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Dec 30, 2021 · As a solo artist, part of iconic duo Wendy and Lisa and as a core member of The Revolution, Lisa Coleman has some brilliant insights that everyone can learn something from. As Prince said...
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Nearly ten months earlier, the release of Purple Rainin June 1984 (as well as the accompanying movie) had re-modelled Prince from a somewhat indefinable figure into an inescapable global megastar. The pair recall that when making that critical album, a sense of innovation was in the air “We were just pushing the boundaries as much as we could.” Lis...
While many of Purple Rain’s tracks gelled pretty quickly, others took longer to cement. “I remember Baby, I’m A Startook a really long time.” Lisa recollects. “Even though it was an instant ‘groove’ song that made sense. We tried all kinds of things on the arrangement. We tried some violin parts – doing horn parts on violins and different backgroun...
Wendy and Lisa worked with Prince on two further records, Around the World in a Day and Paradebefore The Revolution disbanded in 1986. The pair then embarked on a multifaceted career as both Emmy-winning soundtrack composers and creative foils to the likes of Madonna, Lisa Marie Presley and Neil Fin. As a seasoned guitarist, Wendy talks us through ...
Oct 7, 2019 · Prince broke the news to Coleman and Wendy Melvoin, his closest confidants in the Revolution, over dinner on Oct. 7, 1986, according to Jason Draper's Prince: Chaos, Disorder and Revolution. Later, he called Bobby Z and fired him, too.
Sep 24, 2017 · When the relationship between Prince and the Revolution began to crumble during the 1986 tour, and was dissolved soon after it, Wendy and Lisa endured as both a romantic couple and a creative team. For them, there was no question that they would continue to make music together.
Dec 28, 2020 · For years, many wondered if they were lesbians, straight, bi, or Prince’s girlfriends. Well years later, in an interview with Out Magazine, the once voiceless musical duo, Wendy and Lisa, officially “came out” publicly and revealed some major bombshells.
Sep 13, 1987 · Guitarist Wendy Melvoin and keyboardist Lisa Coleman, who had been called his “musical shadows,” were out. So was his drummer, Bobby Z, who had been with Prince since the late ‘70s ...
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Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band the Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy & Lisa.
