Prince Rogers Nelson was a cultural icon, ground-breaking artist and one of the most influential, prolific and revered musicians of his generation, inspiring diverse groups of people around the world. This show talks to people who have memories of the Purple one, and will include associates, bandmates and fans alike. Don't be 'alone in a world that's so cold' - join us! May U Live 2 C the Dawn...
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In part 2 we talk chemistry and spiritual connection, touring the US with Prince as her guitar player. Lost album Milk & Honey, an enduring friendship and exciting plans for 2024 and beyond. "I'm not gonna wait on The Estate..." she tells us.
Episode 27
Sunday, May 5, 2024 • Duration 23:59
INTRO
2mins30secs - Tamar's chemistry with Prince
'It was like a student following a teacher...[but] you can't work with that kind of greatness and take mediocre...'
6mins30s - Prince going on tour with Tamar, playing guitar on her U.S. shows
7mins45s - Will we ever get to hear her album 'Milk & Honey'? Her collaborative project with Prince.
8mins30s - "I'm not gonna wait on The Estate..."
9mins30s - Why did Tamar stop working with Prince? "...you're taking my fans... he started to get competitive..."
11mins30s - Mum designing tour costumes, for Tamar and the Twins on Saturday Night Live and other shows. 'I helped choose the fabric!'
12mins30s - Sharing a faith with Prince...and why it was destiny to meet him in that era.
15mins - Keeping in contact, and communications with Prince after they stopped working together. 'We were still the best of friends...'
17mins45s - Ashley remembers where she was when she found out that Prince had passed away. 'I just pulled over, and I cried...'
20mins - New projects coming up in 2024, working with Stewart Copeland from The Police, and the importance of an artist maintaining mystery.
23mins - Hoping that Sting will one day hear her singing 'Every Breath You Take' with a 48-piece orchestra.
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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Ashley Tamar Davis is a Grammy nominated Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Educator, Mentor and Entrepreneur. And her life was forever changed by Prince. This is her story.
Episode 25
Friday, April 12, 2024 • Duration 24:36
INTRO - Just coming back in late from London, and Houston...
3mins - the elevator pitch on Tamar, '...how would you describe yourself?'
4mins30s - Finding your tribe online
5mins - Tamar's passion as an educator
7mins - Were your parents or your family musical? Where did you inherit your talent from?
8mins - The original line up for Destiny's Child...but guess how many members?
9mins - How did the group come together originally?
9min30s - Wrestling with contracts inside girl groups, who has the last say, and the lack of longevity...due to the focus on image.
10mins30s - Working with Prince after graduating from College in her early 20s...after being on tour with Lee Ritenour, Beyonce, Missy Elliot and Alicia Keys
12mins - Somewhere Over The Rainbow in the mid 90s: Morris Hayes listens to a demo...and Tamar is flown with her Mum to record at Paisley Park.
14mins - Reflections on being in the music and entertainment industries at such an early age...
15mins - "Everything is negotiable...", how Tamar feels now about the 'business mind'.
16mins - Learning from Prince - '...everything that's happening now, he taught me...'
19mins30s - What were the first projects you worked on with Prince? And how did it come about?
20mins30s - Walking into Burbank Studios, with Sheila E...'a big test' while rehearsing for the NAACP Image Awards
22mins - "I just never had time to recognise it...but one of the biggest legends of all time saw something in me..."
is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
"It's amazing what you can do if you try..." - join us for part 2 of our interview with Dave Rusan, who made Prince's iconic white cloud guitar for the movie Purple Rain.
Episode 16
Saturday, February 25, 2023 • Duration 35:48
Intro
1mins30s - Wishing he could have spoken to Prince during the making of his Cloud guitar, the instrument specs, and making something great instinctually.
3mins30s - Guitar specific questions for Dave on the Cloud guitar and how it was made - how much was stock, and what was bespoke?
5mins - Prince and his heavy strings, and Takumi the guitar tech.
6mins20s - One month and a half to come up with a world famous guitar!
9mins30s - Wendy Melvoin's clear body guitar...and the story behind it.
12mins - Sam asks Dave how he felt when he first saw Prince play the guitar in the movie...and also when he first saw Prince playing the cloud guitar live.
13mins - sitting in on the Purple Rain rehearsals with Prince 'every day was exciting'
15mins - going to Paisley Park, and taking part in 'the Celebrations'
18mins - How did Dave feel when Prince passed away? "I couldn't say anything, I was just speechless..."
