They played mostly cover versions, arranged by Prince. While attending Minneapolis’s central high school, Prince and Andre joined a band called Grand Central, which also included Prince’s cousin Charles Smith on drums. Prince eventually found a more permanent home with neighbours, the Anderson family, and their son Andre (later known as André Cymone) became a close friend and a musical partner. It was Baker who took the boy to see James Brown perform, an event that had a profound influence on his approach to writing and performing. His parents separated when Prince was 10, and he would alternate between living with his father and with his mother – who studied for a master’s degree in social work – and her new husband, Hayward Baker. His parents’ musical leanings rubbed off on him, and at the age of seven he wrote his first song, Funk Machine, on his father’s piano. The couple named their son after John’s stage name, though the boy was nicknamed “Skipper” when he was growing up. Mattie joined the Prince Rogers trio as vocalist, but dropped out of the group after she married. His father, John Nelson, was leader of the Prince Rogers jazz trio, and met his wife-to-be, Mattie Shaw, when playing at community dances on Minneapolis’s North Side. Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis. After playing hours-long headlining concerts, he would often perform late-night shows with his band at local clubs these became almost more sought after than the “official” performances.
In addition, he presented his music and his persona with dazzling visual flair, and was always an enthralling live performer even when his record sales were not at their peak.
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