The Revolution first heard Purple Rain at the Minnesota warehouse where ... and we got the crowd to sing it, that was mind-blowing. Plus I was having this emotional reaction to the beauty of ...

“Purple Rain” won an Oscar (for best original song score), led to four ... Foo Fighters (”Darling Nikki”); Incubus and the “Sing 2″ cast (”Let’s Go Crazy”).

Originally released in 1984, Purple Rain starred Prince as the Kid, an up-and-coming rock star from Minnesota. As successful and famous as the film remains its soundtrack is even bigger ...

One of the highlights of the auction is a white ruffled shirt worn by Prince during his 1985 American Music Awards performance of the song “Purple Rain.” The auction traces Prince’s ...