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The Story of 1999, Episode 3: The Idolmaker

The Story of 1999, Episode 3: The Idolmaker

Update: 2019-12-03

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With reams of material created over the winter of 1981-1982, Prince turned his attention toward refining his emerging double album and shaping the look and sound of protégés The Time and Vanity 6. Inspired by a 1980 movie called The Idolmaker, Prince aspired to create not just an album but a musical movement. Host Andrea Swensson interviews Dez Dickerson, Duane Tudahl, Jellybean Johnson, Brenda Bennett, Bobby Z, and Lisa Coleman.

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The Story of 1999, Episode 3: The Idolmaker

The Story of 1999, Episode 3: The Idolmaker

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