Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros., are a funk, rock and singer-songwriter duo comprised of musicians Lisa Coleman (keyboards, vocals) and Wendy Melvoin (guitar, vocals and occasionally on bass) that formed in the mid-1980s, and are best known for their collaboration with Prince. They currently score all of the music for the NBC shows Crossing Jordan and Heroes. Biography The two were childhood friends, both from musical families which often performed together; Wendy's father, Mike Melvoin, was an in-demand session musician and was president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the 1980s, while Lisa's father, Gary Coleman (not the actor) was also an in-demand session musician for jazz artists. The Revolution In 1980, Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman in Prince's touring band. Coleman was asked to contribute vocals to several tracks over

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