Great to hear an established artist talking with the enthusiasm of a fan!

Beverley Knight has been ...ing Prince, The Black Album and her early career.

Part 2 her interview hints at more behind the scenes stories.

T

What a great show, love the factt that she was or is hardcore Prince fan

Great show. Looking forward to Part Two. I've met Beverley twice & we chatted about Prince both times. I met her at a Rahsaan Patterson & a Grace Jones gig. She's lovely & gracious & really friendly. Her 2002 song Same (As I Ever Was) is a great tribute to him. Pure Minneapolis funk. 💜

I don't know why for the life of me why Beverly Knight is not bigger than she is. The woman can sing right there with the greats and she's also a genuine person. I worked at the SBE in London years ago and she played there. She was so nice and had no pretense about her.

I'm looking forward to hearing this.

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Milty2 said:

seen her live 3 times, always gives her all. Fantastic in concert. I would like her to go back to making music and releaseing original albums. She is great.

Dandroppedadime said:

I was at Indigo2 when Prince surprised her on stage. She clearly didn’t know he was coming on - and you could see her sheer joy at the opportunity to jam with Prince.

I saw her at the Indigo, I remember her reading the offstage signage and hestitatingly saying "Welcome to the .... three ... one ... two ... one." I think she had a minblock on thirty one twenty one. Great show though, but you were always hoping for Prince.

SoulAlive said:

She’s a very talented lady.The first time I heard her vocals was when she appeared on a Jamiroquai song.I,too,wonder why she didn’t become a bigger star.

what song was that?

Milty2 said:

SoulAlive said:

She’s a very talented lady.The first time I heard her vocals was when she appeared on a Jamiroquai song.I,too,wonder why she didn’t become a bigger star.

what song was that?

She also toured with Jamiroquai as a backing vocalist - she appears on one of his live DVDs. T

Milty2 said:

SoulAlive said:

She’s a very talented lady.The first time I heard her vocals was when she appeared on a Jamiroquai song.I,too,wonder why she didn’t become a bigger star.

what song was that?

"Main Vein" from the 'A Funk Odyssey' album.

ah yes... my favorite Prince album. Hand down. Fun to hear people talk about it with the enthusiasm and the superfandom it caused.

that was an excellent show, really resonated with my own experiences of the time. Thanks for sharing. Beverey Knight: "Midland's Prince Police"

SoulAlive said:

I hope they put up part 2 soon.

I remember, I picked up one of her CDs many years ago, "Prodigal Sista."

On the very last page of the booklet, it says something like:

", I knew you'd make it back."

The album is also bookended with, what seems to be a reference to the end of "Darling Nikki."

Yeah, the backwards message that says: "Hello, how are you?..."

I thought that was pretty cool.

Part 2 of her interview just went live - she talks about meeting Prince for the first time, and how she came to be on the bill for 21 Nights at the O2.

Comes across as a really genuine person, and a mega-fan to boot.

Enjoyed listening to this. Link above.

T

brilliant, just finished listening. Loved it. What a lovely lady she is. Class.

Tokyo said:

Part 2 of her interview just went live - she talks about meeting Prince for the first time, and how she came to be on the bill for 21 Nights at the O2.

Comes across as a really genuine person, and a mega-fan to boot.

Enjoyed listening to this. Link above.

T

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Tokyo said:

Part 2 of her interview just went live - she talks about meeting Prince for the first time, and how she came to be on the bill for 21 Nights at the O2.

Comes across as a really genuine person, and a mega-fan to boot.

Enjoyed listening to this. Link above.

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I just realized that my indigo show I attended of The 10th was actually the show she discusses here. Extra Fun