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Goes by the name of Prince. Oh you\u2019ve heard of him, you just forgot how good a guitarist he is. This guy is a genius. Don\u2019t believe me? That\u2019s ok. Do you think he is still a pretender prancing around in frilly outfits? Let me tell you, and this is just my humble opinion, Michael Jackson is the pretender next to this guy. Have a look at these four selections for the proof.<\/p>\n

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Tom Petty & Friends<\/b>, While\u00a0My Guitar Gently Weeps<\/i>. Tom Petty and his good friend Jeff Lynne and others from a VH-1 performance (I have no idea when. George Harrison\u2019s induction into the Rock n\u2019 Roll Hall of Fame?). This is one of my favorite Beatles tunes \u201cby George\u201d. Everything rocks along nicely, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, this little dude with a red hat on appears and rocks out an epic<\/i> solo on his pedestrian \u2018lil Telecaster. He didn\u2019t earn four Grammys and an Oscar for nothing!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/iframe>\nEverlasting Now<\/b>. Why mess with success? I knew Prince was the real deal after seeing him in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/purple-rain\/trailers\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Purple Rain<\/a>. This is from a live performance on the Jay Leno show sometime in 2002-03. Because it doesn\u2019t get much more funky and alive than this. Oh lookee\u2026Sheila E on percussion too. Nice! Check the lyrics out, because this is a gospel tune.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t let nobody bring U down (Let nobody) \nAccurate knowledge of Christ and the Father \nBring the everlasting now \nJoin the party, make a \nsound (Join the party) \nShare the truth, preach the good news<\/i><\/p>\nAmen!<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o<\/a>\nThe Cross, \u00a0I Wish U Heaven. <\/b>From the albums\u00a0Sign O the Times <\/i>and Lovesexy. <\/i>What does Prince have over Jimi Hendrix? Pretty much everything. Vocal range, musical versatility, longevity. And then there is creativity and artistry. It\u2019s all evident here,<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NLmvbP7uNFk\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NLmvbP7uNFk<\/a>\nThe Beautiful Ones.<\/i><\/b> This is from just this past April. I\u2019ve never watched the \u201cGeorge Lopez Show,\u201d because it\u2019s on waaay past my bed time. Putting down the guitar in this video, did I mention Prince can dance too? He\u2019s the consummate showman. And a finder of talented team members. This video showcases all of this.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5QB4JfR5IX8\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5QB4JfR5IX8<\/a>\nYou don\u2019t have to like his work, but you can\u2019t deny that he has been given a gift. See you next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/6738513599344023043-2756805911326958177?l=yimcatholic.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goes by the name of Prince. Oh you\u2019ve heard of him, you just forgot how good a guitarist he is. This guy is a genius. Don\u2019t believe me? That\u2019s ok. Do you think he is still a pretender prancing around in frilly outfits? 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