Rick James
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004)
Facts
35 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 1, 1948
- Date of death
- August 6, 2004
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Ethnic group
- African Americans[12]
- Occupation
- singer, record producer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, pianist, musician[13][14][15]
- Educated at
- Bennett High School, Orchard Park High School[16][17]
- Official website
- www.rickjames.com[35]
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction[30]
- Birth name
- James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.[43]
- Copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights
- Different from
- Rick James[46]
- Discography
- Rick James discography[29]
- End of work period
- 2004
Show all 35 facts +11
- Manner of death
- natural causes[37]
- Military branch
- United States Navy[24]
- Name in native language
- James A. Johnson[44]
- Place of burial
- Forest Lawn Cemetery[10]
- Place of detention
- Folsom State Prison
- Pseudonym
- Jesus Suarez[34]
- Record label
- Motown, Reprise Records, Mercury Records, Gordy[25][26][27][28]
- Relative
- Melvin Franklin[36]
- Social media followers
- 492k (5.1k–492k, n=7)
- Start of work period
- 1964[47]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Johnson
en Rick James
en James Ambrose Johnson
en James Ambrose Johnson Jr.
ar جيمس أمبروز جونسون الابن
ar جيمس أمبروز جونسون
ar ريك جيمس
cs James Johnson
cs James Ambrose Johnson Jr.
da James A. Johnson
de James Ambrose Johnson
el Τζέιμς Αμπρόουζ Τζόνσον Τζ.
el Ρικ Τζέιμς
es James A. Johnson
fa ریک جیمز
fi James A. Johnson
fr James Ambrose Johnson
he ריק ג'יימס
hu James A. Johnson
it James A. Johnson
🔖 Identifiers · 75
- ISNI
- 0000000108048795
- VIAF cluster ID
- 119106131
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n92019877
- GND ID
- 134416287
- AZLyrics artist ID
- r/rickjames
- Album of the Year artist ID
- 12167
- AllMusic artist ID
- mn0000366164
- Apple Music artist ID
- 101367
- BBC Things ID
- 46398cc0-1f95-4526-98b7-6b291872cb54
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 13895564n
- Billboard artist ID
- rick-james
Show all 75 identifiers +63
- CONOR.SI ID
- 230941283
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10109872
- Carnegie Hall agent ID
- 129557
- CineMagia person ID
- 175882
- DR music artist ID
- 49669
- Deezer artist ID
- 5091
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 134416287
- Discogs artist ID
- 724k (21k–2.5M, n=4)
- ELNET ID
- a11253654
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Rick-James
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- rick-james
- Europeana entity
- agent/base/64052
- FAST ID
- 1503799
- Facebook username
- RickJames
- Famous Birthdays ID
- people/rick-james
- Film.ru person ID
- rik-dzheyms
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 9276693
- Freebase ID
- /m/024qwq
- GTAA ID
- 258397
- Giphy username
- rickjames
- Goodreads author ID
- 3106424
- Grammy Awards artist ID
- rick-james, rick-james/13206
- Grove Music Online ID
- A2266937
- HAND ID
- 1CC8-D688-C907-0343-F173
- IMDb ID
- nm0416872
- IMVDb artist ID
- rick-james
- IPI name number
- 00125629673
- Instagram username
- rickjames
- Internet Broadway Database person ID
- 494484
- Jaxsta profile ID
- 4b47d519-6ffd-4f2f-9a17-2d935db3d208
- Kinobox person ID
- 871301
- Last.fm ID
- Rick+James
- Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office Case Search person ID
- 2004-05931
- LyricsTranslate ID
- rick-james-lyrics.html
- MusicBrainz artist ID
- cba9cec2-be8d-41bd-91b4-a1cd7de39b0c
- Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
- 10158
- Muziekweb performer ID
- M00000037895
- NL CR AUT ID
- js20051205007
- NNDB people ID
- 167/000025092
- National Library of Lithuania ID
- LNB:C92x;=Bc
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
- XX844910
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 098153730
- Obálky knih ID
- js20051205007
- Open Library ID
- OL6951951A
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803100016922
- Plex person key
- 5d7768ad9ab54400214e9eb0
- Quora topic ID
- Rick-James
- Rate Your Music artist ID
- rick_james
- SNAC ARK ID
- w60k3dg2
- Shazam artist ID
- 101367
- Songkick artist ID
- 523518
- Spotify artist ID
- 0FrpdcVlJQqibaz5HfBUrL
- TMDB person ID
- 167766
- Threads username
- rickjames
- Tidal artist ID
- 30061
- Trading Card Database name ID
- 60508
- Universal Music France artist ID
- 20000121813
- WhoSampled artist ID
- Rick-James
- WikiTree person ID
- Johnson-126093
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJqkbj4WFMVpDWtdJwJFKd
- YouTube channel ID
- UCtEhORxlvDIWLus1iOoIZ8Q
- ČSFD person ID
- 53293
🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 20
Mb:lyricist 14
Mb:performer of 12
Mb:writer 10
Occupation 7
Genre 5
Instrument 3
Record label 3
← Cast member 2
← Performer 2
← Producer 2
Cause of death 1
Compositions 1
Convicted of 1
Copyright representative 1
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Mb:member of band 1
Military branch 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Place of detention 1
Relative 1
Sex or gender 1
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Rick James was born on February 1, 1948[1], in Buffalo[2]. He died on August 6, 2004[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a singer[5], record producer[6], songwriter[7], singer-songwriter[8], and composer[9].
Why It Matters
Rick James has been cited as an influence by Prince[48], a film actor[49], 1958–2016[50], of United States[51], awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[52], specialised in music[53].
FAQs
Where was Rick James born?
Rick James was born in Buffalo[2].
Where did Rick James die?
Rick James passed away in Los Angeles[4].
What did Rick James do for work?
Rick James worked as a singer[5], record producer[6], songwriter[7], singer-songwriter[8], and composer[9].
Where did Rick James go to school?
Rick James was educated at Bennett High School[16] and Orchard Park High School[17].
Who did Rick James influence?
Rick James has been cited as an influence by Prince[48].