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Rosie Gaines
12+ albums
soulfemale vocalistsfunkrhythm and bluesAll
about
Her first band was a family funk/soul group called Unity, with Rosie on organ, her brother Carl on bass guitar, her cousin Lacy on guitar, sister-in-law Dianne on background vocals and her sister Mal on drums. Rosie also played in a band called The Oasis and A Touch of Class before joining The Curtis Ohlson Band (with Levi Seacer, Jr. on guitar). Levi called Rosie one day and asked her to come to Minneapolis to sing a demo of a song for The Pointer Sisters. With Prince While she was doing the demo, Prince came in the studio, was taken aback at her abilities and asked her to join his band The New Power Generation. Prince often referred to Rosie as his "secret weapon". Rosie was introduced in 1990 as the new vocalist and keyboard player on Prince's Nude tour. Her first appearance on a Prince album was on Graffiti Bridge. She was also a member of The NPG in the movie Graffiti Bridge. She performed and wrote on the Diamonds and Pearls album. On the title track, Rosie displayed her ability to sing in the whistle register, hitting an E6 note toward the end of the song. In 1992, after the Diamonds and Pearls tour, Rosie decided it was time for her to go solo again, although she continues to work on and off with Prince . Solo career Rosie started recording her debut solo album. Several albums worth of material were recorded, and the album was set for release on Paisley Park Records. Unfortunately, it was hopelessly entangled in the legal battle between Prince and Warner Brothers
top songs
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Closer Than Close
18,1272Closer Than Close - Mentor Original Radio Edit
9,8603Closer Than Close (Mentor Remake)
3,9804Closer Than Close - Mentor Original Mix
3,8545Closer Than Close (Mentor Original Mix)
3,7266Closer than close - Mentor Remake
2,0127Honeychild
1,0288Closer Than Close - Mentor UK Mix
8049I Can't Get You off My Mind
77010My Man
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