{"id":119486,"date":"2016-04-22T10:48:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T08:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/119486\/top-6-of-princes-memorable-performances\/"},"modified":"2016-04-22T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T08:48:48","slug":"top-6-of-princes-memorable-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/04\/22\/top-6-of-princes-memorable-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 of Prince&#8217;s memorable performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the autopsy is still out on the cause of his death, Prince\u2019s passing has left a dent in the music world with thousands coming out to praise his musical genius.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ reported that Prince&#8217;s private jet made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois last Friday, hours after he performed in Atlanta. At the time his reps said he was battling the flu.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Multiple sources in Moline told TMZ that Prince was rushed to a hospital and doctors gave him a \u201csave shot\u201d, typically administered to counteract the effects of an opiate. Police are still investigating the cause of death after he was found\u00a0unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>President Obama wrote a touching tribute to the superstar calling him\u00a0one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time. Prince was not only an amazing guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, his lyricism and his performance power was unparalleled.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Here are 6 of his most memorable performances:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\">When\u00a0he upstaged other rockers at\u00a0the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame performance in 2004.<\/h2>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6SFNW5F8K9Y' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>When Michael Jackson asked James Brown to invite Prince on stage, only to be upstaged.<\/h2>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lHaFj7gOWh4' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>When he paid tribute to Chaka Khan with Stevie Wonder.<\/h2>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Qd6JI5MD_cQ' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>His legendary Capitol Theatre concert\u00a0in 1982.<\/h2>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uAYQUbh8HHA' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Prince Performs \u201cPurple Rain\u201d During Downpour | Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show | NFL\">When he slayed\u00a0\u201cPurple Rain\u201d at Super Bowl XLI Halftime.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EsRUAoUvP10' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>When a fan recorded his hauntingly beautiful last performance.<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReuseRecruiting\/status\/723199846128214016<\/p>\n<h2>RIP Oh Purple One!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/04\/giphy-151.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-104811\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/04\/giphy-151.gif\" alt=\"giphy (15)\" width=\"439\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><\/h2>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='3bfde44a1fec6cdcb0824eded0750260'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As millions around the world mourn the sudden death of musical icon Prince, here are few reminders of his genius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":119487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Central","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[3092,10771,974,10749,10750,10772,10752],"class_list":["post-119486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-death","tag-iconic","tag-music","tag-prince","tag-purple-rain","tag-red-corvet","tag-the-symbol"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["death","iconic","music","Prince","Purple Rain","Red Corvet","The Symbol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}