07:700:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Folsom State Prison, Come Get It!, Sting (Musician)
17 Apr 2016
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Andrew vogel and greg bufford introduction to music. Rick james: american r&b / funk singer and composer born in february 1, 1948 in. Influenced by singers such as marvin gaye and smokey robinson, james started singing in doo-wop and r&b groups as a teenager in his hometown of buffalo, new york. Records imprint of motown as a recording artist, releasing his debut, come get it! in april 1978. The album sold over two million copies and launched his career into the mainstream as a funk and soul artist. An addiction to crack hampered his career by the late 1980s. In the 1990s, his legal troubles, which included assaulting two women while under the influence of crack, led him to serve a three-year sentence at california"s folsom state prison. James died later that year from heart failure at the age of 56. Luther vandross: an american singer, songwriter and record producer born in.
