Rick James was born and raised in Buffalo and later lived on a ranch in the nearby Town of Aurora. James formed his Stone City Band in Buffalo, and had national appeal with several crossover singles in the R&B, disco and funk genres in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Around the same time, the jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra and jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. also got their start in the city.
rick james was born and raised in buffalo and later lived on a ranch in the nearby town of aurora james formed his stone city band in buffalo and had national appeal with several crossover singles in the r&b disco and funk genres in the late 1970s and early 1980s around the same time the jazz fusion band spyro gyra and jazz saxophonist grover washington jr also got their start in the city