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This article is about the rock band. For the song, see Deep Purple (song). " Deep Purple " was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast 1923 to 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the For the album, see Deep Purple (album). Deep Purple is the third studio Album by English Hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records
Deep Purple
In 2004, from left to right, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Don Airey and Steve Morse
In 2004, from left to right, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Don Airey and Steve Morse
Background information
Origin Hertfordshire, England
Genre(s) Hard rock, heavy metal[1][2][3], blues-rock
Years active 1968 – 1976
1984 – present
Label(s) Edel, EMI, BMG, Polydor, Warner Bros., Tetragrammaton, Aquarius
Associated acts Rainbow, Whitesnake, Gillan, Black Sabbath, Blackmore's Night, Tommy Bolin, Episode Six, Screaming Lord Sutch, Dixie Dregs
Website www.deeppurple.com
Members
Ian Gillan
Roger Glover
Ian Paice
Steve Morse
Don Airey
Former members
Ritchie Blackmore
Jon Lord
Rod Evans
Nick Simper
David Coverdale
Glenn Hughes
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Satriani
Tommy Bolin
Jon Lamoureux
Joey Imm
Maria Ganio

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Roger David Glover (born November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh / English Bassist, Keyboardist Ian Paice (born June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England) made his name as the Drummer with seminal heavy Rock band Deep Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple Steven J Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton Ohio) is an American Guitarist, best known as the founder for the Dixie Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order Record company selling mostly soundtracks The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Tetragrammaton Records was a Record label, founded by artist manager Roy Silver with Bruce Post Campbell and Comedian Bill Cosby Aquarius Records is a Canadian Independent record label which was established during the summer of 1969. Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Gillan was a hard rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan. Black Sabbath are an Blackmore's Night is a Renaissance -inspired Folk rock band led by Ritchie Blackmore ( Electric guitar and acoustic guitar) and Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best Episode Six was a British rock group during the mid-sixties The band wasn't well known but foreshadowed the arrival of Deep Purple in late 1960s Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash The Dixie Dregs are a Jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s Their mostly instrumental music fuses Jazz, Southern rock, bluegrass and classical Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter Roger David Glover (born November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh / English Bassist, Keyboardist Ian Paice (born June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England) made his name as the Drummer with seminal heavy Rock band Deep Steven J Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton Ohio) is an American Guitarist, best known as the founder for the Dixie Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player Rod Evans (born 19 January, 1947 in Slough, Berkshire) is a former English Singer and was a founding member of Deep Nicholas John Simper (b 3 November 1945, at Frogmore House Maternity Home Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex) is a bass guitarist David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ( JLT) born Joseph Linquito August 2, 1951 in Hackensack New Jersey, is a melodic hard rock singer best known for his work Joseph "Satch" Satriani (born July 15, 1956 in Westbury New York, U Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of [4] Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock,[5] although the members of the band have always refused to label themselves as heavy metal[6]. Led Zeppelin were Black Sabbath are an Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock The band has also incorporated pop and progressive rock elements [5]. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved It was once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest band,[5][7][8] and it has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U The loudest band in the world is a subject of some dispute in musical circles although the claim has been made that Motorhead holds this distinction When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced [9][10][11][12] Deep Purple was ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television [13]

The band has gone through many line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus. The 1968-76 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. [14][15] Their second and most commercially successful line-up featured: Ian Gillan (vocals), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), Roger Glover (bass guitar) and Ian Paice (drums). Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Roger David Glover (born November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh / English Bassist, Keyboardist Bass (pronounced like the word "base" refers to a variety of Musical instruments that can be collectively regarded as bass instruments since they produce Ian Paice (born June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England) made his name as the Drummer with seminal heavy Rock band Deep A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells [8] This line-up was revived from 1984-89 and again in 1993 before the rift between Blackmore and other members became unbridgeable. The current line-up including guitarist Steve Morse has been much more stable, though Lord's retirement in 2002 has left Paice as the only original member. Steven J Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton Ohio) is an American Guitarist, best known as the founder for the Dixie [16]

