NEW YORK (AP) — Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson Prince’s only His son, President Nelson, confirmed to The Associated Press that his full brother died Monday at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He was 64 years old.

The cause of death is not yet known, and Mayor Nelson said he does not expect to know for “a few days.”

Born jazz musician John L. Nelson and Mattie Della Shaw, in 1960, for two years after the princeNelson was a singer-songwriter and released four albums throughout his career, starting with 1988’s “Royal Blue.” This album produced his biggest hits; “Marc Anthony’s Tune” reached No. 33 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, staying for 11 weeks, and “LOVE” reached No. 52, staying on the chart for seven weeks.

“The album is basically about love affairs between a man and a woman. I’m deep blue because I can’t find it,” he told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis at the time.

An alternative to your brother’s choice purple color. She said of their relationship: “The funniest thing is when people ask, ‘How does it feel to be the Prince’s sister?’ saying. They don’t actually realize what they’re saying. “I’ve been Prince’s sister since I was born.”

The Associated Press described her “Royal Blue” album as “mostly adult contemporary or easy-listening” material; “It’s a far cry from Prince and the so-called Minneapolis sound. His is a mature, romantic sound aimed at 25- to 45-year-olds.

Then came 1992’s “Yellow Moon, Red Sky,” 2008’s “A Brand New Me,” and finally 2011’s “Hustler.”

Nelson is survived by two sons, President and Sir, and five grandchildren.

“Born in 1960, the daughter of Mattie and John Nelson, she was best known as Prince’s sister and worked to keep his legacy alive with fans attending fan and industry events,” President Nelson shared in a statement. “Services will be private and in lieu of flowers the family asks that you take care of each other.”

Nelson was scheduled to retire and perform a farewell concert at the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis in June, the Star Tribune reported. His illness prevented him from appearing on stage. A few days before the concert, he said that a mixtape was on the way and that he was working on a memoir.

The prince is dead In 2016, he accidentally overdosed on fentanyl at his home in Minneapolis. He was 57 years old. She had no will, and her six siblings inherited equal shares of the estate: Tyka Nelson and her five half-siblings – Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, John R. Nelson, Omarr Baker and Alfred Jackson.

Tyka Nelson, Baker and Jackson are the three youngest. sold his shares It was transferred to a music publishing company called Primary Wave Music, LLC, which then transferred its shares to a subsidiary, Prince OAT Holdings LLC. Jackson has since died.

Representatives for Prince’s private estate, Paisley Park, a museum, studio and concert venue in Chanhassen, Minnesota, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

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