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PART 2: Talking Prince....

INTRO - Can you remember the first track of Prince that you heard...?

3mins - Rhonda Smith, and inspiration from female bass players

7mins - Nik West's Favourite Prince bass line?

8mins30s - Alphabet Street & This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip...

11mins - Daisy Chain: Prince and Larry Graham

14mins - Paisley Park, practicing in the hotel room and jamming with Prince

15mins30s - Talking solo careers with Prince

17mins30s - Recording with Prince and unfinished projects

19mins30s - In what ways was Prince not like you expected?

22mins - Going back to his musical origins and Prince taking inspiration from younger musicians...

27mins - Advice to young girls in the world of social media?

30mins - Where does Nik draw her style influences from?

32mins - Nik's feeling on Prince's legacy...

35mins - Nothing Compares to Prince shows in Australia with St Paul Peterson

38mins - What's next for Nik? She shares exclusive news on a new project!

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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INTRO

2min - Do you have a most cherished Prince related possession (from the 9 years you worked together)? "I joke with my friends that I only buy vinyl with my name on it!"

4mins - Biggest 'pinch-me' moments working with Prince...? 3121 era, cherished memories.

6mins30s - Which kind of people engaged Prince best behind the scenes?

7mins30s - Prince and his heroes...and a fierce competitive streak.

8mins - Memories of the Musicology tour, Sam's favourite shows.

10mins - When did you last speak to Prince?

11mins - Where were you, when you heard...

14mins - View of The Prince Estate and posthumous releases overall

17mins - What was it like getting tapes in the post from Prince??

17mins30s - Any tracks that you personally heard for the first time that blew you away?

19mins - Studio version of Prince & The Band

22mins - What's the piece of work that you're proudest of?

23mins - The creative process of working with Prince

26mins - NPG Ahdio Shows

31mins30s - DJing on Twitch: how does it work?

33mins - Prince album battles! Lovesexy vs The Black Album...Cindy C vs Alphabet Street??

36mins30s - Legacy

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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INTRO

2mins30s - Growing up in Chicago Illinois

4mins - Pursuing a career in the Web back in the mid 90s..."it was an interesting time, it was kind of like the Wild West"

5mins30s - Nona Gaye & The Beautiful Experience

6mins30s - Finding all of the other Prince fans on the internet via online communities...and organising parties at the Berlin club in Chicago

9mins - When did Sam first have contact with Prince? Fans coming together on a 'community project'...and AOL chat rooms.

11mins - How long did you think it would last?

13mins - Confidentiality and Prince...

14mins - Love4OneAnother.com in 1999 and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

16mins - Prince's legacy in the digital world - one of the first to have his own internet business and music distributing artist

17mins - Releasing a 'ton of music in 2001'...'a tremendous explosion of activity for him...' and The Prince Museum online.

19mins - If Prince had lived and you had to design a digital presence for him now, what would that be?

21mins30s - What was the Prince music you first became aware of, early memories and favourite unreleased recordings...

27mins30s - Meeting Prince in person for the first time...

30mins - Maintaining professionalism as a fan...

32mins - How difficult was it to challenge Prince? Fan websites

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.

LINKS

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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..."

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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Welcome to Amari Purple Talk, hosted by Richard Cole with guest Jason Brenninger (Press Rewind - Prince Lyrics Podcast). This is a show dedicated to the music and artistry of Prince and Prince associated artists and the Purple World of music and videos! On this episode of Amari Purple Talk, Richard and Jason discuss the following:

1. Paisley Park Box: Can we make it happen?

2. Prince still not in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame

Purple Pieces!

Flashback: Prince (self titled 2md album)

Spotlight: Prince: Hit and Run Tour 2000

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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.

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.

LINKS

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Duane Tudahl has spent his career working on TV series, but also producing numerous documentaries and music videos.  

He is a writer and researcher, who has contributed many articles for Uptown magazine – the key Prince fanzine – for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003.  

In recent years he received praise for his books documenting Prince’s studio sessions in the 1980s, which are extensive in their research and provide an in-depth insight into the period.

Thank you to all of our listeners around the world who've been tuning in and downloading the show from Europe to the USA, South America, India and Australia, your support is much appreciate.

And our thanks to Gavin Calder for the music on today's show, which features the original album mix of True Funk Soldier, from the album Deep Field, by Balveda. Go to the Bandcamp website to hear more.  

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Chapters & themes

- Did Prince have any regrets from the mid 80s period? 'Prince was a control freak - he was a decider...after Purple Rain who's going to tell you what to do?'

- Duane discusses the We Are The World? recording and the aftermath of the Purple Rain tour.

- Prince goes to the beach and Duane's favourite stories - 'the ones that humanise him in some way'.

- We discuss Prince's legacy and the threat to his legacy from potential revisionist history in the future.

- The questions Duane would most liked to have asked Prince.

- Future projects - what's next for Duane?

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.

LINKS

Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.

Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. 

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Eric "Shrizzadelic" Rohner, Saxophonist, Vocal and MC for the HornDogz in conversation with Jim Baker of Unity 101's This Is Soul show.  A conversation that takes us through the late 1990s when Eric was developing, meeting his bandmates ,Gil "C-Freak" Garin (trumpet) and Rico "Adiko" Kerridge (guitar / composition). and discovering and meeting  George Clinton, Eddie Harris and others.
The Swiss based musician, who has lived in London and now lives in Paris, tells us how the HornDogz met, who has influence him, the pleasure he takes from playing in London and how much fun Paris for a musician. Learning new musical styles and absorbing more music.