94 East

94 East was a Minneapolis-based funk group formed in 1977 by Pepe Willie, the former husband of Prince's cousin. Willie was largely responsible for getting Prince's career up and running, and soon enlisted the talents of a young Prince and his childhood best friend, André Cymone. Prince also composed numerous songs for them while they were still together, including 'Just Another Sucker'. The band disbanded when Prince became a star in his own right.

Discography

*Minneapolis Genius - The Historic 1977 Recordings (credited as 94 East) (Released in 1987).
*Symbolic Beginnings (credited as 94 East featuring Prince) (Released in 1995). (Compilation Album)
*If You Feel Like Dancing (also credited as 94 East featuring Prince) (Released in 2004). (Compilation Album)
*Minneapolis Genius (Released in 1992).
*The Legends Collection (credited as 94 East featuring Prince) (Released in 2001).

External links

* [http://www.pepemusic.com/web2002/symbolicbeg02.htm Symbolic Beginning] at Pepe Willie's official site