Rick James

Also known as James Ambrose Johnson Jr., James Johnson, James Ambrose Johnson

American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1947
Works: 24

Top works

Rising to the Challenges
Realities of Change
Partic. Self-Assess of NGO Capacity
Role of Southern NGOs in Dev. [OPS2]
Churches and Organisation Dev/ Africa

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Film & TV

Acting · Buffalo, New York, USA

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, Rick James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Naval Reserve to avoid being drafted into the Army. In 1964, James moved to Toronto,…

Known for

Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James — Self (archive footage)2021
I'm Rick James: The Definitive DVD2009
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2003
Chappelle's Show — Self2003
Life — Spanky Johnson1999
Where Are They Now? — Self1999
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever — Self1998
South Park — Rick James (voice)1997
Behind the Music — Self1997
E! True Hollywood Story1996

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1948
Active to: 2004

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,528,965
Total plays: 12,807,054

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,905x
Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 67,091x
Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 64,962x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,533x
Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,221x

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Key facts

Born: James Ambrose Johnson Jr. , ( 1948-02-01 ) February 1, 1948, Buffalo , New York , U.S.
Died: August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) (aged 56), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Other name: Ricky Matthews
Occupations: Singer songwriter record producer
Years active: 1964–2004
Spouse: Tanya Hijazi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2002 )
Genres: R&B soul funk rock disco doo-wop post-disco
Instruments: Vocals bass guitar guitar keyboards drums percussion
Labels: Gordy Reprise A&M Mercury
Website: rickjames .com

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.rickjames.com
Image: Rick James in Lifestyles of the Rich 1984.JPG

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Commons category: Rick James
date of birth: 1948-02-01
date of death: 2004-08-06
start of work period: 1964-00-00
name in native language: James A. Johnson
end of work period: 2004-00-00
birth name: James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.
pseudonym: Jesus Suarez
social media followers: 492000

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Article

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, Rick James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Naval Reserve to avoid being drafted into the Army. In 1964, James moved to Toronto, Canada, where he formed the rock band The Mynah Birds, who eventually signed a recording deal with Motown Records in 1966. James's career with the group halted after military authorities discovered his whereabouts and eventually convicted him of desertion related charges. He served several months in jail.