Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) was an African-American born on June 7, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was the son of Mattie Della (Shaw), a jazz singer, and John L. Nelson (John Lewis Nelson), a lyricist and pianist. His father performed with the jazz group the Prince Rogers Trio, under the stage name Prince Rogers. His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana.
His parents broke up when he was about 10, and he and his sister split their time between their parents’ homes. Prince eventually ran away and moved in with neighbors, the Anderson family.
A seven-time Grammy winner, Prince had a prodigious output that included later albums like Diamonds and Pearls, The Gold Experience and Musicology. He died on April 21, 2016.
Following his untimely and unexpected death last week, superstar musician Prince’s name reappears on the Billboard 200 in the top two positions with some pretty big sales figures. Find out more at Forbes.com.
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