Prince Remembered

Peter Greenlund is chair of the live sound and show production department at the Institute of Production and Recording -- IPR College of Creative Arts in Minneapolis. Outside his academic career, Peter is involved in live show production, and he's worked with such well-known artists as Phil Collins and Willie Nelson. Peter talked with Current Morning Show hosts Jill Riley and Brian Oake about the nine years he spent touring with Prince and producing his live concerts.

Minnesota has lost a legend. Prince melded the best of R&B, soul, hard rock -- and a host of other styles to create something entirely new. He died in April at the age of 57. MPR News reporter Euan Kerr looks at his legacy.

At McNally Smith School of Music one of Prince's guitars sits on a chair, draped with a black shroud. Scott LeGere, the chair of the school's music business department, managed recording sessions for Prince at Paisley Park in the early 2000's. He told MPR News reporter Marianne Combs his time there taught him first and foremost just what an amazing musical talent Prince was.

The Current's Andrea Swensson recalls the sweet, funny, quiet encounters she's had with Prince over the past few years. It all started with a doodle, she tells MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.

Lowell Pickett is a co-owner of Minneapolis' Dakota Jazz Club. He last saw Prince Tuesday night, during R&B/jazz musician Lizz Wright's concert at the club. They didn't get a chance to chat.