Prince’s initial contributions were on keyboard and guitar, but he would share vocals with Anderson, who played bass, Prince’s second cousin Charles 'Chazz' Smith, was the band’s drummer. In 1971, Prince and André formed a band, eventually called Grand Central. Prince lived briefly with his father, but in 1970 settled in with a neighborhood family, the Andersons, befriending their son, Andre Anderson (later called André Cymone). After they formally separated when Prince was ten, he had a troubled relationship with his stepfather that resulted in him going to live with his father. Nelson stated, “I named my son Prince because I wanted him to do everything I wanted to do.” His childhood nickname was Skipper.Īfter the birth of his sister Tyka in 1960, Prince’s parents gradually drifted apart. In a 1991 Current Affair interview, John L. He was named after his father, whose stage name was Prince Rogers, and who performed with a jazz group called the Prince Rogers Trio. John was a pianist and songwriter, and Mattie was a jazz singer. Prince Rogers Nelson was born Jin Minneapolis, Minnesota to John L. The distinctive characteristics of his early-to-mid 1980s work, such as sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music, were called the "Minneapolis sound" and have proved very influential. Some of his primary influences include Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and Carlos Santana.
In 2004, he was named the top male pop artist of the past 25 years by ARC Rock on the Net, and Rolling Stone ranked Prince #27 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.įrom his early material, rooted in R&B, soul and funk, Prince expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including pop, rock, jazz, new wave, psychedelica and hip hop. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible in 2004. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. Prince was a hugely prolific artist, having released over 900 songs both under his own name and with other artists. He performed mononymously as Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol ' ' (alternatively spelled out as O(+>), which he used as his name between 19, during which time he was usually referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, the acronym “TAFKAP” or simply The Artist. Prince Rogers Nelson was an American musician. 1979: Capri Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, USA Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Drums, Various percussion instruments. , Alexander Nevermind, The Artist (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince T.A.F.K.A.P.), Camille, Christopher, Jamie Starr, Joey Coco, Paisley Park, The Starr Company, Tora Tora. Multi-instrumentalist musician, Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Composer, Record Producer, Actor, Film Director.
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