Mount Sinai Memorial Park and Mortuaries, Los Angeles, CA
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Born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr., Rick James (1948-2004) was a Motown funk and R&B artist known for songs like "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak". He deserted from the US Navy in the 1960s, but went on to become a popular musician in the 1970s and '80s, before suffering from drug addiction and run ins with the law. He died in Los Angeles, but returned to Buffalo, New York, his place of birth and childhood home, for burial.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, at 1411 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York, is a Victorian rural cemetery established in 1849. Over 161,000 former residents of the "City of Light" are interred within its 269 acres, including U.S. President Millard Fillmore and the 49 victims of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash. True to its name, Forest Lawn is also an important arboretum, with over 3,500 trees spread over its sprawling grounds. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.