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Events on Thursday 21 April 2016 3
1958 – 2016PrinceSinger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalistAmerican musician from Minneapolis who blended funk, rock, pop and soul, played almost every instrument on his records and fought the music industry for control of his work.
2016Prince diesPurple Rain icon, age 57Prince Rogers Nelson died on April 21, 2016, aged 57, from an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota. He sold over 150 million records worldwide.
2016Prince dies at Paisley ParkAged 57Dies at his Minnesota studio complex.