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Controversy (Prince fan club) order form

Controversy (Prince fan club) order form, ca. 1990.

“U Got the Look” record sleeve

"U Got the Look": the first release from Prince’s critically acclaimed double album Sign o’ the Times" The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard charts in 1987.

Detail of Purple Rain movie brochure

Detail of Purple Rain movie brochure, 1984–1985.

Lyrics to “I Hope We Work It Out”

Prince’s hand-written lyrics to “I Hope We Work It Out,” 1977. Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Prince at his sixth birthday party

Prince (at center, directly above the cake) at his sixth birthday party with family and friends, 1964. Used with the permission of Charles “Chazz” Smith.

Prince as a baby with his aunt (Edna Mae) and uncle (Frank)

Edna Mae, Prince’s aunt (seated, at left), with Prince and Prince’s uncle, Frank, ca. 1959. Used with the permission of Charles “Chazz” Smith.

Prince (Skipper) as a baby, with family

John Nelson (seated, at right) with his son Prince (Skipper) on his lap, ca. 1959. Prince’s cousin Charles “Chazz” Smith (in suspenders) sits to John’s right. Used with the permission of Charles “Chazz” Smith.

Prince performing “Purple Rain” at First Avenue

Prince performing “Purple Rain” at First Avenue, August 3, 1983. Photograph by Joel Bremer. CC-BY-SA 4.0.

Prince (1958–2016)

Prince was a Minnesota-based singer, songwriter, musician, studio engineer, actor, director, dancer, and music legend. Over his nearly forty-year career, he sold more than100 million albums; he also won seven Grammys and an Oscar. He was the main creator of the “Minneapolis Sound,” a blending of rhythm and blues, funk, rock, pop, punk, and new wave that defined the music of the 1980s.

Group on a picnic

Children and adults during a picnic. Photograph by Charles Chamblis, ca. 1985.

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