By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-prince-wail-on-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio Prince, the legendary musician and songwriter, has died at the age of 57. At a 2004 appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the artist played a guitar solo during a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” alongside Steve Winwood and Tom Petty. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. HARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight, we want to leave you once more with Prince at his best. During his 2004 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Prince played a guitar solo during a rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," alongside Tom Petty and Steve Winwood, part of a tribute to the Beatles' George Harrison.On his passing, the museum said of Prince — quote — "He rewrote the rules, taking the traditions of funk, soul, hard rock and dance to forge his own sound." Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Apr 21, 2016 By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour