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🎵 I Wanna Be Your Lover – RIAA Gold Certification: Mar. 1980
The moment Prince crossed a million — and the world began to understand what was coming.

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Mar 18, 1980


🗞️ The Power and the Glory Article: Jan. 1979
When local disc jockey Kyle Ray introduced Prince’s debut concert at the Capri Theater in north Minneapolis earlier this month, he hallelujahed in the tradition of Muhammad Ali: “The power and the glory, the Minneapolis story—PRINCE.” He wasn’t just fanning the audience. At 18, this young black wizard from the Twin Cities plays countless instruments, and wrote, arranged, produced, played and sang everything on his first album. He is indeed powerful. Another new album has been

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Jan 19, 1979


🎤 Prince's First Live Performance: Jan. 1979
On January 5, 1979, 20-year-old Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. Although he had already secured a three-album contract with Warner Bros. Records and released his first album, "For You," in 1978, this was his first time performing publicly. Our teen-age virtuoso is home to play at last The extra-ordinary one-man band will take the stage as a mere bandleader tonight and tomorrow at the Capri Theatre. Jon Bream FFEW PEOPLE had ever seen the kid pe

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Jan 5, 1979


🗞️ Still Want To Be His Lover - Article: Jan. 1979
Prince is a mystery man. His record company biography is a collection of information similar to a Right On! fact sheet. It simply tells his name (the name he chooses to use), his age, and the fact that he’s the youngest producer in the history of Warner Bros. Records. When you finally meet him; he’s still a mystery. It’s no wonder that Right On! (one of his favorite magazines) is one of the few publications that’s granted the opportunity to meet him, because those who have,

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Jan 1, 1979
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