Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)

2016 has delivered several blows already and this one is also mighty. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. He was widely regarded as the pioneer of Minneapolis sound. His music combined rock, R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, disco, psychedelia, jazz, and pop. His catalogue of songs contains many anthems of their era, with a whole back catalogue that he never released. His skills as a song writer meant that there are many tracks he gave to other artists. Despite being commercially successful, Prince guarded his rights fastidiously, even suing fans for uploading his work on to Facebook. He never sold out to the corporate part of the music industry, though argueably he became a corporation. His influence on modern music will continue for many decades to come.

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  Early concerts

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  Live performance - early years

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  Live in the USA

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  Prince comic book character

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  2012 iHeart Radio Music Festival

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  Prince and Beyonce

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  Early Prince with fan

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  Early performance

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  Early years

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  Purple rain era

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  Slave protest

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  Lovesexy album cover

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  Prince album photo shoot

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  Prince post concert

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  Prince Purple Rain era

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  Purple Rain

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  Prince

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  Prince - Era of the Lotusflow3r Album