The Revolution is an American band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979 by Prince, serving as his live band and later as his studio band. The band's sound incorporated rock, pop, R&B, …

Robert B. Rivkin (born January 9, 1956), aka Bobby Z., is an American musician and record producer, best known as being the drummer for Prince's backing band The Revolution from …

Apr 21, 2020 · Robert Rivkin, aka Bobby Z, was the drummer in Prince's seminal band The Revolution, who backed him on classics including the Purple Rain album. While Prince himself …

Apr 22, 2020 · As Prince’s drummer from the very first concerts in 1979 until 1986, Bobby Z. sat on the throne of The Revolution from the beginning, when Prince rescued him from, as he …

Aug 9, 2024 · In 1979, Prince assembled his first backing band, which included André Cymone on bass, Gayle Chapman and Lisa Coleman on keyboards, Dez Dickerson on guitar, Dr. Fink, …

Feb 24, 2024 · American drummer Bobby Z got to see how one of the all-time greats operated at the peak of his powers – he was the man behind the kit in Prince’s original backing band The …

Jun 7, 2018 · By the time of 1999, he had assembled the Revolution, five musicians based on the Sly & the Family Stone model: black and white, male and female, to back him up, both …

Jul 12, 2017 · Prince played with a lot of musicians in his lifetime. But if you ask Robert Rivkin, he was only ever really in one band. It happens to be the one Rivkin also played drums in—the …

Dec 20, 2019 · While making Prince: The Story of 1999, I got to sit down with Prince's longtime drummer, Bobby Rivkin — better known as Bobby Z. Prince and Bobby first met back in the …

Jun 7, 2022 · As Revolution drummer Bobby Z. puts it, Prince has become the legendary Purple One — "this mythical, immortal character." But vaunting Prince as such threatens to do a …