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22 de jun. de 2024 · The Revolution Nancy Bundt. “We’re missing our commander in chief,” guitarist Wendy Melvoin told Billboard ahead of Celebration 2024, a five-day event in Minneapolis that marks the 40th ...
18 de jun. de 2024 · On Friday (June 21), The Revolution – Wendy, Lisa, Bobby Z., Brownmark and Dr. Fink – return to First Avenue, the iconic Minneapolis venue where the musical sequences of Purple Rain were shot, to...
25 de jun. de 2024 · ‘Purple Rain’: A Track-By-Track Guide To Prince’s Breakthrough Album Let’s Go Crazy. With churchy organ and Prince’s solemn intonation – “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…” – the first few seconds of Let’s Go Crazy introduce the ambitious scope of the 44 minutes that follow. . As Prince and The Revolution kick into an ...
24 de jun. de 2024 · Prince ended up playing a variation of his own persona rechristened the Kid, while current Revolution members Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Brown Mark, Dr. Fink, and Bobby Z. more or less played themselves, or at least thinly-disguised versions of themselves.
25 de jun. de 2024 · While his rise was gradual — “ Purple Rain,” released on this day 40 years ago, was Prince’s sixth album — there’s no disputing the remarkable speed with which his fame skyrocketed ...
24 de jun. de 2024 · Wendy Melvoin, looking professorial, hit the opening riff of “Let’s Go Crazy” on a guitar with a familiar pattern.
25 de jun. de 2024 · Although the likes of Jill Jones, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman had contributed to previous Prince albums, Purple Rain was the first time the Purple One pushed his female musical proteges to the forefront. On "Take Me With U," he shares lead vocals with one of his most famous, Apollonia. On its accompanying tour, he invited Sheila E. to be his opening act.
