{"id":106296,"date":"2016-05-26T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=106296"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T15:11:08","slug":"the-man-who-discovered-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-man-who-discovered-prince\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man Who Discovered Prince"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kim Taylor Bennett<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

“Last month I talked to Prince<\/strong>\u2019s first manager, Owen Husney<\/strong>. He was the man that discovered Prince<\/strong> when he was just a teenager living in a basement in Minneapolis, the man who brokered Prince<\/strong>\u2019s first record deal, and who helped him assemble the players in his band. Husney<\/strong> was there during the lengthy recording of Prince<\/strong>\u2019s debut album For You<\/em>, standing behind him when the headstrong 18-year-old told the label he wanted to be the sole producer, despite his lack of experience. Prince<\/strong> played everything…<\/p>\n

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