After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says guitarist Donna Grantis

In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album “Purple Rain” brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we’re going through the decades and discussing artists who shaped popular music. Elliott Powell, a professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, joins us to discuss.