Prairie Prince
| Prairie Prince | |
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 Prairie Prince performing with the New Cars in 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Lempriere Prince |
| Born | 7 May 1950 Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician Graphic artist |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1970s – present |
| Associated acts | The Tubes Journey Todd Rundgren Jefferson Starship The New Cars |
| Website | www.prairieprince.com |
Prairie Prince (born Charles Lempriere Prince, May 7, 1950, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey. He has also worked with Chris Isaak (on his first four albums), Todd Rundgren, Brian Eno, David Byrne, XTC, Tom Waits, Paul Kantner, George Harrison, Dick Dale, Glenn Frey, Richard Marx, Bill Spooner, Neil Hamburger, John Fogerty, Nicky Hopkins, Tommy Bolin, Phil Lesh, and former Tubes and Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick.[1]
He is also a graphic artist, designing the album cover artwork for Rundgren's 1981 album Healing and Welnick's 1998 album Missing Man Formation, among others. Along with his creative partner Michael Cotten, he has created numerous set designs for major artists including Billy Joel, Bette Midler, N'Sync, The Tubes, and Todd Rundgren. He also collaborated with Ross Valory, bassist for and also a founding member of Journey, on a line of kids shirts called Mouth Man Animated Hoodies where graphic designs of jaws and teeth on the sleeves form a mouth that can be manipulated when the arms are crossed.
In 2006 he completed a tour with The New Cars including Todd Rundgren, bassist Kasim Sulton (Rundgren's Utopia bandmate), and original Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes. He also continues to play with The Tubes.
He was a founding member The Next Generation of Jefferson Starship in 1992 and appears on both their studio albums : the 1999 release Windows of Heaven and the 2008 release, Jefferson's Tree of Liberty. Due to Prince's commitments with The Tubes and the Steve Kimock band, he was often replaced by other drummers during the Starship's tours. Most notable replacements included Trey Sabatelli, former Jefferson Starship drummer Donny Baldwin and Tony Morley among others. Prince and longtime companion Diana Mangano, the Starship's singer, announced in early 2008 that they were leaving the band on amicable terms and remained available for further collaborations. They were replaced by Donny Baldwin and Cathy Richardson respectively.
He plays drums and percussion on all tracks of Chuck Prophet's 2012 release "Temple Beautiful".
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
- Prairie Prince official website
- Prairie Prince on Facebook
- The Tubes official website
- The New Cars official website
- Prairie Prince audio interview on RundgrenRadio.com 2007
- Prairie Prince audio interview on RundgrenRadio.com 2009
| Preceded by none |
Journey drummer 1973 |
Succeeded by Aynsley Dunbar |
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