“Wednesday,” 132, 133, 150
Weinger, Harry, 274–75
“When Doves Cry,” 7, 8, 10, 133, 143, 145, 147–50, 151, 161–64, 166–67, 171, 174, 194, 215, 237, 273
“When You Were Mine,” 35
White, Maurice, 30
white audiences. See racial attitudes
Whitfield, Bill, 197
“Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?,” 33
Williams, Clarence III, 119–20, 121, 179
Winfrey, Oprah, 26, 198
Wonder, Stevie, 34, 228, 265
Y
Yankovic, “Weird Al,” 172, 173
Yes, 202
Z
Z, Bobby, 4, 29, 33, 50, 54, 63–64, 77, 138, 167, 215, 260, 261, 262
Z, David, 5, 6, 29
ZZ Top, 201
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Light, Alan.
Let’s go crazy : Prince and the making of Purple rain / Alan Light.
pages cm
Summary: “A new book on the unlikely coming-to-be of Prince’s now legendary album. Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film--each one a commercial success and cultural milestone. How did this semi-autobiographical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans?” — Provided by publisher.
1. Prince. Purple rain. 2. Rock music—United States—History and criticism. I. Title.
ML420.P974L44 2014
781.66092—dc23
2014026430
ISBN 978-1-4767-7672-9
ISBN 978-1-4767-7677-4 (ebook)