Contents

History

(1964–1968) Pre-Deep Purple years

In 1967, former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis contacted London businessman Tony Edwards in the hope that he would manage a new group he was putting together, to be called Roundabout: so-called because the members would get on and off the band, like a musical roundabout. The Searchers are a British rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Swinging Chris Curtis ( August 26 1941 &ndash February 28 2005) was an English Drummer and Singer with the 1960s London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Impressed with the plan, Edwards agreed to finance the venture with two business partners: John Coletta and Ron Hire (Hire-Edwards-Coletta - HEC Enterprises).

The first recruit was the classically-trained Hammond organ player Jon Lord, who had most notably played with The Artwoods (led by Art Wood, brother of future Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, and featuring Keef Hartley). The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player Arthur "Art" Wood (7 July 1937 - 3 November 2006 was a British blues pop and rock singer who led The Artwoods in the 1960s and subsequently became a graphic artist Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Keef Hartley (born April 8, 1944 in Preston England) is a British musician He was followed by session guitarist Ritchie Blackmore who was persuaded to return from Hamburg to audition for the new group. For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Curtis soon dropped out, but HEC Enterprises, as well as Lord and Blackmore, were keen to carry on.

For the bass guitar, Lord suggested his old friend Nick Simper, with whom he had played in a band called The Flower Pot Men and their Garden (formerly known as The Ivy League) back in 1967. Nicholas John Simper (b 3 November 1945, at Frogmore House Maternity Home Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex) is a bass guitarist The Flower Pot Men were a British pop group created in 1967 who enjoyed fleeting fame Simper's claims to fame (apart from Purple) were that he had been in Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and had been in the car crash that killed Kidd. Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were a British Rock and roll group led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd (real name Frederick Heath) He was also in Screaming Lord Sutch's The Savages, where he played with Blackmore. Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash

The line-up was completed by singer Rod Evans and drummer Ian Paice from The Maze. Rod Evans (born 19 January, 1947 in Slough, Berkshire) is a former English Singer and was a founding member of Deep Ian Paice (born June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England) made his name as the Drummer with seminal heavy Rock band Deep After a brief tour of Denmark in the spring of 1968, Blackmore suggested a new name: Deep Purple, which was his grandmother's favourite song. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe " Deep Purple " was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast 1923 to 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the

(1968–1970) Breakthrough

In October 1968, the group had success with a cover of Joe South's "Hush", which reached #4 on the US Billboard chart. Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter, 28 February 1940, in Atlanta Georgia) is a Grammy " Hush " is a song written by Country music artist Joe South for Billy Joe Royal, who had recorded several other songs written and produced by South The song was taken from their debut album Shades of Deep Purple, and they were booked to support Cream on their Goodbye tour. Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by English Hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the UK and Cream were a 1960s British rock band Goodbye (also called Goodbye Cream) is the final original album of the rock Power trio Cream.

The band's second album, The Book of Taliesyn (including a cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman"), was released in the United States to coincide with this tour, reaching #38 on the billboard chart, although it would not be released in their home country until the following year. The Book of Taliesyn is the second album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 by Tetragrammaton in the US and by EMI's Harvest Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. 1969 saw the release of their third album, Deep Purple, which contained strings and woodwind on one track ("April"). Deep Purple is the third studio Album by English Hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records Several influences were in evidence, notably Vanilla Fudge and Lord's classical antecedents such as Bach and Rimsky-Korsakov. Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970 WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov ( Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков, Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov) also Nikolay

After these three albums and extensive touring in the States, their American record company, Tetragrammaton, went out of business, leaving the band with no money and an uncertain future. (Tetragrammaton's assets were assumed by Warner Bros. Records, who would release Deep Purple's records in the U. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. S. throughout the 1970's. ) Returning to England in early 1969, they recorded a single called "Emmaretta", named for a cast member of the musical Hair, whom Rod Evans was trying to seduce, before Evans and Simper were fired. Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt

