How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

Charles 'Chazz' Smith shares memories of High School years in Minneapolis, band battles, talent shows, parental advice and the influence of his cousin Prince growing up.


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INTRO to Charles

1mins30s - Reflections on Lincoln Junior High School, with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

2mins - Knocking on local doors in the neighbourhood just to listen

3mins - Hanging out in Sonny T's basement, and studying him

3mins30s - The MPLS drum beat: did Charles teach Prince? And influences...

4mins45s - MPLS fashions for young teens, dressing like Carlos Santana

5mins30s - Local schoolfriend Andre, starts out on saxophone, but is asked to play bass...

6mins30s - Having the same confidence of Prince

7mins - Getting the drum set in the bedroom

7mins45s - ...going to Seventh Day Adventist Church, but also Allstar Wrestling!

9mins - Going to the Sly & The Family show in MPLS

11mins - Prince's report cards and high school talent show notes!

13mins - The roots of the tree

13mins30s - Prince always wanted to be a 'badass musician'

14mins30s - Going to Prince's Dad's house - being immaculate and coming from a military background

15mins - everything matched, everything was hung up, everything was in order...

16mins-  Prince's Mum had fur on the floor...and he turned out just like her.

16mins30s - Military fathers, Prince's Dad and complicated music

17mins45s - You let John play... and  2 different versions of The Horse With No Name

19mins - Jerry Hubbard, the bass player in The Time (in Purple Rain)

20mins - Family gatherings in the late 1960s and early 1970s at Charles Aunt Mary's house, staring at the organ

22mins - Charles Facebook post: Prince's school report in 1967

23mins30s - Charles Grandmother tells him that Prince is going to do something really special

25mins - He was on my band, I was playing and singing on the Delphonics... high voiced singing. Masculinity and dignity...

26mins - Prince becoming famous worldwide, 'he was built for it'

28mins - "You be you"

30mins - "While you were runnin' around chasing women, Prince was recording..."

31mins - "I used to go to jam sessions and bury dudes! Because of Prince..."

 

 

 

How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!

The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.

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