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Jan 19, 2024 · In the late summer of 1975, 20-year-old Sounds writer Geoff Barton journeyed to the US to write an on-the-road piece about Deep Purple. Little did he know what he was getting himself into, as internal bickering, jealousy and addiction began to tear the band apart. In 2003, he revisited the trip for Classic Rock.
Rod Evans. Rod Evans was the lead vocalist for Deep Purple from 1968 to 1969. He sang on the band’s first three albums, Shades of Deep Purple, The Book of Taliesyn, and Deep Purple. Evans’s vocal style helped shape the band’s early sound, including their hit cover of “Hush.”.
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Sep 16, 2022 · We've brought all of their incarnations together in this countdown of Deep Purple Lineup Changes. Since the release of their 1968 debut, Shades of Deep Purple, they've weathered nine different ...
Jun 9, 2024 · At this time Deep Purple represented the acceptable face of the Swinging 60s, as evidenced by a surviving clip of the band on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy After Dark show. Here, they enjoy some friendly banter with the pipe-smoking Lothario and perform their hit single, surrounded by Hef’s bunnies and ‘groovy young kids’, dressed in the latest Mr Fish threads and Anello & Davide footwear, and ...
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Deep Purple are a British hard rock band originally from Hertford. Formed in March 1968, the group originally included vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark I"). In mid-1969, Evans and Simper were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover ("Mark II").
NameYears ActiveInstrumentsRelease Contributions1968–1976 1984–2002 (died 2012)keyboards occasional backing vocals ...all Deep Purple studio albums from Shades ...1968–1975 1984–1993guitarall Deep Purple studio albums from Shades ...1968–1969lead vocalsShades of Deep Purple (1968) The Book of ...1968–1969bass guitar backing vocalsShades of Deep Purple (1968) The Book of ...— Ritchie Blackmore on the hiring of Roger Glover. Mark II's first release was a Roger Greenaway – Roger Cook tune titled "Hallelujah". At the time of its recording, Nick Simper still thought he was in the band and had called John Coletta to inquire about the recording dates for the song. He then found that the song had already been recorded with Glover on bass. The remaining original ...
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Aug 18, 2017 · Deep Purple on “Black Night”: “We thought the whole thing was a waste of time”. How an old blues riff, played “good and drunk” after a pub booze-up, became a huge 1970 hit. 18th August ...
