There’s a Purple Rain Check on Netflix’s Prince Documentary
I t’s the last day of all time for Netflix’s six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. On February 6, Netflix and the Prince Estate released a joint statement that ...
Prince played the Purple Rain guitar solo at every 3rdeyegirl show... apart from this one
After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says ...
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How Prince's 'Purple Rain' brought R&B and funk to the masses in the 1980s
(Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album "Purple Rain" brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we're going through the decades and discussing ...
Five years after death, Prince’s impact on community endures
Fans from across the Twin Cities metro stand shoulder to shoulder, swaying back and forth as a powerful voice echoes on stage inside Paisley Park. A flamboyantly dressed purple figure, standing at ...
Pop music superstar Prince has died
A crowd gathered outside Paisley Park in Chanhassen Thursday as news of Prince’s death spread. According to a statement attributed to his publicist, “It is with profound sadness that I ...
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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Becoming a Musical
“Purple Rain,” Prince’s breakout rise-of-a-rock-star film, is being adapted into a stage musical featuring some of the pop musician’s best-loved songs. Bertrand Guay/Agence France-Presse ...
When Donna Grantis joined Prince’s band, she expected the unexpected – but she never thought he’d ask her to take iconic Purple Rain solo
Grantis was the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s final band, 3rdeyegirl, and was asked to take the solo on the spot ...
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How Prince's 'Purple Rain' brought R&B and funk to the masses in the 1980s
In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album “Purple Rain” brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we’re ...