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Prince: Five Great Moments

By Will Levith
April 21, 2016 4:40 pm EDT
Prince
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Live at the Capitol Theater, “I Want to Be Your Lover” (1982)


James Brown Invites Michael Jackson, Prince on Stage (1983)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Guitar Solo on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (2004) 


Performing “Purple Rain” in the Rain During the Super Bowl Halftime Show (2007)

Prince Covers Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella Festival (2008)

 

 

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