Monday, April 25, 2016

Our beloved Prince - select music videos and stories

I've watched so many amazing video clips and read so many tributes to Prince since his passing on April 21, that I thought I would start archiving them here. These links are focused on the less heard, less known music and thoughts. I invite anyone to add to this mini-archive. And to enjoy. More to come!

April 29 update: Prince has been gone for a week and a day. And we fans and mourners have been treated to a flood of never before seen videos of live performances over the years. Prince never allowed these on the Internet, and my guess is they will slowly be removed from the Internet (I think the process has already begun). But I'd like to believe that allowing them to stay up for this last week is a gift from him, to us. Today I added my last link to this tribute post - thanks to all who contributed to this collection. Though our collective sadness will linger for a long time to come, there was so much joy in watching these - for me, and I'm sure for you, too. Rest in peace and power, Purple One. 






Dear Mr Man (live)

Stevie Wonder performs Purple Rain tribute 

Stevie Wonder interview, remembering Prince 

Prince and Miles Davis (live)

Prince and Sheryl Crow (live)

Prince It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night, 1987 (live)

Purple Rain live at First Ave, 1985

Prince soundcheck in Osaka Japan, 1990

Women of the Revolution (article)

My Queer Erotic City (my musings)

Prince performing Purple Rain at the Superbowl

Prince A Case of You

Prince performing A Case of You live at First Ave, 1983

Prince and Chaka Khan live at Cafe du Paris London

Prince Art of Musicology - MTV Unplugged  

My guitar gently weeps solo 

Prince interviewed by Dick Clark at 19

Prince - An Appreciation (CBS Sunday Morning tribute) 

Tavis Smiley - The Prince I knew (remembrance) 

Van Jones on Prince the Humanitarian 

Hamilton cast tribute to Prince

Color Purple cast tribute to Prince

Prince broke all the rules about what Black American men should be (reflection)

MN Daily 1977 story about 19-year-old Prince
 
I Wanna Be Your Lover, live, 1982  

Prince Honky Tonk Woman live

The 20 best Prince songs you've never heard 

Prince SNL 40th anniversary after party 

Prince A question of U - Tokyo 1990  

Damien Escobar Purple Rain Tribute to Prince (gorgeous) 

Prince and Beyonce at 2004 Grammys

dem Atlas covers Let's Go Crazy at First Ave Tribute Block Party

Alicia Keys inducts Prince into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004 

Prince Little Red Corvette and Montreauz Jazz Festival

How Prince helped me be black genderqueer in America's bible belt capital

If you grew up in Mpls the rain was always purple and Prince was your North Star - remembrance. 

Prince studio session clip - wow! 

Prince at the AMA's Purple Rain 1985

Prince and Little Weird Black Boys Gods - remembrance

Prince stayed home in Mpls and it made him special 

Photos - Prince's fans mourn the loss of a hometown legend

Prince and Lenny Kravitz - American Woman 

Amazing live Prince vintage clip - Motherless Child - in Spain?

Prince - I hate you 

Jimmy Fallon and Questlove trade Prince stories on SNL

SNL Goodnight Sweet Prince tribute show 

Prince live on Ellen performing Kiss  

Prince the Secret Philanthropist  

Questlove remembers Prince

Ellen DeGeneres pays tribute to Prince

Jimmy Fallon talks about playing ping pong with Prince (hilarious)

Prince, Time and others in an excellent jam

Prince, Motherless Child (amazing)

Prince on Oprah

Prince 1991 MTV awards show (wow!)

Prince live on Lovesexy tour 1988 - piano!

Paisley Park pilgrimages (photos) 

D'Angelo Prince tribute - Sometimes it Snows in April

Remembering Prince - Four Decades of City Pages Stories 

10 Examples of Prince's Guitar Heroism

Prince and Larry Graham - Thank you for letting me be myself

Prince remembered by Andre Cymone

Prince Mutiny with New Power Generation 

Prince Lovesexy Tour 1988 

Prince Emancipation (from Paisley Park) 1996

Prince and the Revolution Irresistible Bitch and Possessed medley, 1985 

Prince Live at the Alladin Las Vegas  

Prince Bambi 2013
 
Amazing vocal tribute to Prince by L. Young

Amazing photos of Paisley Park tributes on the fence by Sepia Queen Photography

1999 people sing When Doves Cry - haunting and gorgeous
 
 



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