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Musician, producer, and hit maker Rick James musician Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004)) was a popular performer in the late 1970s and is best known for his hits "Mary Jane" and "You and I" and, of course, "Super Freak". After the release of the album "Glow" Rick James popularity began to fall off as he struggled with drugs and addiction. In 1993, James was convicted for two separate instances of kidnapping and torturing two different women while under the influence of crack cocaine, resulting in a three-year sentence at Folsom State Prison. In 2004, James's career returned to mainstream pop culture after he appeared in an episode of Chappelle's Show. The segment involved a Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories-style skit that satirized James' wild lifestyle ("cocaine is a hellava drug") in the 1980s. This resulted in renewed interest (I'M RICK JAMES ... BITCH!) in his music and that year he returned to perform on the road. James died later that year from heart failure at age 56. When he died the coroner found 9 different drugs in his system including alprazolam, diazepam, methamphetamine, and (of course) cocaine in his bloodstream.
Rick James is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. As you drive into the cemetery look for Section 10 and about 100 feet from the road you will find his icon black headstone. Oh, and don't forget ... I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!
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Check out The Original Tombstone Tourist website at thetombstonetourist.com/graves/rick-james for the complete biography and more exciting content!
Musician, producer, and hit maker Rick James musician Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004)) was a popular performer in the late 1970s and is best known for his hits "Mary Jane" and "You and I" and, of course, "Super Freak". After the release of the album "Glow" Rick James popularity began to fall off as he struggled with drugs and addiction. In 1993, James was convicted for two separate instances of kidnapping and torturing two different women while under the influence of crack cocaine, resulting in a three-year sentence at Folsom State Prison. In 2004, James's career returned to mainstream pop culture after he appeared in an episode of Chappelle's Show. The segment involved a Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories-style skit that satirized James' wild lifestyle ("cocaine is a hellava drug") in the 1980s. This resulted in renewed interest (I'M RICK JAMES ... BITCH!) in his music and that year he returned to perform on the road. James died later that year from heart failure at age 56. When he died the coroner found 9 different drugs in his system including alprazolam, diazepam, methamphetamine, and (of course) cocaine in his bloodstream.
Rick James is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. As you drive into the cemetery look for Section 10 and about 100 feet from the road you will find his icon black headstone. Oh, and don't forget ... I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!
#famousgraves #gravesite #grave #cemetery #cemeterylovers #rickjames
