The Stone City Band was the backing band for Rick James. They played on his hits as well as backing him on live performances. They also had a number of hits of their own. Background The group was put
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Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x518ee26acb3a4728f4f3eba841223f2ed3ed3f0feef8d7c0887b987f0d559741. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953588 (2026-06-14T04:52:46Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0070766f-3df0-4968-8554-fd7a564df376.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0070766f-3df0-4968-8554-fd7a564df376.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Rick James Presents The Stone City Band: In 'N' Out
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Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa4666bda50098c53a513a01c239eb83b9de2ce56a747c374c85fa6807b7895fb. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958774 (2026-07-19T22:50:06Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USMO10400859.
Meet The Stone City Band!: Out From The Shadow
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc423d67292c6b8885f24ab84fc29d7d0db739010495600ee0766ee9840889686. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956728 (2026-07-05T01:43:49Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USUM71407416.