Prince delivers a delirious rendition of “1999” in a previously unreleased clip from his December 29th, 1982 concert at the Summit in Houston, Texas. The entire show will be released on DVD as part of a new 1999 reissue, out November 29th.
“1999” frequently, and fittingly, served as the final song in the 1999 tour setlist, and the clip from the Houston concert captures all the bombast Prince and his band brought to the performance. Every moment is filled with joy, especially as the musicians settle into the extended outro, during which Prince, guitarist Dez Dickerson...
“1999” frequently, and fittingly, served as the final song in the 1999 tour setlist, and the clip from the Houston concert captures all the bombast Prince and his band brought to the performance. Every moment is filled with joy, especially as the musicians settle into the extended outro, during which Prince, guitarist Dez Dickerson...
- 9/12/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
2017-04-12T11:05:02-07:00'Purple Rain' Bandmates to Speak at Prince Tribute Event
Musicians who played on stage with Prince will speak at a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" superstar at Paisley Park.
Organizers of "Celebration 2017" announced speakers for the event on Tuesday. It's scheduled to run April 20-23, being held during the anniversary of Prince's death.
Among the speakers are Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, drummer Bobby Z, keyboardist Matt Fink and bassist BrownMark from Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution.
Other speakers include Levi Seacer from Prince's 1990s band, New Power Generation, keyboardist Morris Hayes, costume designer Stacia Lang and singer Shelby J.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Musicians who played on stage with Prince will speak at a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" superstar at Paisley Park.
Organizers of "Celebration 2017" announced speakers for the event on Tuesday. It's scheduled to run April 20-23, being held during the anniversary of Prince's death.
Among the speakers are Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, drummer Bobby Z, keyboardist Matt Fink and bassist BrownMark from Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution.
Other speakers include Levi Seacer from Prince's 1990s band, New Power Generation, keyboardist Morris Hayes, costume designer Stacia Lang and singer Shelby J.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
- 4/12/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Prince may be gone forever but his former band, The Revolution, may soon be back on the road. The rock band, which was formed in Minneapolis in 1979 by Prince and disbanded 1986, announced that they plan to do a reunion tour in honor the “Little Red Corvette” singer, who died Thursday at age 57. Original members Bobby Z., Matt Funk, Brown Mark, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman will all be involved. “We have decided, after spending three or four days together now grieving over the loss of Prince, that we would like to come out and do some shows,” Melvoin said in...
- 4/27/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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