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Smoke on the Water
"Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head.
This song is known for and recognisable by its central theme, a four-note "blues scale" melody harmonised in parallel fourths. The riff, played on a Fender Stratocaster...
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Jon Lord
Jon Lord (born Jon Douglas Lord, 9 June 1941, Leicester) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player.
Lord is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms. He...
Date of birth:
- Jun 9, 1941 (age 68 years)
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945 in Brecon) is a Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and songwriter for rock band Deep Purple.
Born near Brecon, Wales, Glover moved with his...
Date of birth:
- Nov 30, 1945 (age 64 years)
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath and...
Date of birth:
- Aug 19, 1945 (age 64 years)
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945 in Weston-super-Mare) is an English guitarist, who was a founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. Blackmore left Deep Purple in 1993 due to a growing rift between Blackmore and...
Date of birth:
- Apr 14, 1945 (age 64 years)
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the seminal rock band, Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band still performing with the group.
Ian Paice...
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- Jun 29, 1948 (age 61 years)
