Remembrances

'He Loved People Whether He Showed It Or Not': Sheila E. Remembers Prince

5:53pm April 22, 2016

Sheila E. recorded hits like "A Love Bizarre" and "The Glamorous Life" with Prince back in the mid-1980s. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about her memories of Prince, who died Thursday at age 57.

Prince performs at the Ritz Club during his "Purple Rain" tour on September 13, 1985.

Everybody Has A Prince Story (Or Should). Here Are Ours

5:25pm April 22, 2016

by Code Switch team

These stories are good for sharing any day, but they must be shared today, in honor of The Purple One's passing.

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Remembering Legendary Musician Prince, A 'Strikingly Original' Icon

1:32pm April 22, 2016

by Ken Tucker

Rock critic Ken Tucker says Prince, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who died yesterday at his home in Minnesota, was "the most inventive and prolific pop musician of his generation."

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Prince Lived Outside The Confines Of Genre, Race And Gender

9:01am April 22, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Music fans are still reeling from the news that Prince died on Thursday at age 57. People are gathering to pay their respects. In New York, there was a party beneath the marquee of the Apollo Theater.

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Prince on stage in The Netherlands in 1986, during the tour for his album Parade.

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Listen To My Body Tonight: How Prince's Transgressive Spirit Broke Boundaries

2:41am April 22, 2016

by Ann Powers

In the nearly four decades of music Prince made, propriety and prejudice were regularly vanquished by good humor and elegant lust.

Prince and his wife, Manuela Testolini, backstage at the 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, Calif., in 2004.

Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57

9:10pm April 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

One reporter outside Prince's Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said "even the journalists are hugging each other" after learning that Prince had died.

Prince performs in New York in 1981, on tour behind his third album, Dirty Mind.

'His Music Does The Talking': Manager Owen Husney On Prince's Legacy

8:37pm April 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

"I saw who he was, and there was a mystery about him even then," says Husney, who managed Prince at the very beginning of his career. The iconic musician died Thursday at 57.

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Filmmaker Spike Lee (right) talks with Prince during the NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden in 1998.

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A 'Once In Forever Artist': Celebrities Pay Tribute To Prince

5:17pm April 21, 2016

The news has drawn shocked, sad reaction from the music industry and beyond, as celebrities express heartbreak and love for the singer on social media.

Iconic Performer Prince Dies At Age 57

5:04pm April 21, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Renowned musician Prince died at his home in Minneapolis Thursday at the age of 57. NPR has this remembrance.

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Music Legend Prince Dies At Paisley Park Residence

4:29pm April 21, 2016

Iconic performer Prince died Thursday at his Paisley Park residence in Minnesota. He was 57.