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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Kentucky Woman’: Ritchie Blackmore Remembers Deep Purple 1968

  To follow ‘Hush,’ the band covered a Neil Diamond song that had been a Top 30 hit for the singer-songwriter less than a year earlier.

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Hush’ No More: Deep Purple Rock The Fillmore

  The Mk I line-up's show at the famed venue was part of their new focus on the American market.

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Stormbringer’: Deep Purple Mk III’s Second Salvo Of 1974

  ‘Stormbringer’ was the second Purple album to feature Mk II staples Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice along with David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes.

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  Features3 months ago

  Mk I Bassist: Deep Purple Co-Founder Nick Simper

  In recognition of a man who was a key ingredient in the early emergence of a British rock institution.

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘Perfect Strangers’: Deep Purple And A Momentous Mk II Reunion

  In November 1984, the Mk II Deep Purple line-up of Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice reconvened in style.

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘Concerto For Group And Orchestra’: Deep Purple Marry Rock And Classical

  Two musical worlds came together in Purple's epic 1969 live recording.

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  Features7 months ago

  The Ever-Present Pacesetter: Deep Purple’s Ian Paice

  The rock of Deep Purple, drummer and co-founder Ian Paice, was born in Nottingham, England on June 29, 1948.

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  Features8 months ago

  Lord Of The Deep: In Praise Of Keyboard Maestro Jon Lord

  Few players have infused rock music with the potent mixture of classical and blues influences that Lord did.

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  Features8 months ago

  ‘Smoke On The Water’: Deep Purple’s Fire In The Sky

  The legend of 'Smoke On The Water' sometimes overshadows the song's unusual chart history.

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  Features9 months ago

  Black Knight: Ritchie Blackmore In 20 Songs

  uDiscover Music presents a career-length playlist honoring the work of one of the world's greatest guitarists.

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  Features12 months ago

  ‘The House Of Blue Light’: Deep Purple Mk II Shine Again

  After the 'Perfect Strangers' reunion, Deep Purple were back on album duty little more than two years later with 'The House Of Blue Light.'

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  Artists2 years ago

  Deep Purple

  Formed in Hertford in 1968 Deep Purple are often called pioneers of heavy metal and while there’s some truth in that, they would prefer to be viewed as a quality rock group.

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  News3 years ago

  Deep Purple Release 1970 ‘Black Night’ Performance With Unseen Footage

  Watch the new split-screen footage of the Mk II line-up in their early pomp.

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  News4 years ago

  Deep Purple To Perform BBC Radio 2 ‘In Concert’ Show

  Legendary heavy rockers Deep Purple are set to play a special live concert for BBC Radio 2's In Concert series on 16 November 2017