Former Prince choreographer, singer, dancer and rapper Catherine “Cat” Glover has died of unspecified causes at the age of 60.
The information was shared immediately on Glover’s official Facebook web page. “It?s with great sadness that we formally announce the passing of Catherine Vernice Glover- AKA ‘Cat,’” learn the assertion. “Please allow her children, family and friends privacy at this difficult time. A further statement will be released in due course.”
Glover served as a choreographer, dancer, singer and rapper on Prince’s 1987 Sign O’ the Times and 1988-1989 Lovesexy excursions. She might be seen within the 1987 Sign O’ the Times(*60*) live performance movie and on the 1989 Lovesexy Live(*60*) broadcast and residential video. She additionally performs on his 1988 album Lovesexy(*60*), delivering a memorable rap on the album’s debut single “Alphabet St.” Glover may also be heard on his Black Album, initially scheduled for launch in 1987, however shelved and launched for a restricted time in 1994.
“I’ve always idolized him, and it’s not an intimate thing, it’s just… he’s great. I don’t think there’s anyone that can be as creative as he can – dance, play all his instruments,” Glover mentioned of her admiration for Prince in a 1987 Video Soul(*60*) interview. “I’ve actually sat in the studio and watched him put down everything by himself, and I’ve just gone, ‘My God, he’s incredible, he really is.’”
Hear Cat Glover Rap on Prince’s ‘Alphabet St.’ (Start at 2:20)
Hear Prince (with Cat Glover) Perform ‘Cindy C’ (begin at 5:30)
Watch ‘It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night’ from ‘Sign O’ the Times’
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