The father of Prince, John L Nelson, has died at home aged 85.
Nelson was a well-known musician in his own right, finding acclaim as part of the Prince Rogers Trio.
He divorced Prince's mother, jazz singer Mattie Shaw, when Prince was ten, but continued to have influence on his son and his burgeoning music career.
He bought Prince his first guitar and collaborated with him on songs like 'Under The Cherry Moon' and 'Christopher Tracy's Parade'.
