Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950 in
Charlotte, North Carolina, US) is an American rock drummer and an accomplished painter, muralist and a
graphic artist. He is a member of
The Tubes and a founding member of
Journey. He has also worked with
Chris Isaak (on his first four albums),
Todd Rundgren,
Brian Eno,
David Byrne,
XTC,
Tom Waits,
Paul Kantner,
George Harrison,
Dick Dale,
Glenn Frey,
Richard Marx,
Bill Spooner,
Neil Hamburger,
John Fogerty,
Nicky Hopkins,
Tommy Bolin,
Phil Lesh, and former Tubes and
Grateful Dead keyboardist
Vince Welnick.