Prince

LC control no.	n 84079379
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML420.P974 Biography
Personal name heading	Prince *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Artist Formerly Known as Prince Nelson, Prince Rogers TAFKAP
See also	Corporate body: Revolution (Musical group) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1958-06-07
Death date	2016-04-21
Place of birth	Minneapolis (Minn.)
Place of death	Chanhassen (Minn.)
Field of activity	Popular music Funk (Music) Rhythm and blues music Rock music
Profession or occupation	Composers Instrumentalists Sound recording executives and producers Singers
Found in	Ivory, S. Prince, c1985: CIP title page (Prince) pub. info. (musician and recording star; Prince Rogers Nelson; son of jazz musician, John Nelson, who performed under moniker Prince Rogers) Mabery, D.L. Prince, c1985: CIP galley (b. June 7, 1958) MnHi files (changed name to a symbol; was often referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince or TAFKAP; at marriage in Feb. 1996 resumed his former name) Rock who's who, 2nd ed., c1996 (Prince; b. Prince Roger [sic] Nelson, June 7, 1958, Minneapolis; on his 35th birthday, changed his name to the combined male-female symbol used on his 1992 album) Purple reign, 1998: CIP title page (The Artist Formerly Known as Prince) galley (Prince; in an interview given Oct. 24, 1996, he said that he did not know what sound the symbol should represent) New York Times website, April 21, 2016 (Prince ... died Thursday at his residence, Paisley Park, in Chanhassen, Minn.) Wikipedia, May 7, 2016 (Prince (musician); Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958-April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor; born Minneapolis, Minnesota; died Chanhassen, Minnesota; genres: Funk, pop, R&B, rock; Jehovah's Witness)
Associated language	eng