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I can't hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the faces of winos, pimps and junkies, all the things I'm made of.

Rick James

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Rick James
Age: 56 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 1
Died: 2004
Died: August 6
Composer
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Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
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Buffalo
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James Ambrose
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