Posted on 08/06/2004 7:48:13 PM PDT by sully777
Funk Singer Rick James Dies in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Funk legend Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit ``Super Freak,'' died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said.
James died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Police Department spokeswoman Esther Reyes.
``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 drugs, legal problems and health issues.
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....
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Now...where were we?
Did you do an article search? There are already two existing threads on the subject.
Never heard of him.
One hit wonder becomes a legend? Who writes this stuff?
Did a prelim. Found nothing. Oh well, that's three threads for one pop icon.
Another giant of the entertainment industry DEAD. It's madness. Is there some conspiracy afoot to rid the world of our entertainers? Elvis Presley, Liberace, Wayne Newton, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, that guy who was in The Clash, and on and on. If this keeps up, we will have nobody left to sing songs and play guitar for us. It's madness. Who is killing all these people? When will it all end?
It's Bush's fault!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Serenity Now!
Wayne Newton? Dead?
Heard Liberace got it in the end (rim shot). Wait a second, Wayne Newton died?
Wayne Newton is still alive. His talent died 30 years ago.
Thread # 4 about a forgotten one hit wonder. Culture wars? We lost!
It was just a month ago that Syreeta Wright died. She's the one who did that "With You I'm Born Again" song with Billy Preston. She was only 58 - practically Rick James' age. It's disturbing how young they die. I wonder if it was all those years of backstage eating. I hear they serve all kinds of junk to touring bands backstage. Deli meat, pizza, hot dogs, bowls of M&Ms and all kinds of other crap. I wonder if this is what is doing them all in.
I will always love his song: "Duncan Donuts Shine"
Ummm...The death of Wayne Newton has been greatly exaggerated.
Now he's super dead, super dead.
Could be, along with the uppers, downers, lines of coke, and copious booze.
Hey Wayne Newton is a Bush supporter!
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