New documentary now in heavy rotation on the Showtime Network. I caught part of it last night. They had an interview with a member of the Mynah Birds, the short-lived mid-60s Motown band that featured a lineup including both Rick James and Neil Young.

One interesting little factoid of which I had not previously been aware: Several years after his stint in the Mynah Birds, James auditioned, unsuccessfully, to be the bass player in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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While I did know about him with Neil in the Mynah Birds, never knew about the CSNY connection either,
but he went on to become succesfully Super Freaky...dude then went down in flames.... FREAKY

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Like he said, cocaine is a hell of a drug.

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and who could forget the screaming success of Rick James protege Eddie Murphy?!

I haven't seen the film yet,

As a fan of his music who is aware of his significant popularity and influence I have to ask:


Why isn't Rick James in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?

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Hey yeah here ya go-go ...
Posted on IORR back in 2007 .......



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The Sound and the Fury is my 2nd favorite book all time.

tatters, thanks for posting - I'm going to check that out tonight.
treaclefingers - lol - Rick James' contribution to that masterpiece I remember well: "She likes to paaaaaarty all the tiiiiiiiime! She lets her hair down -- she liked to party dooooowwwnn."
And Rockman, how cool are you (same as it ever was same as it ever way) refinding that gem
-swiss

.... hi Swiss ... long time no see eeerrr hear from ...

Hope ya doin' okay in this spinnin' world ....

stay safe



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Why isn't Rick James in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?

The Rock Hall seems to prioritize artists they consider to be influential over those who exhibit mere musical excellence. They probably consider Rick to have been more influenced by others (Clinton, Sly) rather than being an influence on others, although the film does try to make a convincing case that Prince was heavily influenced by RJ.

Another of the film's surprising revelations: Rick was a good friend of Jay Sebring's, and actually turned down an invitation to hang out with him on the night he and Sharon Tate were murdered by the Manson Family!

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.... hi Swiss ... long time no see eeerrr hear from ...

Hope ya doin' okay in this spinnin' world ....

stay safe

Hi Rockman Good to see all the familiar names here again -- all is well here -- and the world definitely is a-spinnin, isn't it? I thought of you the other day when I got the word about Lee Scratch Perry.

...aaawwww thats touching .... x



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loog droog


Why isn't Rick James in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?

The Rock Hall seems to prioritize artists they consider to be influential over those who exhibit mere musical excellence. They probably consider Rick to have been more influenced by others (Clinton, Sly) rather than being an influence on others, although the film does try to make a convincing case that Prince was heavily influenced by RJ.

Another of the film's surprising revelations: Rick was a good friend of Jay Sebring's, and actually turned down an invitation to hang out with him on the night he and Sharon Tate were murdered by the Manson Family!

Maybe it's about who writes the biggest check $ to Mr. Wenner