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Prince’s legacy thrives at five-hour tribute show
Prince may have died nearly six months ago, but his spirit lived on in the Twin Cities Thursday night.
Marquee names in rock ‘n’ roll, funk and pop music all took the Xcel Energy Center stage during a nearly five-hour tribute to the late Minnesota-born music legend. Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Jessie J (a last-minute addition), Tori Kelly, The New Power Generation and many others paid respect by providing more than 45 tracks from the multi-decade catalog of His Royal Badness to the thousands attending.
“It is an emotional night for me and I’m just trying to keep it together because I miss him,” Wonder, a 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fameinductee, told the crowd during the final hour of the show. “We talked about so much … so many plans just to make the world a better place.”
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One of America’s most beloved musical icons reminds us that he’s also one of 48 million Americans living with a disability.
Cause we all know in our minds, that there ought to be a time that we can set aside to show just how much we love you … Happy 65th birthday, Stevie Wonder!
