On This Day
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16 May
Releases
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- 1983 – At the 3rd annual Minnesota Music Awards held in the Carlton Celebrity Room, Bloomington, MN, USA Prince was honored with six awards, including Musician, Producer, and Male Vocalist of the Year.
- 1996 – The RIAA awards Prince with a multi-platinum award for Purple Rain (13.000.000 units)
- 2000 – In New York Prince holds press conference reclaiming the name Prince
15 May ◄ 16 May ► 17 MayPrince history calendar
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Did You Know?
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From our newest additions:
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- ... that Sign O' The Times was the most added single in both Billboard "Radio Most Added" sections of Hot Black and Hot 100 Singles Actions charts on 7 March 1987?
- ... that Pain is Prince's reworking of a song called Joy And Pain, written by D. Channsin Berry?
- ... that Purple Rain Home Video remained 12 consecutive weeks at position 1 in Billboard Top Videocassette sales chart?
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In Memoriam
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Prince Rogers Nelson
7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
“Just worry about being good at what u love”
From: Fixurlifeup Recorded: Early 2013 (assumed) Released on: Plectrumelectrum
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Read about Prince's career here
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Featured
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Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions. 1985 and 1986
Duane Tudahl
Out now: from Duane Tudahl, friend of the site and author of the excellent Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions. 1985 and 1986.
This is an entirely new publication, following the same format as his previous book. This ones deals with 1985 and 1986, some of the most prolific years of Prince’s entire career. This new book, has even more sessions described in detail than the previous one, and spans over 700 pages. For nearly every song recorded in 1985 and 1986, Tudahl has uncovered more detailed information than previously known and, again, presents it in a fresh and exciting narrative that takes the reader into the studio with Prince, revealing the creative process, providing a look behind the curtain and revealing the brilliance of Prince’s work.
We are very pleased that Duane has once again graciously allowed us to update pages on PrinceVault with the new information from the Parade and Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions book. Unfortunately there are some techincal difficulties wirty the site that prevents us from editing some pages. We’re looking into solving this, but for the time being no pages are being updated yet.
Princevault.com provides the specifications, the book provides the story. If you liked the previous book, you will definitely not be disappointed with this one. You can order it here or from the bookstore of your preference.
jooZt Mattheij – PrinceVault editor
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Resources
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Bibliography
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Although technically an odd-one-out section on PrinceVault, we have recently updated the list of all 'non-affiliated' books on Prince with over 40 new books that came out since 2016. > > > Read More
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Biographies
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We've recently updated and elaborated on biography pages for Rosie Gaines and others, check it out. > > > Read More
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Interviews
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Interviews is a comprehensive list of all interviews Prince gave throughout his career. > > > Read More
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Award Shows Attended
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Awards Attended is a list of all awards shows Prince attended, and was part of the ceremony, listed in chronological order > > > Read More
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Rescheduled or Canceled Concerts
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Rescheduled or Canceled Concerts is a non-exhaustive list including all known rescheduled and canceled concerts in Prince's concert history > > > Read More
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Prince: All Charts
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All Charts is a survey of Prince singles and albums that have charted in a selection of countries around the world > > > Read More
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