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Although James and his bandmates liked Prince’s music and could agree he was talented, they referred to him as Rick James’ nemesis. In an HBO series called Tales from the Tour Bus, they ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo musician detailed his experiences on tour with legend Rick James when Prince took the stage, calling the then up-and-coming musician the opposite of James. Oscar ...
Rick James had a royal rivalry with Prince, who opened for his punk-funk predecessor on a 1980 tour. You are viewing 1 of 3 images Previous Image Next Image Advertisement ...
Hard to believe, but when Prince visited the Springfield Civic Center on April 13, 1980, he did not top the bill. Prince and Vaughn Mason & Crew opened for "Super Freak" Rick James that night as ...
James claims Prince stole his stage moves (!) and that bringing Prince on tour was not cool. "My band was a bunch of friendly down-home brothas loved by everyone. His band was a bunch of snobs who ...
Mark Weiss/Tribeca Film FestivalThere are a number of eye-opening revelations in Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, a new documentary on the late funk legend from filmmaker Sacha Jenkins ...
A refusal to be labeled R&B, a rivalry with Rick James and a very dirty song called 'Head': the groundbreaking arrival of 1980's 'Dirty Mind.' ...
In Part 2 of AllHipHop.com s Legend2Legend interview with Scorpio of The Furious 5, the rapper digs deep into the origins of Hip-Hop, their beef with ...
They've got the highlights from Rick James' new autobiography, Glow. And they're epic. 1. ... James claims Prince stole his stage moves (!) and that bringing Prince on tour was not cool.