Prince Guitarist Dez Dickerson | First Band To Purple Rain

Musicians Reveal

Dez Dickerson is a phenomenal guitarist and songwriter. He was an original member of Prince's band The Revolution and played guitar with Prince from 1979 to 1983. He appeared in the movie Purple Rain playing his solo song "Modernaire". His band was named Modernaires and went on tour with Billy Idol.

Dickerson later went on to found his own label Absolute Records. He also reunited with The Revolution in 2012 for a concert to raise money and awareness for heart disease. Revolution bandmate Bobby "Z" Rivkin went through heart surgery previously.Currently, Dickerson manages record label and branding companies Pavilion Entertainment and Pavilion Synergies in Nashville.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. This is the first radio show to have ever received that honor. "Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" has been on the radio airwaves since 1982. Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault co-host the show and are well-respected in the music business as creative air personalities and supporters of independent musicians .

The show features creative music in funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, latin, and gospel. In addition, Joe Kelley has interviewed renowned musicians such as Victor Wooten, Sheila E. , Foley, Robin Duhe, Jef Lee Johnson, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Rhonda Smith, Bernie Worrell, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bland, Larry Graham, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Steve Smith, St. Paul Peterson, JD Blair, Tori Ruffin, Kat Dyson, Eric Person, actor Jeff Daniels, Junior Giscombe, John Scofield, EC Scott, John Blackwell, Mystic Bowie, and many others.