The band hunted down singer Ian Gillan from Episode Six, a band that had released several singles in the UK without achieving their big break for commercial success. Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter Episode Six was a British rock group during the mid-sixties The band wasn't well known but foreshadowed the arrival of Deep Purple in late 1960s Six's drummer Mick Underwood - an old comrade of Blackmore's from his Savages days - made the introductions, and bassist Roger Glover tagged along for the initial sessions. Roger David Glover (born November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh / English Bassist, Keyboardist Purple persuaded Glover to join full-time; an act that effectively killed Episode Six and gave Underwood a guilt complex that lasted nearly a decade - until Gillan recruited him for his new post-Purple band in the late 1970s.

This created the quintessential Deep Purple "Mark II" lineup, whose first, inauspicious release was a Greenaway-Cook tune titled "Hallelujah," which flopped. Roger Greenaway (born Roger John Greenaway 23 August 1938, Fishponds, Bristol) is a popular English Songwriter, best Roger Frederick Cook (born 19 August 1940, in Fishponds Bristol, England) is a well-known Songwriter who has written many hits

The band gained some much-needed publicity with the Concerto for Group and Orchestra, a three-movement epic composed by Lord as a solo project and performed by the band at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Arnold. The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a Concerto performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006 was an English Composer and symphonist. Together with Five Bridges by The Nice, it was one of the first collaborations between a rock band and an orchestra, although at the time, certain members of Purple (Blackmore and Gillan especially) were less than happy at the group being tagged as "a group who played with orchestras" when actually what they had in mind was to develop the band into a much tighter, hard-rocking style. The Five Bridges Suite is a modern piece of music written in the 1960s combining classical music and Jazz. The Nice were an English Progressive rock band from the 1960s known for their unique blend of rock, Jazz and classical music Despite this, Lord wrote and the band recorded the Gemini Suite, another orchestra/group collaboration in the same vein, in late 1970. Gemini Suite Live is a recording of Jon Lord's classical/rock piece featuring the whole of Deep Purple Mk 2 recorded live during this one and only live performance

(1970–1976) Popularity and breakup

cover for Deep Purple's classic album In Rock, 1970
cover for Deep Purple's classic album In Rock, 1970

Shortly after the orchestral release, the band began a hectic touring and recording schedule that was to see little respite for the next three years. Deep Purple in Rock (also known as In Rock) is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970 Their first studio album of this period, released in mid-1970, was Deep Purple in Rock (a name deliberately chosen to distance the rock album from the concerto) and contained the then-concert staples "Speed King," "Into The Fire," and "Child in Time. Deep Purple in Rock (also known as In Rock) is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970 " Speed King " is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1970 album In Rock " Child in Time " is a Song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple. " The band also issued the UK Top Ten single "Black Night. " Black Night " is a song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included " The interplay between Blackmore's guitar and Lord's distorted organ, coupled with Ian Gillan's howling vocals and the rhythm section of Glover and Paice, now started to take on a unique identity and become instantly recognisable to rock fans throughout Europe.

A second album, the more mellow and creatively progressive Fireball (a favourite of Gillan but not of the rest of the band), was issued in the summer of 1971. Fireball is a Hard rock album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 The title track "Fireball" was released as a single, as was "Strange Kind of Woman" - not from the album but recorded during the same sessions (although it was included on the US version of the album in lieu of the UK version's song "Demon's Eye. " Fireball " is the opening song of the album of the same name by the English Hard rock band Deep Purple. Strange Kind of Woman is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, and was originally released as a follow up single after " Black Night " in early 1971 ")

