Prince: Additional Information

Additional Reading

The most useful biography is Liz Jones, Purple Reign: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (1998). Jon Bream, Prince: Inside the Purple Reign (1984), is an insightful study by a critic from Minneapolis who observed Prince’s rise firsthand. Two other books illuminate his work and impact during the 1980s: Dave Hill, Prince: A Pop Life (1989); and John W. Duffy, Prince: An Illustrated Biography (1992). Robert Walser, “Prince as Queer Poststructuralist,” Popular Music and Society, 18(2):79–89 (Summer 1994), is a more academic treatment of certain aspects of Prince’s career.

Representative Works

Prince (1979)
Dirty Mind (1980)
1999 (1982)
Purple Rain (1984)
Sign ’O’ the Times (1987)
Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
Emancipation (1996)

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Description	Contributor	Date
Associated Press update.		Jul 27, 2023
Anniversary information added.		Jun 03, 2023
Anniversary information added.		Apr 17, 2023
Modified link of Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Prince.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 27, 2023
Top Questions updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 03, 2022
Changed “black” to “Black.”	Adam Augustyn	Sep 25, 2020
Added the memoir The Beautiful Ones.	Amy Tikkanen	Oct 31, 2019
Noted that Purple Rain won a Grammy Award and an Academy Award.	Pat Bauer	Jul 12, 2018
Updated album titles and noted the cause of his death.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 03, 2016
Updated for his death.	Adam Augustyn	Apr 21, 2016
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Prince Rogers Nelson.	Grace Young	Nov 02, 2014
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Prince.	Grace Young	Nov 02, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Prince.	Yamini Chauhan	Sep 18, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Prince.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Biography of Prince.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 26, 2013
Final editorial review.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 24, 2011
Added two photos of Prince.	Jeff Wallenfeldt	Jun 21, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Prince.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 22, 2010
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 17, 2004
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 15, 2004
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 27, 2002
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 09, 2000
New article added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 05, 1998