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Deep Purple
As a pioneering band of the hard rock genre in the early 1970s, Deep Purple went
through many different lineups and enjoyed tremendous success, epitomized by the
song “Smoke on the Water”. Formed in Hertford, England, in 1968, Deep Purple
settled in London and, with singer Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, and
keyboardist Jon Lord, recorded three albums influenced by blues and psychedelia
before embracing the symphonic rock trend with their new singer, Ian Gillan, on
Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969), recorded with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. In 1970, the album ...
