“Prince Gave Every Moment To Creating His Brand.”

Back in 1981, when 19-year-old Mark Brown was chosen as a bassist for Prince’s then-unnamed band, he didn’t know that he was stepping into musical history. But that’s what the Revolution was launched into as they collaborated with, and played alongside, the future superstar. “I had heard, before he hired me, that Prince had auditioned… Continue reading “Prince Gave Every Moment To Creating His Brand.”

Goodbye, Beautiful One: Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958-2016

…..Before the release of his best-known behemoth of an album/movie/Academy Award winner, Purple Rain, Prince amassed an enviable body of work that encompassed his own shining gems (“Controversy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and countless other well-beloved jams) and the mentoring musicianship that he applied to some of the most enduring talents… Continue reading Goodbye, Beautiful One: Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958-2016