Rick James was born on 01 Feb 1948 in Buffalo, New York, U.S.. His birth name was James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. His is also called Rick James. Rick James died on 06 Aug 2004.

He was a Grammy Award winning musician. James was a popular R&B and funk singer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four #1 hits on the U.S. R&B charts. Among his best-known songs are "Superfreak" and "You and I". In addition to his music, he gained notoriety for his wild lifestyle: later in life, James' drug abuse led to widely publicized legal problems.

Rick James released the following albums including Icon: Rick James (2010), Fire It Up (2010), Garden of Love (2010), Anthology (2009), Deeper Still (2007), The Definitive Collection (2006), Wonderful (2006), Workin' on Commission (2006), 20th Century Masters: Millenniumm Collection 2 (2005), Rick James - Gold (2005), Street Songs (2002), Rick James - Greatest Hits (2000), 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2000), Urban Rapsody (1997), Ultimate Collection (1997), Give It to Me Baby (1995), Bustin Out of L Seven (1994), Bustin Out: Very Best of (1994), Come Get It (1992) and Cold Blooded (1992).