Within weeks of Fireball's release, the band was already performing songs planned for the next album. One song (which later became "Highway Star") was performed at the first gig of the Fireball tour, having been written on the bus to a show in Portsmouth, in answer to a journalist's question: "How do you go about writing songs?" Three months later, in December 1971, the band traveled to Switzerland to record Machine Head. " Highway Star " is one of British rock group Deep Purple 's most famous songs Machine Head is the sixth Deep Purple studio album It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones The album was due to be recorded at a casino in Montreux, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, but a fire during a Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention gig burned down the casino. Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio is a mobile Recording studio owned by the musical group the Rolling Stones. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director The album was actually recorded at the nearby empty Grand Hotel. This incident famously inspired the song "Smoke on the Water. " Smoke on the Water " is a song by the British Hard rock band Deep Purple. " Gillan believes that he witnessed a man fire a flare gun into the ceiling during the concert, prompting Mark Volman of the Mothers to comment: "Arthur Brown in person!"

Continuing from where both previous albums left off, Machine Head has since become one of the band's most famous albums, including tracks that became live classics such as "Highway Star," "Space Truckin'," "Lazy," and "Smoke on the Water. Arthur Brown (born Arthur Wilton 24 June 1942, Whitby, Yorkshire) is an English Rock and roll Singer Machine Head is the sixth Deep Purple studio album It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones " Highway Star " is one of British rock group Deep Purple 's most famous songs " Space Truckin' " is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. " Lazy " is a song by British Hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1972 album Machine Head, a live performance of the " Smoke on the Water " is a song by the British Hard rock band Deep Purple. " Deep Purple continued to tour and record at a rate that would be rare thirty years on: when Machine Head was recorded, the group had only been together three and a half years, yet it was their seventh LP. Meanwhile the band undertook four US tours in 1972 and the August tour of Japan that led to a double-vinyl live release, Made in Japan. Made in Japan is a Live album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1972 in all of Europe and in May 1973 in the US Originally intended as a Japan-only record, its world-wide release saw the double LP become an instant hit. It remains one of rock music's most popular and highest selling live-concert recordings (although at the time it was perhaps seen as less important, as only Glover and Paice turned up to mix it).

cover for Deep Purple's most successful album Machine Head, 1972
cover for Deep Purple's most successful album Machine Head, 1972

The classic Purple Mk. Machine Head is the sixth Deep Purple studio album It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones II line-up continued to work and released the album Who Do We Think We Are (1973), featuring the hit single "Woman from Tokyo," but internal tensions and exhaustion were more noticeable than ever. Who Do We Think We Are is the fourth studio album by the Mark II lineup of English rock band Deep Purple. The bad feelings culminated in Ian Gillan quitting the band after their second tour of Japan in the summer of 1973, and Roger Glover being pushed out with him. Their replacements were an unknown singer from Saltburn in Northeast England, David Coverdale, and Midlands bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, formerly of Trapeze. Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a Seaside resort in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969 by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band with guitarist Mel According to the liner notes for the 30th anniversary edition of Burn, after first acquiring Glenn Hughes, they debated continuing as a four piece with Hughes as both bassist and vocalist. This new line-up continued into 1974 with the heavier blues-rock album Burn, another highly successful release and world tour. Burn is the eighth studio album by Hard rock group Deep Purple. Hughes and Coverdale added both vocal harmonies and a more funky element to the band's music, a sound that was even more apparent on the late 1974 release Stormbringer. Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by Deep Purple, released in November 1974 Besides the title track, the album had a number of songs that received much radio play, such as "Lady Double Dealer," "The Gypsy," and "Soldier Of Fortune. " Yet Blackmore voiced unhappiness with the album and the direction Deep Purple had taken. As a result, he left the band in the spring of 1975 to form his own band with Ronnie James Dio of Elf, called Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, later shortened after one album to Rainbow. Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA is an American heavy Elf was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Doug Thaler drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975.

