Rick James Biography
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Suffers a stroke after completing a two-hour show in Denver's Mammoth Events Center. [9 November 1998]

Both he and Tanya were convicted of assault of two women. He served 2 years. She served 15 months. [1993]

He and Tanya lived together from 1986 till marriage. They have a son from that time.

Son, Tazman, born [1992]

He has two illegitimate children born in the '70s.

His uncle was a member of the legendary soul group, The Temptations. He worked as a producer and writer on their 1982 "Reunion" album.

Sued rapper
M.C. Hammer in 1990 for unauthorized use of music samples of his song "Superfreak" in Hammer's hit song "U Can't Touch This". The case was settled out of court, and along with another songwriter who wrote "Superfreak", he received songwriting credits on "U Can't Touch This".

In Toronto in the 1960s, he was the lead vocalist for the R&B/Soul group The Mynabirds. The lead guitarist was a then unknown
Neil Young.

Nephew of
Melvin Franklin.
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