MINNEAPOLIS —Prince's "Purple Rain" stage adaptation will make its debut in the late musician's hometown of Minneapolis before heading to Broadway. On Tuesday, producer Orin Wolf announced the play will make its world premiere at the Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre in the spring of 202...
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Prince broke the bank (well, comparatively speaking) on his debut album, and as such was forced to strip things down and get extra efficient for his sophomore effort. No problem at all for an already preternaturally prolific talent like Prince. His self-titled debut featured at least two son...
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Prince co-produced drummer and collaborator Sheila E.'s 1984 debut album, "The Glamorous Life." The entire album was recorded in a week at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. 1985: Oscar win Bettmann // Getty Images 1985: Oscar win Prince's hit song "Purple Rain" won an Oscar for Best Orig...
The soundtrack to the 1984 rock musical drama film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut featured two chart-topping singles, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy, as well as the epic title track, Purple Rain. Housed inside a stylish foil-metallic picture sleeve with bonus poster...
33: Purple Rain Purple Rain (1984) I needed a run up for this one. A couple of days basking in the various performances: the First Avenue debut; Rave Un2 the Year 2000; the Super Bowl half-time show. The song looms so large over Prince’s legacy that attempting to wrap my head ...
Photo: Everett Prince in ’Purple Rain’ Career Takes Off: 'Controversy' and '1999' In 1978, Prince dropped his debut album, For You, which was followed by Prince (1979). He played practically all of the instruments on the albums, and the sophomore release contained his first Top 20 pop...
It was two years later that Prince made his spectacular film debut in 1984's Purple Rain, and the film's legendary soundtrack -- home to "When Doves Cry" -- is regarded as one of the best albums in history. Purple Rain won Prince two Grammys in 1985. It was at that ceremony that...
Prince returned to the limelight, performing "Purple Rain" during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyonce at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles. With his Grammy performance and release of "Musicology" in the spring, Prince saw the beginning of a career resurgence.Prince...