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Sep 17, 2020 · In the fall of 1986, Prince dismissed his backing group, the Revolution, following an amazingly successful first half of the decade. Though initially unnamed, early incarnations of the Revolution could be traced back to 1979, when Prince began experimenting with a band.
- Corey Irwin
Jun 20, 2024 · Given Prince’s untimely death, in 2016, it will be a bittersweet moment for all concerned, but one that guitarist Wendy Melvoin and keyboard player Lisa Coleman, two key members of The Revolution and known outside of the band as Wendy & Lisa, seem determined to enjoy.
Oct 7, 2019 · The end, however, arrived in a surprisingly ordinary setting. 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.
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.
Jul 27, 2024 · 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.
- Eric Deggans
Dec 12, 2016 · Finally, Melvoin — Coleman’s childhood friend (their fathers were L.A. session musicians) and then-girlfriend — replaced guitarist Dez Dickerson in mid-1983.
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Mar 6, 2017 · The Revolution's Wendy Melvoin looks back to the shock of Prince's death and ahead to the band's upcoming tour celebrating the late icon. Markus Akre for Rolling Stone. For years, Prince fans...
