music Watch this terrific soundcheck by Prince and the New Power Generation, from 1991 Jennifer Sandlin

music Prince's Purple Rain puffy shirt is up for auction David Pescovitz

music Puddles Pity Party sings "Nothing Compares 2 U" Jennifer Sandlin

music Happy Birthday, Mel B Devin Nealy

law Supreme Court rules that The Warhol Foundation's use of Prince photo was copyright infringement Ruben Bolling

prince Minnesota is renaming a highway in honor of native son Prince, complete with purple signs Rusty Blazenhoff

prince Watch David Byrne sing Prince's 'When Doves Cry' at a tiki-karaoke bar Rusty Blazenhoff

prince Choir! Choir! Choir!'s beautiful rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U" Jennifer Sandlin

prince Prince's Purple Rain came out on this day in 1984 Devin Nealy

prince Pre-teen Prince turns up in archival video of 1970 Minneapolis teacher's strike Rusty Blazenhoff

music Check out this clip of Prince on Muppets Tonight Devin Nealy

music Check out this Prince interview with Scary Spice from the 90s Devin Nealy

shoes Prince's shoe collection on display at Paisley Park David Pescovitz

Rock n Roll Prince's epic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" guitar solo has a new director's cut Thom Dunn

prince Ride out the end of the world in Prince's tour bus Janelle Hessig

music Watch this Prince & The Revolution smoking live concert from 1985 David Pescovitz

music On the way, collection of Prince's jams made famous by others David Pescovitz

music Prince's shoe-maker used to supply 30-40 pairs of high-heeled boots/month, totaling 3,000 pairs Cory Doctorow