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R.I.P. James "Big Jim" Wright Noted keyboards player that worked quite a bit with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis has passed. Wright was also a co-writer on several hits songs by Janet Jackson. The multi-talented musician has written, produced or played on albums from dozens of pop music’s top artists, including Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Mariah Carey, Usher, Sounds of Blackness, Celine Dion and many more.. He was found dead in his home in Rockford, Illinois, Wright was 52 years old. Music Royalty in Motion | |
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Holy crap!  I feel so bad he passed away, but he's from my hometown. Sadly, I didn't hear anything about this on my local news last night, though they did mention the passing of Otis Rush. I knew he worked with Mariah Carey on a couple of albums. This is so sad.     | |
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OH NO! Big Jim was all over the Mpls landscape with Jam & Lewis. His name is all over records whether Jam & Lewis or otherwise. I always saw him as a quiet talent among many stars. Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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Man he made some of Mariah's best records with her. Wow truly a great talent!
Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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Wow! "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates | |
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[Edited 10/4/18 1:14am] "That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when  was doing the Purple Rain tour had a lot of people who knew 'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream." |
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RIP
[Edited 10/3/18 21:42pm] Keep Calm & Listen To Prince | |
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RIP. | |
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Dude was super talented. He will be missed but his work lives on. | |
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Love this performance!!! RIP | |
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James keyboard chords brought out Janet’s sultry vocals even more!
Why are ALL the gifted musical geniuses dropping dead!? He will be so missed. 
But the REAL news I get from this is James was really a GHOSTWRITER! That the more established producers used. [Edited 10/12/18 13:54pm] "That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when was doing the Purple Rain tour had a lot of people who knew 'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream." |
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This is my favourite Big Jim Wright and Mariah collaboration.
It’s one of my favourite songs. It may be the prettiest song ever . [Edited 10/11/18 11:36am] “It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet. | |
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I didn't realize he was on bliss and mine again, some of my favourite mariah songs! | |
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I loved the soul Big Jim brought to Flyte Tyme and the richer songs in Mariah Carey's catalog (even her Christmas shit). It was nice to see him on Mariah's World, too. | |
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Big Jim at 1:41 Big Jim had been out on the road with LoKey? recently The band posted it on their FB page a few weeks ago. RIP Big Jim
[Edited 10/13/18 1:31am] Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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