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My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer.

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Rick James
Age: 56 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 1
Died: 2004
Died: August 6
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Buffalo
New York
Johnson
James Ambrose
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James Ambrose Johnson
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James A. Johnson
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