[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Greet friends.

2016 continues the onslaught of deaths of iconic members of society, especially the music and entertainment industry. Our latest fallen icon is Prince. No, he is not a name bantered about on Progressive Rock forums very often. But he is one of those artists that is Progressive in so many other ways, and he does come from a strong Rock & Roll background. He is one of the top guitarists out there.

Our program director, Jim Brennen, played a tribute to Prince last night by playing an instrumental album entitled N.E.W.S. from 2003. It has four epic length tracks and was impressive. This week I will feature the album Xpectation. This was released in 2002 through his Fan Club. It is more of a straight up Jazz album with the Prince touch.

I'm still digging around, but I'll have a few other tidbits from his career to fell outside the R&B and Funk genres. If I have time, I may try to spin an album from bass and Chapman stick player Alphonso Johnson.

So drop on in and see what a wide range of talent Prince has and what a glorious musical legacy he has left for us. I hope you'll find a small bit of inspiration from the show.

See you on the airwaves.

dale