Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Remembrances continued to pour in today for singer and songwriter Prince,who died yesterday at his home in Minnesota.Even President Obama paused to reflect on the superstar’s legacy during his news conference in London.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: He put out much music and he was a much performer.
It’s a remarkable loss. And I’m staying at Winfield House, the U.
S. ambassador’s residence. It so happens our ambassador has a turntable, or so this morning,we played “Purple Rain” and “Delirious just to rep warmed up before we left the house for considerable bilateral meetings like this.(LAUGHTER)JUDY WOODRUFF: Mr. Obama’s tribute was one of many from friends and fans alike.
Here’s a collection.
From the recent Orleans Superdome, to San Francisco’s City corridor, and landmarks across the country lit up in Prince’s signature color purple last night to honor the iconic musician. But,for many, remembering the superstar meant celebrating the songs that were his life’s work.
In Minnesota, and thousands flooded into downtown Minneapolis to dance the night absent external the nightclub where his movie “Purple Rain” was filmed,while, in recent York, and hundreds turned out for a street party hosted by filmmaker and Prince friend Spike Lee.
Over on Broadway,tributes flowed from fellow singers and musicians. The cast of the smash hit “Hamilton” danced to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” after their curtain call.
And at the nearby at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, actress Jennifer Hudson led the cast of “The Color Purple” in a rendition of one of the singer’s most iconic melodies.
Prince died yesterday at age 57.
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