Rick James

This profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James captures the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.

Motown legend Rick James comes alive in this comprehensive retrospective of his funky and controversial career, featuring interviews, music videos and performances from television shows such as "Soul Alive" and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." Catch James gets his groove on in classic videos such as "Super Freak" and "Ebony Eyes" and in previously unreleased videos for "Throwdown," "She Blew My Mind (69 Times)" and "Hard to Get."

금주법시대인 1932년 뉴욕. 사기꾼인 레이(에디 머피)와 고지식한 은행출납원 클라우드(마틴 로렌스)는 악당 프랭키에게 빚진 돈을 갚기 위하여 밀주 수입 일을 하게 된다. 미시시피로 떠난 두 사람은 계획대로 밀주를 구입하고 인근 술집에 들어간다. 레이는 술집에서 벌어진 도박판에 끼어들고 재수없게 걸려든 사기도박에 말려들어 가진 돈을 모두 털리게 된다. 두 사람은 잃은 돈을 찾기 위해 사기 도박단을 찾아 헤매지만 설상가상으로 지역보안관의 계략에 말려들어 억울하게 살인누명을 쓰고 65년이라는 종신형을 선고받아 미시시피 주립 형무소에 갇힌다. 우여곡절 끝에 그들의 억울한 생활은 시작되고 성격이 상반되는 두 사람은 좌충우돌 많은 해프닝을 벌이는데...

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, The show was also co-written by de Passe along with Ruth Adkins Robinson who would go on to write shows with de Passe for the next 25 years, including the follow up label tributes—through "Motown 40," Buz Kohan was the head writer of the threesome. The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983,[1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Among its highlights were Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", a Jackson 5 reunion.

R&B legend Rick James was one of the most influential black musicians of all time. As an artist, songwriter and producer, James provided the funky hits that resuscitated Motown Records in the late ‘70s. His Punk Funk sound updated the label’s style and saw it through the mid-’80s. By 1981, Rick was at the peak of his commercial success with the platinum selling Street Songs album and the hit singles "Super Freak" and "Give It to Me Baby." The following year, Rick James & the Stone City Band took the stage in Essen, Germany to open the 10th Rockpalast-Festival. This 1982 performance was the first time James played in Europe, bringing his brand of American Punk Funk to a whole new audience. Together with the Stone City Band, James did not disappoint, burning up the stage with his trademark sound and special effects.

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.