City County Building, Union Station Purple Tribute To Prince

DENVER (CBS4)- The City and County Building in downtown Denver was lit up in purple on Thursday night in a tribute to Prince who died earlier in the day. Union Station was also all purple.

Union Station in purple (credit: Steffan Tubbs)

Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57.

Prince performs at the 10th Anniversary Essence Music Festival at the Superdome on July 2, 2004 in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that the superstar "died at his home this morning at Paisley Park." The local sheriff said deputies found Prince unresponsive in an elevator late Thursday morning after being summoned to his home, but that first-responders couldn't revive him.

City County Building lit up in purple (credit: CBS)