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First Avenue  was first immortalized as the setting for much of Prince's legendary film "Purple Rain,"   but the Minneapolis venue was also the site of many a Prince concert throughout his career. In the wake of  today's tragic news , the Twin Cities rock club has announced that it will be hosting an  all-night dance party , with three DJs playing Prince tracks all night long. The party begins at 11 p.m. and there will be no cover charge. "He grew up on this stage, and then commanded it, and he united our city," the representatives of the venue said in a statement  via Facebook . "It is difficult to put into words the impact his death will have on the entire music community, and the world. As the tragic news sinks in, our thoughts are with Prince’s family, friends, and fans. We deeply mourn the loss of our friend, a true star. Rest in peace and power Prince."  First Avenue will be hosting  additional all-night parties  on Friday and Saturday as...

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) -- Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis. He was 57. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that the pop music superstar "died at his home this morning at Paisley Park," but that no details were immediately available. The singer postponed a concert in Atlanta on April 7, after coming down with the flu, and he apologized to fans for the cancellation during a makeup concert last week. The dazzlingly talented and charismatic singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist drew upon musicians ranging from James Brown to Jimi Hendrix to the Beatles, creating a widely imitated blend of rock, funk and soul. The Minneapolis native broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Why You Wanna Treat Me S...

Songwriter, singer, producer, one-man studio band and artistic chameleon, Prince Rogers Nelson died Thursday at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota at the age of 57. Battling the flu since April 7th, early reports suspect this may be the cause of death. Prince’s Top 10 hits included “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss,” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”; albums like “Dirty Mind,” “1999” and “Sign O’ the Times” were full-length statements. His songs also became hits for others, among them “Nothing Compares 2 U” for Sinead O’Connor and “I Feel for You” for Chaka Khan. above: Prince performing in Purple Rain, 1984 With the 1984 film and album “ Purple Rain ,” Prince told a fictionalized version of his own story: biracial, gifted, spectacularly ambitious. Its music won him an Academy Award and the album sold more than 13 million copies in the United States alone. Prince recorded the great majority of his music entir...

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