Deep Purple is a deeply conflicting band for most rock music fans. On one hand, you have to say that their music is inescapable, and captures something exquisite about the spirit of the 1960s and ...
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 ...
English rock band Deep Purple at the Dorchester Hotel, London, UK, 9th January 1969; they are (L-R) singer Rod Evans, pianist Jon Lord (1941 - 2012), guitarist and songwriter Ritchie Blackmore, bass ...