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I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.
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Rick James
Age: 56 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 1
Died: 2004
Died: August 6
Composer
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Buffalo
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James Ambrose
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James Ambrose Johnson
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James A. Johnson
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