Prince - Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. According to Robert Larsen in his book, History of Rock and Roll [2004], Prince is one of the most talented and commercially successful pop musicians of the last twenty years, producing ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label, writing, self producing and playing most, or all, of the instruments on his recordings. In addition, Prince has been a talent promoter for the careers of Sheila E, Carmen Electra, The Time and Vanity 6, as well as writing songs that became hits for other artists including Chaka Khan, The Bangles, and Sinéad OConnor, making him one of the most successful artists i Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, s...