The original Dream Team! In the late 1970s, after Prince released his debut album, For You, Prince recruited Andre Cymone as bassist for his touring band. Cymone stayed with Prince until 1981 when he quit the band over tensions with Prince. The two later resolved their issues and Cymone went on to release 3 solo albums – Livin' in the New Wave (1982), Survivin' in … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: Andre Cymone and Dez Dickerson!
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Thursday Afternoon Thread: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards Week
In 1984, after the release of her self-titled debut album, Madonna wanted to solidify her future in the music business, by building on the success of the first album. She decided to become one of the record producers, but Warner Bros. was not ready to give her the artistic freedom that she wanted. She chose Nile Rodgers as the primary producer of the album, due to his work … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards Week