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 ...

The late, great Prince was releasing albums starting with 1978’s For You. But it was 1984’s film and soundtrack to Purple Rain that catapulted him into true pop icon status. For much of the ...

In that moment, I mean, what are you gonna do, right? There’s about two seconds and then you’ve got to hit the overdrive ...

(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 ...

“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 ...

This featured on Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day ... it’s said that band members were known for asking Prince for permission to take bits of his gear after he’d finished using them ...

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For Black History Month, we're going through the decades and discussing artists who shaped popular music. How Prince's 'Purple Rain' brought R&B and funk to the masses in the 1980s 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 ...