Many Prince fans would recognize Billy Sparks right away as “Billy” the Minneapolis club owner of ‘The Ave.’ in Purple Rain. But what may Prince fans don’t know is that Billy and Prince were truly friends all the way until the day Prince passed away.
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Prince’s Close Friend Billy Sparks Reflects on Purple Rain and Their Friendship was originally published on mycolumbusmagic.com