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Police and Murthy said they believe James died of natural causes Dave Chappelle recently portrayed James as violent and arrogant in a series of darkly humorous skits on his Comedy Central show " At the time he said he had freed himself from a cocaine addiction that threatened his life presented the award "There's a possibility that his past history with drugs and current medical condition may have contributed to his death," coroner's spokesman David Campbell said Funk Singer Rick James Dies at Age 56 Aug 7, 1:01 AM EST Funk legend Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak" before his career disintegrated amid drug use and violence that sent him to prison, died Friday at age 56 " James said he got caught up in living the "bad boy" persona he had cultivated "I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press Writer Ryan Pearson contributed to this report James was honored in June by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with the Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award " James also had his own girl group, The Mary Jane Girls " He provided hits for other stars and worked with some of them, most notably R&B songstress Teena Marie, with whom he recorded the sultry classic "Fire and Desire The first case occurred in 1991, when prosecutors said James and his girlfriend tied a woman to a chair, burned her with a hot crack pipe and forced her to perform sex acts during a cocaine binge at his West Hollywood home in Buffalo, N James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women " "To me, he's like the original R&B rock star," said Smokey Robinson, who recorded the duet "Ebony Eyes" with James He is survived by daughter Ty, sons Rick Jr "Today the world mourns a musician and performer of the funkiest kind," said Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "He made a lot of people happy, he made a lot of friends and a lot of people got famous through his music," he said, referring to sampling by hip-hop artists such as MC Hammer, who used the "Super Freak" bass line in his hit "U Can't Touch This He also underwent hip replacement surgery Born James A Publicist Maureen O'Connor, speaking on behalf of James' three children, said they believed he died of heart failure "For the whole 10 years, it was a constant battle in me trying to acquaint them with what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in James' hotel room The exact cause was not immediately released James was not married, Murthy said Rick was very unique in his presentation and he was very instrumental in the careers of a lot of other Motown artists " "I think he was really fantastic, he was a creator," singer Little Richard told MSNBC " He followed with "Bustin' out of L Seven," which had hits with the single "Bustin' Out" and "Mary Jane," and another popular LP, "Fire it Up "I didn't really see it James died in his sleep at his home near Universal City, publicist Sujata Murthy said and Tazman, and two granddaughters James had lately enjoyed a bit of a revival among a younger generation The singer lived alone and was found by his personal assistant, who notified police " With long hair elaborately styled in braids, James had hit songs and albums from the 1970s into the '80s, but by the following decade his fame began to fade as he became embroiled in drugs, legal and health problems "Grammy winner Rick James was a singer, songwriter and producer whose performances were always as dynamic as his personality "He created another kind of rhythmic style for R&B music " He also made The Temptations contemporary with the song "Standing on the Top" in the early '80s An autopsy and toxicology exam will be conducted Saturday "His creative abilities, his instincts about music and production were just awesome," Gordy said Friday in a statement, calling James "a pioneer who took Motown in a whole new direction James went to work for Motown in the 1970s and got the chance to record an album, "Come and Get It," which was released in 1978 and produced the hit "You and I In 1997, James released a new album, but a year later he suffered a stroke while performing at Denver's Mammoth Events Center, derailing a comeback tour , he had long been reported to have been born in 1952, but according to his Web site and police he was born Feb " The following year came the well-received album "Street Songs" and the hits "Give it to Me Baby" and "Super Freak I didn't see it until I went into rehab and I didn't understand it until I got out "They never totally understood what I was trying to do, where I was trying to come from with my music," he said in a 1988 interview with The Associated Press " After a decade at Motown, James left the label as the sexually graphic themes of his music conflicted with the company's conservative approach to pop music My lawyers and my accountants and friends really saw it before I did " The song earned James and Hammer the Grammy for best R&B song in 1990 They saw that my usage of coke was getting to be a million-dollar-a-yea r habit " His hits in 1980 included the album "Garden of Love" and the singles "Fool on the Street," "Love Gun," "Come into My