21mins - The Prince Estate asking Dave to give up the trademark on his guitar design.
25mins - Which Minneapolis musicians did you get to know along the way?
26mins30s - Still making the signature White Cloud guitar, and taking orders from around the world.
30mins - Meeting other Prince guitar makers, and knowing a network of musicians.
33mins - What happened to the original cloud guitars that Dave made?
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!
Dave Rusan was a young guitar tech - who'd never made a guitar before...in 1983 Prince needed one for a new movie he was making. Join us for pt 1 as Dave auditions for Prince's band and feels exhilarated by his chance to be part of music history.
Episode 15
Monday, February 6, 2023 • Duration 37:09
Intro
2mins - Growing up in Minneapolis and musical background
3mins15s - The Beatles, and early influences
4mins20s - First song Dave learned on the guitar, and favourite music
5mins30s - Father-son relationship and parental support for guitar playing and passions
7mins - Working in the local music store in MPLS, learning about the guitar as an instrument...and a 'sideline for voilin repair-men'
11mins - Starting out as a Luthier, working from home...and supporting local bands
12mins - Bumping into Prince at the Knut-Kupee music store...'we knew about him for a couple of years before the first album...'
13mins - Minneapolis in the late 1970s, black and white musicians playing in different parts of town
14mins45s - Auditioning for Prince's early band, Dave shares his memories...trying out at Dell's Tyre Mart
19mins - What were musicians wearing in the late 1970? 'A lot of spandex was occuring!' MPLS music scene memories...
21mins - An amazing achievement for someone who created an entire scene and became famous throughout the world - Prince putting Minneapolis on the map.
24mins - Working in London in his early 20s and working with famous musicians early on in his career (1981-83)
26mins - Working with Gary Moore, and a guitar inherited from Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
29mins30s - How did going to London influence your part in Prince's story?
31mins - Coming back to MPLS and Prince is achieving a level of fame...and the initial approach from his people. "He wants a guitar, and you're going to make it..."
"Fighting for the freedom he knew technology offered..." in part 2 of our interview with Jim Walsh he reflects on Prince's 'Days of Wild' in the 1990s, his last ever show...and missing a great artist.
Episode 14
Friday, December 2, 2022 • Duration 37:03
1mins30s - Prince's music in the 90s, albums Jim liked, plus bootleg tapes from '93/'94 - The Beautiful Experience and stripped back versions of Come and Endorphinemachine after hours in London.
3mins15s - Emancipation was a major artistic statement, but was it a seminal work? Plus liner notes for The Gold Experience (and not getting paid for it).
5mins - "Fighting for the freedom he knew technology offered...". And Chance The Rapper winning multiple Grammys from a self-produced tape...missing Prince
6mins - Hit n Run part 1: 'A Creative Approach'.
7mins30s - Getting commissioned to write the liner notes for The Gold Experience.
9mins - A rebirth in the 90s & 'Bud Lite on guitar!' on NBA All Star weekend.
13mins - Getting up, then staying up late, to watch Prince play aftershows...
17mins - Prince & Madonna on the same stage...and still seeing some of the NPG and The Revolution around town
18mins - In admiration of Morris Hayes
19mins30s - Going back to Paisley Park...how do you feel about it?
21mins - Opinions on the music after 2002...remaining 'an avid listener'. The Current radio show in MPLS.
22mins30s - memories of the last show, a Piano & Microphone performance
24mins - When Prince passed away...an energy change in Minneapolis: writing an obit 'through the tears'
26mins30s - 'I would never write that now...' an open letter to Prince in the media
28mins - Playing with local musicians on the night Prince died
29mins30s - Jim's view on the music coming out retrospectively & Welcome 2 America
32mins30s - 'Context is everything with Prince...', so stay open
The Gold Experience: Jim Walsh got to know Prince in the 1990s, to the point where he was able to challenge the artist in open print. This is his story...
Episode 13
Sunday, November 13, 2022 • Duration 40:07
Jim Walsh - journalist and author of Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s
Intro
2mins - Were the 1990s Prince's 'punk period'?
5mins - Challenging Prince to be more vital!
8mins30s - the mad scientist out in Chanhassen, the feeling of greatness nearby
10mins - Going back to Paisley as a museum? Being in the building together...
