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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. By the early 1970s, the ...
Metallica's Lars Ulrich has proclaimed Deep Purple's Made in Japan as the best hard rock live album ever in a new promotional video hyping the reissue of the classic 1972 performance. Though Lars ...
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 ...