Rosie Gaines is tagged as: soul, female vocalists, prince, rhythm and blues, garage
Her first band was a family funk / soul group called the unit with Rosie on organ, her brother Carl on bass her cousin Lacy on guitar, sister-in-law Dianne on background vocals and her sister Mal on drums
Rosie also played in a band called The Oasis and A Touch of Class before joining Curtis Ohlson Band (with Levi Seac Jr. on guitar), Levi called Rosie one day and asked her to come to Minneapolis to sing a demo of a song for The Pointer Sisters
The Prince While she made the demo prince arrived in the studio was amazed at her ability and asked her to join his band The New Power Generation Prince often referred to Rosie as his "secret weapon"
Rosie was established in 1990 as the new vocalist and keyboardist for Prince's Nude tour Her first appearancende on enPrince album on Graffiti Bridge, she was also a member of The NPG in film Graffiti Bridge, she appeared and said the Diamonds and Pearls album on the title track Rosie displayed her ability to sing in the whistle register E6 hit a note at the end of 1992 after the song Diamonds and Pearls tour, Rosie decided it was time for her to go solo again, although she continues to work on and off with the Prince