With Blackmore's departure, Deep Purple was left to fill one of the biggest bandmember vacancies in rock music. In spite of this, the rest of the band refused to stop, and to the surprise of many long-time fans, actually announced a replacement for the "irreplaceable" Man in Black; American Tommy Bolin. Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best

There are at least two versions about the recruitment of Bolin: according to the liner notes in the Deep Purple 4-CD boxed set it was Coverdale who had suggested auditioning Bolin. "He walked in, thin as a rake, his hair coloured green, yellow, and blue with feathers in it. Slinking along beside him was this stunning Hawaiian girl in a crochet dress with nothing on underneath. "Kanaka" redirects here For the Tamil actress see Kanaka (actress. He plugged into four Marshall 100-watt stacks and. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. . . the job was his. " But in an interview originally published by Melody Maker in June 1975 and available at the Deep Purple Appreciation Society's (DPAS) website, Bolin himself claimed that he came to the audition following a recommendation from Ritchie Blackmore [1]. Bolin had been a member of many now-forgotten mid-60s bands - Denny & The Triumphs, American Standard, and Zephyr, which released three albums from '69-72. Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Before Purple, Bolin's best-known recordings were made as a session musician on Billy Cobham's 1973 jazz fusion album, Spectrum, and on The James Gang's Bang (1973) and Miami (1974). William C Cobham (born May 16 1944 in Panama) is a Panamanian American Jazz Drummer, Composer and Bandleader Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Spectrum is the debut album of fusion Drummer, Billy Cobham. Released in 1973 Spectrum is regarded as one of the most important and James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966 Though the band wasn't a huge commercial success the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Bang is the sixth studio album by James Gang, released in 1973 Miami is the seventh album by James Gang, released in 1974 This album is the last with lead guitarist Tommy Bolin, and the front cover is a black copy He had also jammed with such luminaries as Dr. John, Albert King, The Good Rats and Alphonse Mouzon, and was busy working on his first solo album, Teaser when he accepted the invitation to join Deep Purple. The Good Rats are a rock band from Long Island, New York. Their music mixes elements of Hard rock with Jazz and pop Alphonse Mouzon (b 21 Nov 1948 is a well known jazz-fusion drummer and Percussionist, and the Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records. Teaser is the debut album from American guitarist Tommy Bolin.

The resulting album, Come Taste the Band, was released in October 1975. Come Taste the Band is an album by the Hard rock band Deep Purple recorded between August 3rd and September 1st 1975 at Musicland Studios in Despite mixed reviews, the collection revitalised the band once again, bringing a new, extreme funk edge to their hard rock sound. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Bolin's influence was crucial, and with encouragement from Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale, the guitarist developed much of the material. Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for Later, Bolin's personal problems with drugs began to manifest themselves, and after cancelled shows and below-par concert performances, the band was in danger.

(1976–1984) Band split, side projects

The end came on tour in Britain in March 1976 at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. David Coverdale reportedly walked off in tears and handed in his resignation, to which he was allegedly told there was no band left to quit. David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for The decision to disband Purple had been made some time before the last show by Lord and Paice (the last remaining original members), who hadn't told anyone else. The break-up was finally made public in July 1976.

Later, Bolin had just finished recording his second solo album, Private Eyes, when, on December 4, 1976, tragedy struck. For the Hall & Oates album see Private Eyes (Hall & Oates album. In Miami, during a tour supporting Jeff Beck, Bolin was found unconscious by his girlfriend. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Unable to wake him, she hurriedly called paramedics, but it was too late. The official cause of death: multiple-drug intoxication. He was 25 years old.

After the break-up most of the past and present members of Deep Purple went on to have considerable success in a number of other bands, including Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath and Gillan. Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Black Sabbath are an Gillan was a hard rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan. There were, however, a number of promoter-led attempts to get the band to reform, especially with the revival of the hard rock market in the late 70s/early 80s. By 1980, an unauthorised version of the band surfaced with Rod Evans as the only member who had ever been in Deep Purple, eventually ending in successful legal action from the legitimate Deep Purple camp over unauthorised use of the name. Evans was ordered to pay damages of $672,000 for using the band name without permission. [17]

