Ritchie Blackmore has recalled the moment he knew he had to leave Deep Purple. For many, Blackmore was Deep Purple. He's been ...

Rainbow’s new nine-disc ‘Temple of the King’ box arrived with an invitation to speak with the elusive virtuoso ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: (L-R) Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, and Roger Glover of Deep Purple pose with Lars Ulrich of Metallica on stage in the press room at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ...

During the peak of their powers, one essential LP in Deep Purple's hard rock canon was initially met with some resistance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Airey, keyboardist of the English rock band Deep Purple, is releasing a solo album. Domenico Cippitelli/LPS via ZUMA Press ...

The English rock band, Deep Purple, is going on tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Smoke on the Water.” The tour kicks off Aug. 14 in Hollywood, Florida, and includes a stop on Sunday, Sept. 8 ...

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 ...

Deep Purple will release a new album titled =1 on July 19. According to a press release, the title "symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down ...

Iconic hard rock band Deep Purple has been around since 1968. That’s impressive, to say the least. While Deep Purple has endured a bit of a revolving door of members through the years, the band still ...

Influential English rock band Deep Purple is best known for early albums like “In Rock” from 1970 and “Machine Head” from 1972, which is home to two of the band’s most popular songs, “Smoke on the ...

Leaving Deep Purple after a successful 28 years with the band wasn’t easy for guitarist Steve Morse. But it was necessary. Morse joined the British hard rock group (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of ...