11mins - the 90s, the forerunner to everyone having their own radio station...and preserving the legacy
13mins - Thoughts on The Rainbow Children, a transitional album and critically renowned live shows
15mins - seeing Prince over the years, often until 6am
17mins - living your life to the fullest creativity
18mins - seeing Prince for the first time in the early 1980s at First Avenue - "they were just badass, oh my God!"
21mins - Allen Beaulieu photographer, studio was just up the street from First Avenue...where Target Center is now. Pictures eventually adorned all of Prince's early album covers.
22mins30s - What kind of person was Prince? "Really warm and loving...he was know-able, that was my experience."
25mins - Playing different styles of music every night at Paisley Park
27mins - Jam of the Year tour memories from 1997, followed by an all-night performance... 'it was so good!'
29mins - Middle-aged bad-assery at The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and The Superbowl
30mins30s - Best guitar solos ever? 'Feathery blues at Glam Slam...'
32mins - Carlos Santana, Larry Graham & Prince at the Northrop Auditorium
34mins - Larry Graham's influence on Prince: Jim Walsh's view
Who was Prince really? In 1985 Neal Karlen interviewed the world's biggest - and most reclusive star. In the years that followed they developed an unlikely friendship. He tells us about the dilemmas of writing a book following the star's untimely death.
Episode 12
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • Duration 53:02
Author Neal Karlen, in conversation with Sam Bleazard.
Introduction - New York Times, Rolling Stone magazine, author...friend?
1-3mins: "Please don't let my scoop go away!" - Memories from another lifetime...and the BBC Omnibus documentary
4mins ...time to stop writing - and talking about - Prince, wanting to be a fan again and not a critic...
7mins - MPLS, segregation and the 'Minneapolis Sound'
9mins30s - Prince as an 11-year-old kid, and a story from one of his substitute teachers
11mins30s - Was Prince's life a sad story or a triumphant story of success?
13mins30s - 'This Thing Called Life' - were you worried that by being so candid it would create a backlash on the book?
17mins - the audiobook, the showman and Prince off the record in the 1980s
19mins - small aspects of the real guy being revealed: showing the imperfect human being behind the star.
20mins30s - "I Love U..."? And how it feels...
22mins30s - Humour in the book and 'The Crusher'!
24mins30s - The dilemma of releasing tapes of Prince speaking from the 1980s...'the most compartmentalised person I've ever met'
27mins - "Prince who?" - "The real Prince!"
29mins - The only person still awake at 4am and happy to shoot the breeze...
- Different personalities and the blurring between friendship and employment
Scotland's pop, jazz and soul duo Hue and Cry talk about the inspiration of 'The Teacher' Prince. We also discuss the 1980s and masterpieces such as Parade and Sign 'O' The Times. Essential listening.
Episode 11
Monday, April 18, 2022 • Duration 01:02:42
INTRO
With pianist Greg Kane
1min - "Prince is the teacher", and why the 1980s needs more respect. Funk as social commentary.
3min - Covering Sign 'O' The Times, audiophiles, working with jazz musicians and having no fear.
5mins30s - Seeing Prince after hours at the Garage in Glasgow.
7mins - Near misses with Wendy and Lisa, Bobby McFerrin and Paisley Park.
With vocalist Pat Kane
10mins - Musical background, jazz heritage, hearing Prince for the first time and the ambition of 1999.
13mins30s - the 80s as the era of 'half-punk, half synthesizer'.
15mins - the influence of 1986 album Parade on the band, and its 'majestic landscapes'.
17mins - The Family album, Prince's side projects and Eric Leeds ('the best funk saxophonist ever').
18mins45s - Sign O The Times: 'his sense of taste, and his choices are incredible'. Prince's phrasing and genius.
23mins - Horn riffs and discord in Prince's music, Alphabet street and arrangements in jazz, pop and soul.
26mins - the musical work and career of Clare Fischer and Rufusized by Chaka Khan.
28mins30s - Prince's solo piano and microphone work, Pat's favourite eras of Prince and reflection on his late career.
32mins30s - Acoustic album The Truth and solo piano album One Nite Alone.
40 years ago - a man who would go on to become one of the biggest stars in the world, and one of its most respected musicians, was booed off the stage having been pelted with bottles and food from the audience. Ricci Terranova was in the audience that day and takes us back to the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1981, as a breakthrough act by the name of Prince is about to surprise 90,000 people - all waiting for The Rolling Stones.
