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Born: Minneapolis, MN, 1958

Years Active: 1981-2006

Influenced by: Santana, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Eddie Hazel, Chic, Jackie Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Michael Henderson, Parliament, Funkadelic, James Brown, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, The Gap Band, Larry Graham

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most ...

From Our Blogs

Apr 19 2008 4:00AM by Gaylord Fields

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 Spinner.com: On This Date in 1986: 'Kiss,' by Prince and the Revolution, reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. 'Manic Monday,' by the Bangles, written by Prince under the pen name Christopher, is the No. 2 single. The Almanac Advises for April 19:...Read more

 
Mar 19 2008 11:00AM by John D. Luerssen

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 Spinner.com: Contrary to an L.A. Times report late yesterday, Prince will not be added to the lineup for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.Responding to the news, which writer Kevin Bronson credited to "sources," Brandon K. Phillips - the CEO...Read more

 
Feb 20 2008 12:00PM by Mike Spinella

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 Spinner.com: The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different...Read more

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