Prince obituary highlights a legendary innovator in pop music
Prince Rogers Nelson, the Minneapolis born musician known for 1999 and Purple Rain, died at 57. The icon blended rock funk and soul creating a groundbreaking, gender bending stage persona and a prolific catalog. His death followed a recent Atlanta concert cancellation and an autopsy was planned for Friday.
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