs, Tha Dogg Pound, Knoc-Turn'al, 213 |  |
In the late '70s, when the fortunes of Motown Records seemed to be flagging, Rick James came along and rescued the company, providing funky hits that updated the label's style and saw it through into the mid-'80s. Actually, James had been with Motown earlier, though nothing had come of it. After growing up in Buffalo and running away to join the Naval Reserves, he ran away from the Navy to Toronto, where he was in a band with future Buffalo Springfield members Neil Young and Bruce Palmer, and with Goldy McJohn, later of Steppenwolf.
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Release: May 15, 2007
Label: Megaforce, MRI, Stone City
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Release: March 14, 2006
Label: Motown
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