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Christine McVies first solo album released in 1970 under her maiden name.The Legendary Christine PerfectChristine Perfect | kakie0484 | January 17, 2018

Released on: 1976-04-30It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) | July 2, 2015 | AC/DC |

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked which fellow British band was more important to him personally while he was coming up in the music scene in Birmingham, England in the late 1960s and early 1970s, DEEP PURPLE or BLACK SABBATH. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They're all important to me for all of the styles and variety of music that they presented. I was naturally drawn to SABBATH because of the heaviness. If you put PURPLE on and then you put SABBATH on, or SABBATH on then PURPLE, they're both...

Ian Gillan says that a DEEP PURPLE reunion with Ritchie Blackmore would be a "circus" and "it would be no fun at all."Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played with the group since his 1993 exit. Steve Morse effectively took over Blackmore's slot in 1994 and has since been in the group longer than Ritchie.Gillan addressed his longstanding feud with Blackmore in a new interview with Vikram Chandrasekar of Tales From The Road. Asked if he is still in contact with Ritchie...

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Tributes have been paid to Martin Birch, the British music producer behind iconic albums from bands including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Black Sabbath founding members Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi joined Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale in conveying their sympathies after news broke at the weekend.

I just discovered this song a few months ago and I'm obsessed with it. Enjoy!

Great clip of Ian Gillan, live and unplugged, singing a couple of his hits.

Jon Lord passed away on the morning of July 16th at the age of 71. Mr. Lord left the Earth surrounded by loved ones and leaving behind a legacy that has been so criminally underrated and disregarded by the "intelligentsia media critics" and "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame clique", that his death is creating not only an outpouring of grief and reflection....but anger as well. Lord served as a founding member of one of the most successful rock and roll bands of all time: Deep Purple. Deep Purple is the band that during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s had...

LONDON (AP) -- British rocker Jon Lord, former keyboardist for the band Deep Purple, died Monday. He was 71 years old. A statement on Lord's official website says the Leicester, England-born musician suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism in London after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

I need help naming a song by Deep Purple. I think the song changes after 6:13 minutes in. I don't know the name of it for the life of me, and searching lyric databases and search engines proved fruitless. It's Pictures of Home followed by something else.

WESTPORT, CN, USA -- Despite the fighting in Lebanon, English rock band Deep Purple says that it plans to perform at the Baalbek Music Festival outside of Beirut later this year. A press release from the band confirmed that Deep Purple would indeed honor its July 28 performance near the war-torn city, also promising an immediate makeup date should the festival's promoter choose to cancel the show. Deep Purple is currently one-quarter of the way through a planned two-year world tour and to date has not canceled a single show, a trend that it hopes to continue. Ian Gillan, lead...

Deep Purple to rock 'n roll China Tue Feb 3, 5:09 AM ET BEIJING (AFP) - Deprived of the Rolling Stones last year, China's rock 'n roll fans can seek solace by headbanging to Deep Purple instead. AFP/DDP/File Photo   The veteran rockers, headed by axeman Richie Blackmore, will play four concerts in China starting March 31, taking in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Guangzhou, the promotor said Tuesday. Beijing's stringent Ministry of Culture once viewed rock music as "spiritual pollution," but has relaxed its position and the promotor said the ministry had given the green light for Deep Purple....