Episode 10
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 • Duration 42:00
INTRO
2mins - 'going to concerts all the time' in my teenage years
6mins - growing up in a family listening to a diverse and eclectic mix of music
9mins - going to the Coliseum to see USC football games
10mins30s - memories of the show and lasting impression of Prince that day. 'He blew me away...and definitely captured my imagination'.
11mins - a concert that started to 'get a little scary'
12mins30s - negative energy as things start being thrown onto the stage
14mins - '...the way he was dressed was just too much for The Rolling Stones fans...they weren't ready for it.'
16mins - lasting impressions on Prince that evening. 'So dynamic...there was a confidence and stage presence there.'
18mins - Prince feeling vital again with 3rd Eye Girl and the Piano & Microphone tour.
20mins - Book of Prince fan memories: The Day I Was There. Ricci recalls the Purple Rain tour in 1985 - 'wear something Purple!'
25mins - Andre Cymone and the influence of Adam Ant and the New Romantics.
26mins - The euphoria of the LA Forum in '85 - 'it was so inspiring, the whole visual of it.'
29mins30s - The 1980s - an era of separations, divorces and broken homes...the role Purple Rain the movie played in the teenage psyche.
31mins30s - 'A.U.T.O-matic' - Ricci's rock memorabilia story
35mins - Furthest lengths / greatest expense to see a show...
37mins30s - Feelings on posthumous releases from Prince's vault.
38mins30s - any things you'd like to hear in future?
40mins - Reflections on the Prince community, and what it all means ultimately. Love 4 One Another...
Beverley Knight saves the best for last in the final episode of this revealing interview. In it she talks with genuine passion about some of the most magical moments spent with her idol Prince, discusses his Mozart-esque genius and her personal sadness at his passing. She also shares her thoughts on his long-term legacy, and the forthcoming posthumous release: Welcome 2 America.
Episode 9
Thursday, July 22, 2021 • Duration 39:35
Part 3 of this interview features music from the Beverley Knight album Affirmation (released in June 2004), including short excerpts from Supasonic, Tea & Sympathy and No One Ever Loves In Vain. Music used by permission.
Additional music - Signs - was written, arranged and produced by Gavin Calder.
Queen of British Soul Beverley Knight, has been one of the UK's most consistent artists for over two decades. She has had gold and platinum-selling albums, 14 Top 40 hits, sold-out tours, 3 MOBO Awards, Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize nominations - plus an Olivier Award nomination for musical theatre. She's also a massive Prince fan...tune in to parts 1 & 2 of this exclusive interview to hear more memories of Prince, and the influence he had on her career.
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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33mins30s - "I was exhilarated rather than nervous..." - making Prince's most iconic guitar having never made one before!
36mins - Did you know if the guitar was actually going to be part of the Purple Rain movie??
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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33mins30s - Favourite live show of the 1980s, and which live DVD should be released?
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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36mins - A fleeting sight of Prince in 2014, 'a deeply spiritual God-loving man'.
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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30mins30s
33mins - Not deifying Prince...and his relationship with his mother and father
49mins - the last conversation with Prince (3 weeks before his passing)
50mins - any things you wished you'd put in the book?
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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33mins30s - Money Don't Matter 2Nite and Diamonds & Pearls (big band version on Bandzilla).
35mins - Music as protest, social commentary and rebellion in Prince's music.
36mins30s - Prince as the 'link' in African American roots music.
37mins30s - Gett Off: "Jazz is the preacher, but funk is the teacher" and the Pharaoh Saunders mode.
38mins - Funk like an elephants foot, George Clinton and musical theories.
39mins - Creating a zone of freedom for black artists, and The Work.
41mins30s - Creating tracks and new songs forming organically at jam sessions.
43mins - Memories of musical celebrations at Paisley Park with Prince.
45mins - Hoping to work with Quincy Jones at the height of their fame in the 1980s (and recording at Paisley Park).
47mins - Jamming with Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo.
49mins - Pat asks a Prince fan for thoughts on his untimely death.
56mins - Funk revivals, snap bass and Pop Life.
58mins - A Prince cover the band are ashamed of! And 80s nights at Butlins.
60mins - What question would Pat ask Prince if he were still alive today?
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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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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