Artist Bio
Name: Deep Purple
Spotify Genres: hard rock, classic rock, rock
Followers: 6,062,309
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Biography
Hard Rock band from England, United Kingdom. The band formed in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the loudest pop group", and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple were ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme. There has been a Deep Purple band in existence since the late 60s, apart from the eight years between 1976 when Mark IV split up and 1984 when Mark II reformed. Deep Purple were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. They went through different line-ups through their history: Mark I (1968-69): Vocals: Rod Evans, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Nick Simper, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark II (1969-73, 1984-89, 1992-93): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark III (1973-75): Vocals: David Coverdale, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark IV (1975-76): Vocals: David Coverdale, Guitar: Tommy Bolin, Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark V (1989-92): Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VI (1993-94): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Joe Satriani, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VII (1994-2002): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Steve Morse, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VIII (2002-2022): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Steve Morse, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Don Airey. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark IX (2022-current): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Simon McBride, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Don Airey. Drums: Ian Paice.
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Smoke on the WaterMachine Head
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2.Highway StarMachine Head
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3.Perfect StrangersPerfect Strangers
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4.Child in TimeDeep Purple in Rock
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5.Soldier of FortuneStormbringer
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6.When a Blind Man Cries - B-Side; 2012 RemasterMachine Head (2016 Version)
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7.HushShades of Deep Purple
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8.Black NightThe Very Best of Deep Purple
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9.Burn - 2002 RemasterBurn (Expanded 2005 Remaster)
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10.Space Truckin'Machine Head
Discogs Release Info
Release: Deep Purple - Listen Learn Read On
Year: 2002
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Prog Rock