All day on MPR News Thursday, listeners, fans and former colleagues and collaborators called in to share stories of their encounters with Prince. But a woman named Victoria told host Tom Weber a story like none other: "I can't remember where we held it, but for our St. Paul Central [High School] '76, they were the band: Grand Central Station."
Sarah Marks: Artistic inspiration from Prince
New Power Generation's Ida Nielsen talks new solo album
Prince Remembered: Anil Dash
PaviElle French: 'Prince danced to the beat of his own drum.'
From the MPR Archive: 'This year's [1984] star of the rock 'n' roll world'
From the MPR Archive: Foreign dignitaries visit Paisley Park in 1987
Steve Noonan: 'I'll always be thankful for working with Prince'
Steve McClellan: 'You knew that Prince was a star in the music market'
Bret Thoeny: From beehives to Paisley Park
Neal Karlen: 'You don't become a rock star by accident'
Greil Marcus: Imagination, talent, hard work -- and playfulness
Flavor Flav: 'Being onstage with Prince is electrifying'
First Avenue: The club where Prince made his mark
Dick McCalley: 'Dylan and Prince: Checkmate'
Heather McElhatton: 'He had a very unique life -- and it wasn't an easy life'
Jim Olson, Carver County Sheriff: Prince was 'a good neighbor to everybody'
Steven Hyden: The greatest rivalry of the '80s
From Bruce Springsteen to high school choirs: Prince tributes
a Prince fan: The soundtrack to our lives
Atom Robinson: He's better on any instrument than most people are on anything in their life'
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
74 Seconds
Song of the Day
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
YourClassical Daily Download
Minnesota Today