Hannon did.

“It was Prince’s people and they said, ‘Prince wants to take care of the complete balance of your medical bills. Clyde is one of his drumming idols. …Just name the number, and we will send it to the hospital.’

“I was going to say $20,000, which already seemed like a lot to me, but I just finally said the bills are 70, 80 thousand,” Hannon recalled. “And they immediately transferred that and had the bill taken care of.”

Along with an outpouring of grief and admiration for Prince from around the world, tributes to the late musician have included tales of his anonymous, behind-the-scenes generosity — five-figure checks that benefited schools and programs for low-income youth, music education, and the nation’s first full-service, free public library open to African Americans, Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky.

Combining elements of rock, jazz, pop, funk and R&B, Prince’s music defied genres. But both the star and critics acknowledged the influence of “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown.