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Houston Artists Honor Prince in Song

Tonight (May 20, 2016) at 8:30, Houston Public Media, TV 8, will present a special edition of Skyline Sessions, featuring local artists performing the music of the late pop star Prince – and talking about how his music has affected them. To give you just a small sample of some of the performances, we now […]

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Tonight (May 20, 2016) at 8:30, Houston Public Media, TV 8, will present a special edition of Skyline Sessions, featuring local artists performing the music of the late pop star Prince – and talking about how his music has affected them.

To give you just a small sample of some of the performances, we now hear clips of Divisi Strings performing When Doves Cry, Fat Tony performing Erotic City, Greg Cote with Purple Rain, Tony Henry singing She's Always in My Hair and Mary Griffin with Adore.

ADDITIONAL AIRDATES ON TV 8:
Sunday, May 22, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, June 24, at 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, at 10:30 p.m.

MORE:
Fat Tony Performs Prince's Erotic City In The Geary Studio (Houston Public Media, May 19, 2016)
Multi-Instrumentalist Artist -Us. Performs Prince's I Wanna Be Your Lover (Houston Public Media, May 17, 2016)
Tony Henry Performs Prince's She's Always In My Hair (Houston Public Media, May 16, 2016)

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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