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My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street.
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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Pianist
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Buffalo
New York
Johnson
James Ambrose
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James Ambrose Johnson
Jr.
James A. Johnson
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Punk
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