Jimmy Buffett Honors Prince With Cover In Raleigh
By Scott Bernstein Apr 22, 2016 • 10:26 am PDT
In a display of just how widespread Prince’s influence is and how it defies all genres, Jimmy Buffett was among many musicians who paid tribute to The Purple One on Thursday following Prince’s tragic death. Buffett unveiled a cover of a Prince classic towards the end of his show at Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre last night.
Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band performed Prince’s “Purple Rain” as part of their encore in Raleigh. Buffett and his band played the song as an image of The Purple One was displayed on a backdrop behind them. Guitarist Peter Mayer took a frenetic solo to bring the brief cover to its conclusion. Watch footage of “Purple Rain” captured by Epic E:
Setlist
- Workin' N' Playin'
- Ragtop Day
- License to Chill
- The Great Filling Station Holdup
- Come Monday
- Son of a Son of a Sailor
- It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
- Volcano
- Workin' N' Playin'
- Fins
- Margaritaville
- Little Martha
- Rhumba Man
- Bama Breeze
- Silver Wings
- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- Knees of My Heart
- Coast of Carolina
- One Particular Harbour
- Why Don't We Get Drunk
- A Pirate Looks at Forty
- Southern Cross
- Gypsies in the Palace
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
- Purple Rain
- Defying Gravity
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