Bobby Z
Also Known As: Robert B. Rivkin, Bobby Rivkin
Biography: Bobby 'Z' Rivkin was born as Robert B. Rivkin. He is known for his work in Prince's band from 1978-1986. He has appeared in Purple Rain (1984), Prince and the Revolution LIVE! (1985) and Prince: The Hits Collection (1993).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birthday: January 09, 1956
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Prince - Dirty Mind New York '81
Overview: Prince live at The Ritz, New York, NY March 22nd 1981.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-22
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Prince and The Revolution - Parade Live in Stockholm
Overview: Parade Tour live at Isstadion, Stockholm on August 22nd 1986.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-22
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Prince and the Revolution: Live
Overview: “Prince and the Revolution: Live” is a legendary concert filmed toward the end of Prince's “Purple Rain” tour in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1985. The performance has Prince at the height of his powers, backed by the classic Revolution lineup of Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Mark Brown, Eric Leeds, and Bobby Z. The 20-song set features: Let's Go Crazy, Delirious, 1999, Little Red Corvette, Take Me With U, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Do Me Baby, Irresistible Bitch, Possessed, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore, Let's Pretend We Are Married, International Lover, God, Computer Blue, Darling Nikki, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star, and Purple Rain.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-29
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Prince: Capitol Theatre
Overview: Prince performs in Passaic, NJ during his Controversy Tour on January 30th 1982. Even in black and white, the Minneapolis-born funkateer exudes purple-ness. Watch him whip this Capitol Theatre audience into a frenzy.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-30
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Prince and the Revolution: The Makings Of Rain
Overview: On the 3rd of August 1983, Prince played a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre Company at First Avenue, Minneapolis. The concert was instigated by Loyce Houlton, artistic director of the long-time modern dance troupe. She had met Prince during the band's dance classes and asked him to play a benefit show. Prince's concert raise $23,000 for the financially beleaguered MDT dance company. The concert is generally regarded as one of the most excited shows he has ever played. The basic tracks of three songs from the concert were used on Purple Rain.
Genres: Music History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-03
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Prince and the Revolution: The Homecoming
Overview: After 4 months of touring, Prince and his band return to Minneapolis.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-15
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Prince and the Revolution: Live at the Omni, Atlanta
Overview: Purple Rain Tour The Omni, Atlanta 4th January 1985 Let's Go Crazy / Delirious / 1999 / Little Red Corvette / Take Me With U - Yankee Doodle / Free / Do Me, Baby / How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore - Temptation / Let's Pretend We're Married - International Lover / Father's Song / God / Computer Blue / Darling Nikki / The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry / I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm A Star / Purple Rain A fantastic show professionally shot by a single camera directly in front of the stage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-04
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Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE
Overview: On June 7th, 1986, Prince celebrated his 28th birthday by performing for a packed crowd at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. The show was filmed and edited for later broadcast in Europe and Japan as promotion for his then-forthcoming 1986 Parade tour, which hit eight countries in less than a month. The Parade tour never officially hit the United States, with Prince deciding to test the show out on audiences in a handful of cities across the country before taking it abroad. Fortunately, videotapes of the Detroit show have been circulating amongst hardcore Prince collectors for years and have found their way onto the internet so you can witness what was arguably Prince’s funkiest tour to date.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-07
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Purple Rain
Overview: A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-27
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Prince: The Hits Collection
Overview: The Hits Collection is a collection of music videos released in 1993 to accompany the Prince's greatest hits collection, The Hits/The B-Sides. Being a single VHS cassette/DVD, the collection is only an hour long and excludes many tracks from the audio release
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-14
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Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600
Overview: A performance from Sheila E. filmed live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Featuring a special appearance by Prince and the Revolution.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-08
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Prince: 1999 Live In Houston 12/29/82
Overview: Prince and the Revolution perform live at the Summit in Houston, TX on 12/29/1982
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-29
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Prince - Dirty Mind Paris '81
Overview: On June 4, 1981 Prince staged a concert at Théâtre Le Palace in the City Of Lights. The show featured seven of the eight songs that appeared on the 1980 LP Dirty Mind as well as a few off his 1979 self-titled LP. The lineup in Paris included André Cymone on bass, Dez Dickerson on guitar, Bobby Z on drums and Doctor Fink and Lisa Coleman on keyboards, as well as Prince, in various stages of undress, playing guitar and handling lead vocals.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-04
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Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Overview: A lineup of artists -- including Beck, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent, Usher and more -- pay tribute to Prince's unprecedented influence on music.
Genres: Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-21
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