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Stokes, Louis (cousin), 90–91, 279, 299, 311
Stone, Sly, 5, 79–80, 93–94, 97, 106, 110, 116, 135, 205, 237
Stone City Band, 15, 173, 184–85, 194, 197, 199, 203–5, 207, 209–10, 212, 230, 243, 320
“Stone City Band, Hi!,” 173
Stone City Records, 318
“Stormy Monday,” 168
Street, Richard, 236
Street Songs, 14, 216–18, 222, 224, 228, 232, 234, 237, 245
“Stroke,” 318
Stubbs, Levi, 79
Studio 54, 219
“Summer in the City,” 72
“Summer Love,” 212
“Summertime,” 90
“Sunshine Superman,” 103
“Super Freak,” 14, 219, 234, 314
Supremes, 41–42, 244
“Sweet and Sexy Thing,” 278
Symanski, Allan, 183
T
Taj Mahal (musician), 137, 279
Taj Mahal (place), 151–52
Tate, Sharon, 131–33
Taylor, Bobby, 77–78, 115–17, 176
Taylor, Dallas, 126
Taylor, James, 271
Taylor, R. Dean, 79
T. Bobby, 248
Teena Marie “Lady T,” 197–202, 217–20, 266, 271, 315–16
James’s duets with, 15, 201, 217–18
James’s producing for, 200–202, 219–20
James’s relationship with, 15, 199, 219, 227, 316, 320
“Tell Me (What You Want),” 248
Temptations, 15, 41–42, 77, 80, 111, 114, 116, 219, 246
James’s producing for, 5, 236, 244
Terrell, Tammi, 77–78, 115, 320
“This Magic Moment,” 296
“This Old Heart of Mine,” 77
Thornton, Big Mama, 28–29
Thriller (album), 237
“Thriller” (video), 279
“Thrill Is Gone, The,” 147
Throwin’ Down, 243–45
Timothy, Brother, 25–26
Too Sharp, 246
Tork, Peter, 123
Toronto, 117, 149–51, 179
James’s arrest in, 110–11
James’s life in, 60–68, 70, 72–74, 80–83, 96–97, 100–101, 110–11, 120, 124, 143–46, 149–50, 157–58, 165–67, 170, 275
James’s prison escape and, 90
James’s trips to, 59–61, 106–11, 142–43, 149, 164–65
Tosh, Peter, 172, 235
Tower of Power, 145, 280
“Train Song,” 137
Treadwell, 247
Trouble Man, 154, 167, 192
Tucker, Chris, 315–16
Tucker, Tanya, 219
“Turn It Out,” 315
“Twist, The,” 39
Two for the Price of One, 93
Tyler, Steven, 174, 266, 272–73
U
“U Bring the Freak Out,” 247
“U Can’t Touch This,” 296, 314
Up for the Down Stroke, 163
“Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” 78
Urban Rapsody (album), 4, 314–17
“Urban Rapsody” (single), 314
V
Vancouvers, 78, 117
Van Dyke, Earl, 117
Vanity 6, 245
Van Kamp, Merete, 280, 283, 285–86
Vietnam War, 44, 53–54, 87, 91, 115, 118, 144, 314
and James called up to active duty, 57–59
James’s avoidance of, 54, 56–57, 59–60
Village Recorders, 147
Village Vanguard, 36–38
W
Walden, Phil, 139–40
Walker, Junior, 58
“Walkin’ the Dog,” 174
“Walk on the Wild Side,” 172, 244
Warner Bros. Records, 175, 288–89, 291–92, 294, 296
Warwick, Dionne, 118
Washington, DC, 77–78, 180
Watson, Johnny “Guitar,” 5, 93–94
WBLK, 171, 231
Wells, Cheri, 245
Werner, Craig, 237
“West Coast Thang,” 314–15
Wexler, Jerry, 140
“What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” 117
What’s Going On (album), 115, 154, 217, 246, 277, 314
“What’s Going On” (single), 144, 178
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” 94
Whisky A Go Go, 102, 104, 138
White, Barry, 152, 172–73, 193
White, Lenny, 145, 245
White Album, The, 94
White Cane, 146–49, 154, 173
Whitfield, Norman, 77, 120, 127–28, 138, 144, 167, 173, 193, 221
James’s image and, 178–79, 181
pool hustling of, 118–19
Temptations and, 80, 114, 116
Who, 135, 280
“Who’s Lovin’ You,” 116
Wild and Peaceful, 201–2
Williams, Billy Dee, 248
Williams, Larry, 93
Williams, Otis, 236
Williams, Robin, 235
Williams, Tony, 83–84, 208
Williamson, Sonny Boy, 64
Wilson, Charlie, 315
Wilson, Jackie, 38, 75, 186, 209, 321
Withers, Bill, 148, 162
Wiz, The, 195
Wizard of Oz, The, 21, 186
Womack, Bobby, 315
Wonderful, 295–96
Woodstock, 124, 135
World Music Fest, 235
WUFO, 56, 171
Wuletich, Kimberly “Maxi,” 245
Y
Yakus, Shelly, 173–74
Yanovsky, Zal, 72
Yes, 137–39, 280
Yorkville, 61–62, 65–66, 96, 109
“You and I,” 1, 172, 174, 178, 180–82, 187, 310
Young, Lee, 191
Young, Neil, 64, 91, 96, 48, 167–68, 275
James’s relationship with, 101–2, 113, 127, 138, 279
Mynah Birds and, 72–74, 79, 82
Young, Val, 245
Z
Zawinul, Joe, 93, 145
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James, Rick, 1948–2004 author.
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1. James, Rick, 1948–2004. 2. Funk musicians—Biography. 3. African American rock musicians—Biography. I. Ritz, David, author. II. Title.
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