Drummer Ian Paice is the only constant member amid the swirl of Deep Purple’s numerous line-up changes - Fin Costello/Redferns It says rather a lot about the music industry that when Deep Purple ...
The Mark II edition of Deep Purple is generally agreed to be the ultimate version of the hard rockers. The lineup of singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist ...
The four power chords that open Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” are still one of hard rock’s most recognizable riffs. In the early 1970s, the fanfare and song touched a primal nerve with many ...
In 1968, Blackmore co-founded Deep Purple with keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, singer Rod Evans, and bassist Nick Simper. The group was initially heavily influenced by psychedelia and ...
Ian Gillan, the powerhouse vocalist best-known as the longtime frontman of Deep Purple, celebrates his 80th birthday on August 19. Gillan joined the British hard-rock band in 1969 and helped propel ...
Why did Ritchie Blackmore leave Deep Purple? And why did the influential guitarist do it not once but twice, initially departing the English hard rock band in 1975 before returning around 10 years ...