He didn't look that good at the BET Awards. (RIP)
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'Super Freak' singer Rick James dies
Album 'Street Songs' brought instant fame in 1981
Rick James appeared at ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards in June.
(CNN) -- Singer Rick James, a musical icon of the 1980s who helped define the "punk funk" style of that decade, was found dead in his home Friday morning by his caretaker, a Los Angeles police Department spokesman said. He was 56.
James' personal physician signed his death certificate, and said his death was the result of "existing medical conditions," police spokesman Jason Lee said.
One of James' producers ...
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/06/rick.james/index.html
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'Super Freak' singer Rick James dies
Album 'Street Songs' brought instant fame in 1981
Rick James appeared at ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards in June.
(CNN) -- Singer Rick James, a musical icon of the 1980s who helped define the "punk funk" style of that decade, was found dead in his home Friday morning by his caretaker, a Los Angeles police Department spokesman said. He was 56.
James' personal physician signed his death certificate, and said his death was the result of "existing medical conditions," police spokesman Jason Lee said.
One of James' producers ...
Read the story
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/06/rick.james/index.html