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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.
Mar 6, 2017 · On April 21th, on the first anniversary of his death, the five members of the Revolution – guitarist Wendy Melvoin, keyboardists Lisa Coleman and Matt Fink, bassist Brown Mark, and drummer...
Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) is a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasing their eponymous debut studio album in 1987.
As rear guard to one of the world’s most extroverted and absorbing performers, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman were the indispensable co-architects of Prince’s most hallowed period. Joining his band at the age of 19 when making the Dirty Mind album, Coleman lent her melodic, atmospheric keyboard to Prince’s ever-growing musical tapestry.
Oct 2, 2017 · Wendy Melvoin: Playing for the Revolution. David Von Bader. October 2, 2017. Prince plays his Hohner Tele and Wendy Melvoin rocks her signature purple Rickenbacker during the Purple Rain Tour in the mid ’80s. Melvoin names her mother and Mick Ronson as her biggest guitar influences.
Apr 30, 2017 · The band that backed Prince during the Purple Rain era is on tour celebrating his music. Members Wendy Melvoin, Bobby Z. and Doctor Fink say it helps them — and audiences — to process their grief.
Jun 22, 2017 · In the years since they played with Prince in the early 1980s, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have become two of Hollywood’s most prolific television composers, creating music for such shows as...
Sep 23, 2020 · Recorded in 1985 and 1986, Dream Factory was a collaborative songwriting project with The Revolution's Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin (Susannah's sister).
Jun 24, 2024 · Wendy Melvoin, looking professorial, hit the opening riff of “Let’s Go Crazy” on a guitar with a familiar pattern.
Jun 15, 2021 · Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman do not have as much on-camera time as they did during their time as the focal points of Prince’s group, the Revolution. But, in the 35 years since the disbanding...
