Someone orgnoted me asking if Terry Lewis is in here and I don't think he is.




This may very well be the members
of Grand Central/Champagne
but I'm rusty in my memory.
I know Prince is second from
the right and Morris Day is
3rd from the left. I'm not
sure what his name was but
I think the far right is Prince's
cousin. I wanna say his name was/is
Chazz Smith but I may be totally off.
And I'll take a shot in the dark and say
that is Andre Cymones sister Linda and
Andre next to her. If I'm wrong correct me
Boris, squirrely, langbleu, or anyone else...
and if anyone knows who is that last cat I
couldn't name 3rd from the right ?

Cool I've never seen this one before Thanks for posting PEJ. Love these Prince "early days" photos

Actually does anyone have a link to the thread with the late 1970s New York photos, you know the ones that the photogrpaher exhibited a couple of years ago (Prince flipping the bird to the camera etc)
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[Edited 5/21/09 23:50pm]

Prince as an adolescent

Dang, everything about this pic screams the 70's. Cool. Who's the cat that's even shorter than Prince?

xpertluva said:

I think its Charles Chazz Smith Prince's cousin. I may be wrong.

Morris been a Pimp all his life ....Prince was young Pimp in training
with that shy look on his face

In all early childhood pics of Prince, I can really tell by his facial expressions even as a child, that he had the look of "I am determined to be rich and famous and I dont care who I hurt or exploit along the way"!!!!. U can tell in his eyes and overall demeanour!!!!

Desire2006 said:

you really do have great hindsight. I mean insight.

That picture has been on Housequake MANY times and NO, Terry Lewis is not in it!

The little guy is William Doughty

I think the one you're mixing with Terry Lewis is Terry Jackson

PEJ said:

I love Prince the Early Years
the music these pictures, the demos, Uptown
There are a lot of stories behind pictures like this
Which is why For U Prince Dirty Mind
Lisa Leaving 4 NY Donna and all those song are some of my favorites











Sitting there on the purple lawn
U've been there since dawn
Wonderin' why I've gone
And 4 just 2 long

U're sorry U gave into me
Giving up your virginity
U're so afraid that U will be
So alone away from me

Though I said I'd never leave U
This is something that I must do
But I never will forget U
Unless U forget 2 come into my dream

Leaving 4 New York in the morning
But I'm leaving behind a love extraordinaire
But I'm taking with me memories of when we made love
And all the other lovely feelings that we share

U overcome that misery
Passed up by life's complexity
Picturing your love around me
Only adds 2 your agony

U're undisturbed by the rain
Your pain must be 2 strong
And even though U wait in vain
U'll wait 4 me no matter how long

Though I said I'd never leave U
This is something that I must do
But I never will forget U
Unless U forget 2 come into my dream
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^^^ I looooove "Leaving For New York". Makes you wonder why he didn't release it on his first or second album. I love the piano and the jazzy vibe to this song.

PEJ said:

Dang, I thought it was a woman in that picture.

psychodelicide said:

it is a woman on the far left

Linda Anderson...Andre Anderson...Morris Day..and cousin?????...Prince<--Charles Smith
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metallicjigolo said:

somone said that the one we thought was chazz smith is william doughty

PEJ said:

Morris replaced Chas in the band so I doubt you'd have a photo of them together.

PEJ said:

I was referring to the person on the far right.

Grand Central Morris Day William Doughty Andre Cymone Linda Anderson


Sue Ann Carwell w Terry Lewis in Flyte Time

check out terry lewis all cowboyed out