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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]] | + | |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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* [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] - Vocals, Keyboards | * [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] - Vocals, Keyboards |
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Since the band was created after the fact, apart from Eric Leeds’s saxophone the band wasn’t involved in creating their album to great extent, apart from St. Paul and Susannah, Much like The Time before them. In fact the band drummer Jellybean Johnson, just like on The Time’s early albums is not on any of the record and Jerome Benton’s contributions to The Family are also minimal. | ||
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The band never performed live expect for their sole performance at First Avenue on 13 August 1985 for which they rehearsed about a month. An idea to have violas and cellos in the live line-up to reproduce Clare Fischer’s orchestral arrangements was abandoned. |
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