Deep Purple, along with the well known Led Zeppelin, constituted the idea
of Hard Rock. Hits like Black Night, Hush, Child In Time and Smoke On The
Water with its terrific riff led Deep Purple to an amazing amount of
success in the U.K and America. The Band has just recently celebrated
their 25th Anniversary and they are still going strong.
The band began in 1968 under the name of " Roundabout " but after some
disapointing demonstration tracks Jon Lord sacked the drummer and the
bassist, leaving himself a gap in the group. He got contacted by two people
wanting to be the groups mangers, bringing in Nick Simper {Bass} , Ian
Paice {Drums} and Rod Evans {Vocals} who came from MI5.
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The group changed its name to Deep Purple and went about recording its
single, Hush/One More Rainy Day, which landed the group its first hit in
Hush. The group then covered Neil Diamonds "Kentucky Woman" before
recording their first album, "Shades Of Deep Purple". The album received
a moderate amount of Success so they decided to put " The Book of Taliesyn" out
as quickly as possible to tap the success. The album was successful and the
band was on its way.
Band Members
- Ritchie Blackmore
- Ian Gillan
- Roger Glover
- Jon Lord
- Ian Paice
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