The fire and magic that happens when a charismatic frontperson and a gifted musical foil find symbiosis is truly beguiling. In 1983, guitarist Dez Dickerson left the band over religious conflicts.

She is a composer, known for Purple Rain (1984), Dangerous Minds (1995) and Crossing Jordan (2001).

Melvoin has come a long way since her days sparring with the late icon. Wendy Melvoin was born on January 26, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Wendy Ann Melvoin.

In 1980, Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman in Prince's touring band on keyboards and piano. ... Wendy Melvoin, Prince and Lisa Coleman accept the 1985 Oscar for best original song score for the film Purple Rain.

Photo from Wendy Melvoin. Coleman was asked to contribute vocals to several tracks over his next few albums. Wendy Melvoin is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who is well-known for her work with Prince Rogers Nelson, an American singer and songwriter, in his band The Revolution, and also for her musical collaboration with Lisa Coleman, with whom she formed the famous duo ‘Wendy & Lisa’, also known as Girl Bros. Elvis had Scotty Moore, Bowie had Mick Ronson, and for a few charmed, arguably career-defining years, Prince had Wendy Melvoin. 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. “That guitar was used for the entire Parade Tour and our last tour as a band,” she says. Wendy Melvoin, Soundtrack: Purple Rain. Gibson gave Melvoin her white ES-335 in 1985, and she’s been playing it since. The film and album turned Prince and the newly named Revolutioninto superstars. Prince's personal life also became intertwined with Melvoin's when h…

Prince invited Wendy Melvoin (Lisa's girlfriend at the time) into the band as they began to record Purple Rain. Wendy Melvoin shares licks with Rob Bacon during the Revolution’s stop in May 2017 at the Majestic in Detroit.

Donna Grantis, the group’s guitarist, was proud to join the tradition.