Jason Draper
2023 (1)
2023 August (1)
- "When Prince Debuted ‘Purple Rain’ At First Avenue: The Full Story -- During a benefit concert held at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, on 3 August 1983, Prince debuted many of his career-making ‘Purple Rain’ songs."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 3 August 2023
- about A Case of You (song), Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Baby I’m a Star (song), Computer Blue (song), D.M.S.R. (song), David Leonard, Delirious (song), Dez Dickerson, Duane Tudahl, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), James Brown, Jon Bream, Joni Mitchell, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lisa Coleman, Little Red Corvette (song), Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Matt Fink, Mick Jagger, Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 And 1984 (book), Purple Rain (song), Susan Rogers, The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2022 (1)
2022 June (1)
- "Purple Rain: The Story Behind Prince’s Career-Defining Song -- The song most associated with Prince, Purple Rain is an epic power ballad that embodied its creator’s search for transcendence through music."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 25 June 2022
- about Albert Magnoli, Andrea Swensson, Baby I’m a Star (song), Bob Seger, Dez Dickerson, Duane Tudahl, First Avenue (place), Fleetwood Mac, I Would Die 4 U (song), Joni Mitchell, Lisa Coleman, Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Los Angeles (place), Novi Novog, Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 And 1984 (book), Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Stevie Nicks, Sunset Sound (place), Suzie Katayama, The Revolution, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2021 (2)
2021 October (1)
- "1999: Why Prince’s Visionary Album Still Sounds Like The Future -- With his '1999' album, Prince perfected the ‘Minneapolis sound’: a futuristic pop-funk concoction the world has yet to catch up with."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 27 October 2021
- about 1999 (album), 1999 (song), Bob Merlis, Chanhassen (place), D.M.S.R. (song), International Lover (song), Let’s Pretend We’re Married (song), Little Red Corvette (song), Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Los Angeles (place), Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Morris Day, Peggy McCreary, Sunset Sound (place), Vanity, Vanity 6
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2021 June (1)
- "Purple Rain: How Prince Stormed His Way To Superstardom -- Creating the zeitgeist, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ era raised the bars for music, cinema and live performance. No one has come close since."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 25 June 2021
- about Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Apollonia 6, Baby I’m a Star (song), BrownMark, Bruce Springsteen, Computer Blue (song), Darling Nikki (song), First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Jimmy Jam, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lisa Coleman, Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Morris Day, Parental Advisory, Parents Music Resource Center, Patricia Kotero, Peggy McCreary, Prince and The Revolution, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Purple Rain (tour), Sheena Easton, Steve Fargnoli, Sugar Walls (song), Sunset Sound (place), Susan Rogers, Terry Lewis, The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, The Time, Vanity, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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