Complicated Fun — The Minneapolis Music Scene, an original musical currently running at St. Paul’s History Theater, explores the era First Avenue’s reputation was built on, when Prince was playing secret shows, and the punk scene was creating a name for itself in the adjoining 7th St. Entry.
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Prince, the Minneapolis Sound and me
The first song I ever heard by Prince was “Soft and Wet,” his first soul chart hit, but at the time the song was being played on the Black station in Saginaw, Michigan where lived, I didn’t know who sang it.
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Minneapolis-born music legend Prince dies at age 57
Prince reigned unchallenged in contemporary music as the world’s most iconic artist. Forging a unique state-of-the-art pop sound culled primarily from a blend of rock, funk, gospel, and soul…
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PHOTOS | Mpls mourns and celebrates Prince’s legacy
Legendary musician Prince passed away at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen, MN on Thursday morning April 21. See photos of how his hometown honored him, plus images of how he was honored across the globe as shared on social media.