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|introduction = '''The Family''' is a group that was put together by [[Prince]] out of the remaining members of [[The Time]] when that band broke up in 1984. The group featured [[The Time]] drummer [[Jellybean Johnson]] and [[The Time]]'s [[Jerome Benton]] on percussion, while the band's keyboardist [[Paul Peterson]] was appointed lead singer, together with [[Prince]]'s then girlfriend [[Susannah Melvoin]] (twin sister of [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]], these were augmented by [[Eric Leeds]], a saxophonist and flutist whom [[Prince]] got to know through his tour manager [[Alan Leeds]], brother of [[Eric Leeds|Eric]]. | |introduction = '''The Family''' is a group that was put together by [[Prince]] out of the remaining members of [[The Time]] when that band broke up in 1984. The group featured [[The Time]] drummer [[Jellybean Johnson]] and [[The Time]]'s [[Jerome Benton]] on percussion, while the band's keyboardist [[Paul Peterson]] was appointed lead singer, together with [[Prince]]'s then girlfriend [[Susannah Melvoin]] (twin sister of [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]], these were augmented by [[Eric Leeds]], a saxophonist and flutist whom [[Prince]] got to know through his tour manager [[Alan Leeds]], brother of [[Eric Leeds|Eric]]. |
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The band never performed live expect for their sole performance at First Avenue on 25 August 1985 for which they rehearsed about a month. An idea to have violas ans cellos in the live line-up to reproduce Clare Fischer's orchestral arrangements was abandoned. |
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