The group was no longer allowed to use the NPG name or play sets of Prince's music.
From 1990 to 2013, Prince’s backing band was the New Power Generation, a sprawling and oft-changing ensemble. NPG rejoined Prince in 2015 for the final studio album of his lifetime, Hit n Run Phase ...
*It’s official. The Revolution will reunite for several shows following the death of their former leader Prince, who first formed the band in 1979. Original members Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, ...
Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, a funk rock musician best known as a founding member of the Prince-associated band The Time, has died. He was 69. Johnson, who turned 69 on Nov. 19, died on Friday, Nov. 21, ...
In 1979 a young Prince formed his band and called it the Revolution. The Revolution was the backup band in the Purple Rain movie and on the accompanying album. And although the band members broke up ...