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that Rick James fled from America due to a Vietnam draft card he had received, and then settled in Canada where he met Neil Young and started his musical career.

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Fun Fact: that Rick James fled from America due to a Vietnam draft card he had received, and then settled in Canada where he met Neil Young and started his musical career.

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