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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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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 ...

  3. As a guitarist backing Prince on the world-dominant Purple Rain along with Parade and Around The World In A Day, Wendy Melvoin helped crystallize a musical vision known as The Revolution.

  4. Apr 21, 2023 · Inside the First Avenue club in Minneapolis, a sweaty congregation of 1,500-plus believers is staring across the low stage at an 18-year old guitarist named Wendy Melvoin, who’s making her debut with hometown heroes Prince & The Revolution.

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  5. 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.

  6. Jan 26, 2024 · Wendy Melvoin, who was a member of Prince’s band the Revolution, is 60. Melvoin was born on this date in Los Angeles in 1964, and grew up amid a musical family: her father Mike Melvoin was a member of the Wrecking Crew, her brother Jonathan Melvoin was a touring keyboardist with Smashing Pumpkins, and her twin sister, Susannah, was ...