(1984–1994) Reunions and breakups

In April 1984, eight years after the demise of Deep Purple, a full-scale (and legal) reunion took place with the "classic" early 70s line-up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord and Paice. The album Perfect Strangers was released in October 1984. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by Deep Purple, released in November 1984 A solid release, it sold extremely well and included the singles and concert staples "Knockin' At Your Back Door" and "Perfect Strangers. " Perfect Strangers " is a song by the British Hard rock band Deep Purple. " The reunion tour followed, starting in Australia and wending its way across the world to the USA, then into Europe by the following summer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Financially, the tour was also a tremendous success. The UK homecoming proved limited, as they elected to play just a single festival show at Knebworth (with main support from the Scorpions). Knebworth is a Village and Civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a The weather was bad, but 80,000 turned up anyway. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time.

The line-up then released The House of Blue Light in 1987, which was followed by a world tour (interrupted after Blackmore broke a finger on stage) and another live album Nobody's Perfect (1988) which was culled from several shows on this tour, but still largely based around the by-now familiar Made in Japan set-list. The House of Blue Light is the twelfth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1987 Nobody's Perfect is a live album released in 1988 by Deep Purple. In the UK a new version of "Hush" was released to mark 20 years of the band. In 1989, Ian Gillan was fired as his relations with Blackmore had again soured and their musical differences had widened too far. His replacement was former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. Joe Lynn Turner ( JLT) born Joseph Linquito August 2, 1951 in Hackensack New Jersey, is a melodic hard rock singer best known for his work This line-up recorded just one album, Slaves & Masters (1990) and toured in support. Wicked Ways redirects here For the song by Patty Loveless see Wicked Ways (Patty Loveless song. It is one of Blackmore's favourite Purple albums, though some fans derided it as little more than a so-called "Deep Rainbow" album.

With the tour done, Turner was forced out, as Lord, Paice and Glover (and the record company) wanted Gillan back in the fold for the 25th anniversary. Blackmore grudgingly relented and the classic line-up recorded The Battle Rages On, but tensions between Gillan and Blackmore came to a head yet again during an otherwise stunningly successful European tour. The Battle Rages On is the fourteenth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1993 Blackmore walked out in November 1993, never to return. Joe Satriani was drafted in to complete the Japanese dates in December and stayed on for a European Summer tour in 1994. Joseph "Satch" Satriani (born July 15, 1956 in Westbury New York, U He was asked to join permanently, but his record contract commitments prevented this. The band unanimously chose Dixie Dregs/Kansas guitarist Steve Morse to become Blackmore's permanent successor. The Dixie Dregs are a Jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s Their mostly instrumental music fuses Jazz, Southern rock, bluegrass and classical Kansas is an American Progressive rock band which became a popular Arena rock group in the 1970s with hit singles such as " Carry On Wayward Steven J Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton Ohio) is an American Guitarist, best known as the founder for the Dixie

(1994–present) Revival with Steve Morse

Roger Glover and Steve Morse jamming during the intro to "Highway Star"
Roger Glover and Steve Morse jamming during the intro to "Highway Star"

Steve Morse's arrival revitalised the band creatively, and in 1996 a new album titled Purpendicular was released, showing a wide variety of musical styles. " Highway Star " is one of British rock group Deep Purple 's most famous songs Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. With a revamped set list to tour, Deep Purple enjoyed success throughout the rest of the 1990s, releasing the harder-sounding Abandon in 1998, and touring with renewed enthusiasm. Abandon is an Album by Deep Purple, recorded at Greg Rike Studios Orlando Florida during 1997/98 In 1999, Jon Lord, with the help of a fan who was also a musicologist and composer, painstakingly recreated the Concerto for Group and Orchestra; the original score having been lost. The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a Concerto performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold It was once again performed at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1999, this time with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. The concert also featured songs from each member's solo careers, as well as a short Deep Purple set, and the occasion was commemorated on the 2000 album Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a Live album by British Hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded on September 25 In early 2001, two similar concerts were performed in Tokyo and released as part of the box set The Soundboard Series. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection The Soundboard Series is a live Box set recorded and released by the band Deep Purple in 2001.

