Artist
American singer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, sound engineer, producer, actor, dancer. Frontman of Prince And The Revolution (from 1984 to 1986). And from 1991 onwards he was Leader of the New Power Generation (which evolved the line-up almost every year) until his passing 2016. Prince was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Born: 7 June 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Died: 21 April 2016 in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.
From 1986 to 1994 he ran Paisley Park and subsequently NPG Records resulting from his high profile disputes with Warner Bros. Records. Prince also had distribution of his music via various websites like NPG Music Club, lotusflow3r.com, 3rdeyegirl.com, and 3rdeyetunes.com. He was also supporter of Tidal (3), with exclusives being made available on the platform sporadically.
Son of pianist and songwriter John L. Nelson, brother of Tyka Nelson (sister) & Sharon Nelson (half-sister) was famous additionally for his work in the band Prince And The Revolution.
Prince was married to Mayte (from 1996 to 2000) and to Manuela Testolini (from 2001 to 2006). He owned Paisley Park Studios where he spent so much time that it can be said that he lived in it, the doves Divinity And Majesty were his fellow residents.
Tracks
A1
Take Me With U
A2
Bambi
A3
Alphabet St.
A4
Kiss
B1
Purple Rain
B2
When Doves Cry
B3
Do Me Baby
B4
The Future
C1
1999 / Housequake
C2
Little Red Corvette
C3
Batdance
D1
Partyman Pt. 1
D2
Partyman Pt. 2
D3
Baby, I'm a Star Pt. 1
D4
Baby, I'm A Star Pt. 2
Releases
Formats
Vinyl, CD, Cassette
Labels
Not On Label (Prince), Unknown (P), Moonraker, On Stage Records, Golden Stars , Live Storm, Banana , Parachute Recording Company, Beech Marten Records, Gossip , Deep Records , Four Seasons, New Keruac Line
Countries
Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Europe
years
1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2016, 2017