Tributes to Prince took a variety of forms in Las Vegas Thursday.
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Carving out his career in the early ’80s, well after the legends of the classic era had set the standard for country music, George Strait is someone you can legitimately say is in a league of his own.
This past Saturday, less than a week before Prince died Thursday at the age of 57, Allan Carter’s Las Vegas-based label, SquidHat, put out “Punk Sexy,” a tribute album devoted to the iconic musician. The album features local bands and is available online.
Now that Prince has died and taken my teens and twenties with him, as I stare at this screen in shock and denial, I’ll tell you the short version of how I convinced Prince, the most famous idol of my life, to invite me over for a chat on May 24, 2004.
The Associated Press is reporting that a publicist has confirmed that pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis.
Prince, who died Thursday, performed Super Bowl XLI halftime show in 2007, a show that is still considered one of the best.
Legendary artist Prince died today at 57 of yet-unreported causes. You’re not going to be able to mourn to his music on Spotify, though, or other streaming services.
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