Death of a Prince: Music Looses a Legend

Biography

Prince was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prince’s full name was Prince Rogers Nelson. He became interested in music at a young age and taught himself how to play the Grand Central with André Anderson and Morris Day. 
piano, guitar and drums. His parents broke up when he was about 10, and he and his sister split their time between their parents’ homes. He eventually ran away and moved in with neighbors, the Anderson family.  In high school, Prince formed his first band

In 1978, Prince was signed to Warner Bros. Records. In a 2009 interview with Tavis Smiley, For You, which was followed by Prince. He played most of the instruments on the albums, and the sophomore release contained his first top 20 pop hit.

Prince revealed that when he was a child, he suffered from epileptic seizures and that he was teased in school. In 1978, Prince dropped his debut album,

Prince continued making albums. Yet as Prince continued to develop his career, he would also be known for tracks that had a "deep spirituality, with a yearning for majesty and wonder." With his band the Revolution, Prince went on to create the classic album Purple Rain which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, making almost $70 million at the U.S. box office. Co-starring Apollonia Kotero and Day, the movie garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The, "melancholy title track "Purple Rain" reached no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100."

After the disbanding of the Revolution, Prince was able to consolidate various shelved projects into what ultimately became the double album Sign 'O' the Times with the title track reaching no. 3 on the pop charts and no. 1 in R&B. The album was known for its stark commentary on social issues yet also contained fun jams like "U Got the Look". 

Death of a Prince: Music Looses a Legend

Sadly, Prince passed away on April 21, 2016 at his home in  Minneapolis, just days after performing his last concert.

In the first five hours after news broke of his death, "25 million people had 61 million Facebook interactions related to his legacy," said a spokeswoman for the social media site. 

Celebrities around the globe used social media to highlight the singer and his influential, genre-defying music combining jazz, funk, R&B and disco. Prince won seven Grammy awards and an Oscar. 

RICHARD'S TOP TEN PRINCE SONGS

The top 10 famous songs prince made were:

 1. SIGN 'O' THE TIMES

2. BLACK SWEAT

 3. WHEN DOVES CRY

 4. KISS

 5. PURPLE RAIN

 6. SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL

 7. CONTROVERSY

 8. RASPBERRY BERET

 9. THUNDER

 and last 10. ALPHABET STREET.

Written by: Richard Fox