Prince and The Revolution were pop culture gods in the ’80s when they collaborated to make some of the best-known music of the era — including the iconic album Purple Rain, featuring classics including “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.”
Now, a year after Prince’s shocking death, the band is reuniting for a cross-country tour, and opening up about the devastating loss of their beloved “maestro.”
“He was a master chef, he was the black hat chef and we were his crack kitchen team,” Wendy Melvoin recently told Chicago’s Wgn-tv while sitting alongside her bandmates. “But he...
Now, a year after Prince’s shocking death, the band is reuniting for a cross-country tour, and opening up about the devastating loss of their beloved “maestro.”
“He was a master chef, he was the black hat chef and we were his crack kitchen team,” Wendy Melvoin recently told Chicago’s Wgn-tv while sitting alongside her bandmates. “But he...
- 4/27/2017
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
2017-04-12T11:05:02-07:00'Purple Rain' Bandmates to Speak at Prince Tribute Event
Musicians who played on stage with Prince will speak at a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" superstar at Paisley Park.
Organizers of "Celebration 2017" announced speakers for the event on Tuesday. It's scheduled to run April 20-23, being held during the anniversary of Prince's death.
Among the speakers are Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, drummer Bobby Z, keyboardist Matt Fink and bassist BrownMark from Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution.
Other speakers include Levi Seacer from Prince's 1990s band, New Power Generation, keyboardist Morris Hayes, costume designer Stacia Lang and singer Shelby J.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Musicians who played on stage with Prince will speak at a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" superstar at Paisley Park.
Organizers of "Celebration 2017" announced speakers for the event on Tuesday. It's scheduled to run April 20-23, being held during the anniversary of Prince's death.
Among the speakers are Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, drummer Bobby Z, keyboardist Matt Fink and bassist BrownMark from Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution.
Other speakers include Levi Seacer from Prince's 1990s band, New Power Generation, keyboardist Morris Hayes, costume designer Stacia Lang and singer Shelby J.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
- 4/12/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
What do you say about Purple Rain that hasn't already been said? Not only is it one of the greatest music films of all time, but it's one of the defining films of the 1980s and earned Prince an Oscar. The soundtrack spent nearly a full half-year at Number One on the Billboard charts, sold 20 million copies worldwide and won two Grammys. But as with all things Prince, that's not the full story. A number of truly excellent books and articles have been written about the making of Purple Rain, and we're here to share some of the best bits of them with you.
- 4/22/2016
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
As the numerous celebrity tributes and historical documents have proven, a lot of people loved Michael Jackson. And even though plenty of people in the media attacked him, Jackson never really had any formal rivals or nemeses, mostly because Jackson was on a much higher plane than most any other contemporary star. But Jackson did have one notable rival in the 1980s: Prince.
It made sense that the two would be put head-to-head, as there were a number of similarities between the two. Both men split the difference between funk, R&B and disco in their music. Both dominated the album charts for months at time (Jackson with Thriller, Prince with Purple Rain). Later, both would become known for reclusiveness and retreat to private compounds (Neverland for Jackson, Paisley Park for Prince), both would raise a lot of questions about their personal lives (Jackson’s legal trouble, Prince’s religious...
It made sense that the two would be put head-to-head, as there were a number of similarities between the two. Both men split the difference between funk, R&B and disco in their music. Both dominated the album charts for months at time (Jackson with Thriller, Prince with Purple Rain). Later, both would become known for reclusiveness and retreat to private compounds (Neverland for Jackson, Paisley Park for Prince), both would raise a lot of questions about their personal lives (Jackson’s legal trouble, Prince’s religious...
- 6/29/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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