Much of the next few years was spent on the road touring. The group continued forward until 2002, when founding member Jon Lord (who, along with Ian Paice, was the only member to be in all incarnations of the band) announced his amicable retirement from the band to pursue personal projects (especially orchestral work). Rock keyboard veteran Don Airey (Rainbow/Ozzy Osbourne), who had helped Deep Purple out when Lord's knee was injured in 2001, joined the band. Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple In 2003, Deep Purple released their first studio album in five years, working with new producer Michael Bradford, the highly praised (but controversially titled) Bananas, and began touring in support of the album immediately. Bananas is the 17th studio Album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 2003-10-07. In July 2005, the band played at the Live 8 concert in Park Place (Barrie, Ontario) and, in October of the same year, released their next album Rapture of the Deep. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Park Place is a former Park located at Highway 400 (exit 90 off Mapleview Drive East (formerly Molson Park Drive in the south end of Barrie Ontario, Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English Hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005 It was followed by the Rapture of the Deep tour. The Rapture of the Deep Tour is a worldwide Concert tour by successful British band Deep Purple, taking place in support of their 2005 Studio

In February 2007, Ian Gillan asked fans not to buy a live album being released by Sony BMG. Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group This was a recording of their 1993 appearance at the NEC in Birmingham. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The National Exhibition Centre ( NEC) is an Exhibition centre in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Recordings of this show have previously been released without resistance from Gillan or any other members of the band, but he said: "It was one of the lowest points of my life - all of our lives, actually. "[18]

Tours

Deep Purple during Rapture of the Deep Tour 2007
Deep Purple during Rapture of the Deep Tour 2007

Deep Purple are considered to be one of the hardest touring bands in the world. The Rapture of the Deep Tour is a worldwide Concert tour by successful British band Deep Purple, taking place in support of their 2005 Studio [19] [20] [21] From 1968 until today they continue to tour around the world on all 6 continents. In 2007 they received special award for selling more than 150 000 tickets in France with 40 dates in the country in 2007 alone. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [22] In 2007, Purple's Rapture of the Deep Tour was voted #6 concert tour of the year (in all music genres) by Planet Rock listeners. The Rapture of the Deep Tour is a worldwide Concert tour by successful British band Deep Purple, taking place in support of their 2005 Studio [23]. Rolling Stones's A Bigger Bang Tour was voted #5 and beat Purple's tour with only 1%. The Rolling Stones ' A Bigger Bang Tour was a worldwide concert tour which took place between August 2005 and August 2007 in support of their album Deep Purple is due to release new live compilation DVD box, Around the World Live, in May 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In February of 2008, the band made their first ever appearance in Russia [24]at the personal request of Dmitry Medvedev who at the time was considered a shoe in for the seat of the Presidency of Russia.


Discography and personnel

Main article: Personnel and discography of Deep Purple

Discography

Studio albums

Notable live albums

Personnel

Current members

Former members

See also

References

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  11. ^ Artist Profile - Deep Purple
  12. ^ DEEP PURPLE and Paid, Inc. Launch First VIP Fan Experience Concert Package Sales on www.DeepPurple.org
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  15. ^ Deep Purple Mark I & Mark II
  16. ^ Drummerworld: Ian Paice
  17. ^ Bogus Deep Purple
  18. ^ BBC News Online - Deep Purple live album withdrawn
  19. ^ The Highway Star — Fall tour of Germany
  20. ^ The Highway Star — Pisco Sour under Peruvian skies
  21. ^ The Deep Purple Live Index
  22. ^ Deep Purple, 2007 Tour Reviews
  23. ^ http://www.planetrock.co.uk/article.asp?id=544140#Tour Of The Year
  24. ^ Deep Purple perform for Russia's future president - Times Online

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