Unlike Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath – along with Deep Purple, the Holy Trinity of British rock music in the seventies – the ...

Ritchie Blackmore was sworn to secrecy from the founder of Marshall Amplification about how he got his extra loud amp.

But let me tell you two things about Deep Purple. To begin with, they were the first-ever rock band to play with a full symphony in a live show (Concerto for Group and Orchestra in 1969).

Like many British rock bands that came of age in the late ‘60s, Deep Purple has had a long and turbulent history. The quintet lost its original singer by the end of the decade and before the ...

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.

Former Deep Purple man Ritchie Blackmore has interesting opinions. This includes his favourite band of all time, a highly surprising group he deems "the best".

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 ...

a band that spanned both neo-classical metal and more pop-influenced rock sounds over its lifespan, and later steered toward traditional folk-rock with Blackmore's Night. But without Deep Purple ...