Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota) is an American musician. He performs simply as Prince,
but has also been known by various other names, among them an
unpronounceable symbol, leading fans and critics to dub him The
Artist Formerly Known As Prince or simply The Artist. Since
returning to use of the name "Prince", some have dubbed him "The
artist formerly known as 'the artist formerly known as
Prince'".
Prince is a prolific artist, having released several hundred
songs both under his own name and with other artists. He has won
six Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, and was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2004, he was named as the
top male pop artist of the past 25 years by ARC Rock on the Net,[1]
and Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Prince #28 on their list of the
100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[2]
From his early material, rooted in R&B, soul and funk,
Prince has expanded his musical palette throughout his career,
absorbing many other genres including pop, rock, jazz, blues, new
wave, psychedelia and hip hop. Some of his primary influences
include Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell,
James Brown and Carlos Santana. The distinctive characteristics of
his early-to-mid 1980s work, such as sparse and industrial-sounding
drum machine arrangements and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve
the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B,
funk and soul music, were called the "Minneapolis sound" and have
proved very influential.
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park requires a $5 Daily or a $22
annual entry fee.
Cache approved by the Carver County Parks Department
This cache is part of a series of caches dedicated to
Minnesota Music and to the musicians who have a strong connection
to Minnesota. Collect them all!
-MN Music: Motion City Soundtrack Savage,
MN
-MN Music: Soul Asylum Prior Lake, MN
-MN Music: Husker Du Chaska, MN
-MN Music: Quiedrive Elko-New Market,
MN
-MN Music: The Replacements St. Peter,
MN
-MN Music: The Johnny Holm Band Jordan,
MN