Acknowledgments 

Introduction 

The City 

Minneapolis and Its History 

Minneapolis and Its Communities 

Minneapolis and Its Culture 

Music 

The Prehistory of the Minneapolis Sound: Pre-Prince Era 

The Development of the Minneapolis Sound: Pre-Dirty Mind Era 

The Evolution of the Minneapolis Sound: Post-Dirty Mind Era 

The Late Period of the Minneapolis Sound: Post-1980s Era 

The Present Time of the Minneapolis Sound: Post-Prince Era 

Identity 

Defining the Minneapolis Sound 

Ambiguities of the Minneapolis Sound 

Race, Otherness, and (Non-)Universal Experience of the Minneapolis Sound 

Relationship Between the City and the Minneapolis Sound 

Contemporary State of the Minneapolis Sound 

Bibliography