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« on: August 06, 2004, 11:40:52 am »
He died  8O

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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2004, 11:50:56 am »
he did?  :?:

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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2004, 11:52:37 am »
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he did?  :?:
Indeed.
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2004, 11:53:44 am »
Funk Singer Rick James Dies in Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES - Funk singer Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak," died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said.


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James, 56, died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Officer Esther Reyes, a Police Department spokeswoman.


"He died apparently of natural causes. We learned of his death after responding to a radio call," Reyes said.


After his big hit, James' fame began to fade as he became embroiled in legal problems and health troubles.


James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women. The first attack occurred in 1991 when he restrained and burned a young woman with a hot pipe during a cocaine binge at his house in West Hollywood. He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in James' hotel room.


James was sentenced to more than two years in state prison.


In 1997, he released a new album, but a year later he suffered a stroke while performing at Denver's Mammoth Events Center, derailing a comeback tour.


In 1998 he also underwent hip replacement surgery.




Musician Rick James accepts the 'Rhythm and Soul Heritage Award' at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publisher Awards in Los Angeles on Monday, June 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2004, 11:54:15 am »
how sad. RIP Rick James.  :heart:

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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2004, 12:36:35 pm »
truely is sad....

but natural causes?  at 56 years old?  i'm thinking it may have had to do with his past drug use.....

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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2004, 01:04:56 pm »
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truely is sad....

but natural causes?  at 56 years old?  i'm thinking it may have had to do with his past drug use.....


of course. you smart fella

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