With its 40th anniversary approaching next month, Prince & the Revolution’s “Purple Rain” remains one of the top albums of all time, according to Apple Music. The mostly Minnesota-made soundtrack to ...
For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...
From “Kiss” to “When Doves Cry,” Prince is a legend in the music scene. “Purple Rain” is a certified classic and arguably his best song. However, it was never meant to be the song as we all know it ...
In 1996, Prince Rogers Nelson famously told Oprah that he would “always live in Minneapolis.
When Prince & the Revolution’s Purple Rain dropped from the sky on July 25, 1984, it saturated pop culture. “When Doves Cry” flew to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Prince his first ruler on ...
Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a challenge — from the boss himself. Prince broached the ...