The offer came over Christmas 1978, when Blackmore visited Gillan with an invitation to join Rainbow, around the time of ...
Turns out, though, that Deep Purple were built to last. In fact, this year sees the venerable stagers embrace both the past ...
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 13: Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Simon McBride of the English rock band Deep ... [+] Purple perform in concert during Alma Festival on June 13, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.
Deep Purple is a deeply conflicting band for most rock music fans. On one hand, you have to say that their music is ...
Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. English rock band Deep Purple at the Dorchester Hotel, London, UK, 9th January 1969; they are (L-R) ... [+] singer Rod Evans ...
Deep Purple has had a long and turbulent history. The quintet lost its original singer by the end of the decade and before the band started selling tons of records. New singer Ian Gillan helped ...
Ritchie Blackmore will always be best known for the titanic riff he supplied to 'Smoke on the Water,' but there's more to the guitarist than Deep Purple. He also co-founded Rainbow, a band that ...