Life," and "Big Time Johnson Jr Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr The foursome had a huge smash in the James-penned hit, "All Night Long He served more than two years in prison 1, 1948 "There was a bad period in my life some years ago when I got into a serious cocaine habit; $10,000 to $15,000 a week," he said Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me James himself also appeared on the "Chappelle's Show" skits, which have become often-quoted cult hits Y "There was a time where I was just trying to live the image wholeheartedly; I wasn't thinking about the person, James Johnson," he said com, trailing only the new Harry Potter book "It's not like Shakespeare, or even Faulkner; it's reader friendly," she said He didn't have much middle ground And Winfrey thinks women will love the book, if only to root against Cathy " Steinbeck worked for years on "East of Eden," a best seller when first published in 1952 "And when I said, 'Do you care?' They said, 'No "I just want to read great books without it becoming controversial Winfrey acknowledged that "East of Eden" is a long way from the typical "Oprah" pick " Winfrey thinks "East of Eden" is a great way to get people interested in older books Since founding her club in 1996, she has often highlighted sympathetic women characters, choosing such books as Jacquelyn Mitchard's "Deep End of the Ocean" and Toni Morrison's "Sula " Parini agreed that the novel is far from perfect, but called it a "magnificent failure" and praised it as "quite readable She revealed in February that she would be starting her picks again and focusing on older authors He could only do the Madonna or the whore She will focus on authors of the past, but doesn't rule out living ones 2 on Amazon But most critics regard it as contrived and awkward, beneath such Steinbeck standards as "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck's publisher, Penguin Group USA, has ordered a new printing of 600,000 for a book that usually sells 40,000-50,000 copies a year " But novels rarely come as manly as Steinbeck's epic, biblically influenced story about rival brothers And after first wanting to call her revived club "Traveling With the Classics," she settled for "Oprah's Book Club," just as it was called before Blechman said that when the segment aired, the store's phones began to ring from people who wanted to order the book â€â€? simply on Winfrey's recommendation By late Wednesday afternoon, "East of Eden" had jumped to No "There's always a problem with women in Steinbeck's books "There are some who would argue that this (`East of Eden') is not really a `classic' " In a segment filmed Monday and aired on Wednesday's show, Winfrey personally delivered boxes of "East of Eden" to Anderson's Bookshop in the Chicago suburb of Naperville By midmorning Wednesday, 20 copies from Winfrey had been purchased, along with 50 more the store had ordered, said Doris Blechman, the assistant manager and I realized that that was a conversation that would come up over and over again," said Winfrey, who was vacationing in Santa Barbara, Calif "She's a woman you love to hate," Winfrey said "You can see right through her and it gives you a little sense of superiority because you can't believe the other characters don't see through her The Winfrey touch is apparently undiminished She will not make monthly picks, but three to five choices a year '" â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press writer Don Babwin contributed to this story The main female character, Cathy, is a ruthless prostitute of whom the author writes, "I believe there are monsters born in the world Oprah Revives Book Club With Steinbeck Jun 18, 5:39 PM EST Oprah Winfrey was sitting under an oak tree in California last summer, reading John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" and loving it, when she realized that just telling a few friends about it wouldn't do " Winfrey agreed that she was "put off" by Cathy but says that she couldn't stop reading " "The portrayal of women in the book is rather shockingly misogynistic by today's standards," said Steinbeck biographer Jay Parini Winfrey had suspended her club in April 2002 because she didn't have enough time to keep up monthly selections When you read something that's good and juicy and it's called literature, then you're not closed to the idea of it "I was literally halfway through `East of Eden' and thought, `Gee, I wish I had a book club again,'" Winfrey told The Associated Press Wednesday in a telephone interview from Chicago, shortly after announcing on her TV talk show that Steinbeck's novel was her first pick after a 14-month hiatus "I wanted to lead people down this path without them thinking they're back in school "When I said, 'Do you know what it is?' They said, 'No,'" Blechman recalled " The revived book club means more good news for the publishing industry, which is already anticipating Saturday's debut of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , when she read the novel " Winfrey said she wants to avoid the "self-imposed box" in which she found herself: the fewer expectations the better |
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