Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker( born October 6, 1971) is an American actor.
Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas" As the World Turns" and" All My Children", before roles in Tyler Perry's films
" Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married Too?", and" Meet the Browns", and its television adaptation.
In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series," Greenleaf".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Quindon Tarver
Quindon Tarver( born August 4, 1982) is an American singer.
He is best known for his covers of Prince's" When Doves Cry" and Rozalla's" Everybody's Free" for the 1996 film" William Shakespeare's Romeo+ Juliet".
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Richard T. Jones
Richard Timothy Jones( born January 16, 1972) is an American actor.
Jones is best known for his portrayals of Laveinio in the dramatic film" The Wood"( 1999) and Mike of the dramatic films" Why Did I Get Married?"( 2007) and" Why Did I Get Married Too?"( 2010).
He is also well known for his role as Bruce Van Exel, court services officer on the CBS television series" Judging Amy" that aired from 1999 to 2005.
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker.
A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, falsetto singing voice and flamboyant stage appearances, Prince is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time.
His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.
Prince pioneered the late 1970s Minneapolis sound, a funk rock subgenre drawing from synth-pop and new wave.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music as a young child and wrote his first song, "Funk Machine", at the age of seven.
He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, and released his debut album "
For You" in 1978.
Followed with his next four albums — "Prince" (1979), "Dirty Mind" (1980), "Controversy" (1981), and "1999" (1982)—Prince gained critical success, prominently showcasing his explicit lyrics as well as blending of funk, dance, and rock music.
In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released "Purple Rain", the soundtrack album to his successful film debut of the same name.
It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful record, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the "Billboard" 200.
The film also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, the last to receive the award.
Following the disbandment of The Revolution, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album "Sign o' the Times" (1987).
He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991.
In 1993, in the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., Prince changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol , also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster rate in order to quickly meet a contractually required quota and therefore release himself from further obligations to the record label.
He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before he signed with Arista Records in 1998.
In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again.
He subsequently released 16 albums, including "Musicology" (2004), which was his most successful album of the 2000s.
His final album, "Hit n
Run Phase Two", was first released on the Tidal streaming service in 2015.
In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Prince sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
He won seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He was also honored with special awards including the Grammy President's Merit Award, the American Music Award for Achievement and of Merit, and the "Billboard" Icon Award.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Rolling Stone" ranked Prince at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
James Thornton (songwriter)
James Thornton( December 5, 1861 – July 27, 1938) was an Irish- American songwriter and vaudeville performer.
He is primarily remembered today as the composer of the 1898 song," When You Were Sweet Sixteen".
When Doves Cry
"When Doves Cry" is a song by American singer Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album "Purple Rain".
According to the "Purple Rain" DVD, Prince was asked by the director to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film – one that involved intermingled parental difficulties and a love affair.
The next morning, Prince had composed two songs, one of which was "When Doves Cry".
According to Per Nilsen, Prince's biographer, the song was inspired by his relationship with Vanity 6 member Susan Moonsie.
"When Doves Cry" was Prince's first "Billboard" Hot 100 number one single, staying there for five weeks, and was also a worldwide hit.
According to "Billboard", it was the top-selling single of 1984.
It is certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
It was the last single released by a solo artist to receive a Platinum certification before the certification requirements were lowered in 1989.
"When Doves Cry" was ranked number one on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1984."When Doves Cry" is regarded as one of Prince's signature songs.
Following Prince's death, the song re-charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart at number eight, its first appearance in the top 10 since the week ending September 1, 1984.
The music video, directed by Prince himself, was premiered on MTV in June 1984.
It opens with white doves emerging from double doors to reveal Prince in a bathtub.
The video sparked controversy among network executives, who thought that its sexual nature was too explicit for television.
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When Doves Cry" was ranked number 52 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 29th most celebrated song in popular music history.
The Beautiful Ones
" The Beautiful Ones" is the third track on Prince and The Revolution's soundtrack album" Purple Rain".
It was one of three songs produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince.
The others were" When Doves Cry" and" Darling Nikki".
The song was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles by Peggy Mac and David Leonard on September 20, 1983.
The song replaced" Electric Intercourse" on the" Purple Rain" album.

Question: Why did the composer of song When Doves Cry die?
Answer: overdose