6/20/2023 0 Comments Prince musicology tour chicago![]() And so Brown invited the rising talent to show off some moves. Jackson then whispered in Brown’s ear that Prince was in the house. And then Jackson did a spin for the ages. He shuffled his feet James Brown-style in an almost inhuman rhythm. Pepper’s-esque military jacket, was a jaw-dropping natural. ![]() ![]() Michael Jackson, immaculate in sunglasses and a blue Sgt. The sweat-drenched Godfather of Soul called out the biggest recording star on the planet to join him onstage. What happened next was downright surreal. On that August evening Prince was at Los Angeles’ Beverly Theater. The singer’s brilliant synth-rock classic “Little Red Corvette” was all over MTV and radio when MTV and radio meant everything, and platinum Prince was on the cusp of superstardom. Prince was still basking in the glow of his 1982 breakthrough album 1999. Alan Leeds, the Purple One’s one-time road manager and president of Paisley Park Records, recalls the exact moment Prince Rogers Nelson made up his mind to become the greatest live performer in the history of modern music.
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