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FEMUSINDO.com - Deep Purple is a British hard rock group formed in March 1968. They are considered the pioneers of modern heavy metal and hard rock.
This group has experienced several personnel changes and its last formation before going on hiatus in 1976 and being revived in 1984.
Deep Purple along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been called the trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-1970s.
Jon Lord's Creation
The forerunner of Deep Purple was the creation of Jon Lord who previously played for The Flowerpot Man with fellow musicians, Chris Curtis, and a businessman who tried to become a music producer, Tony Edwards.
John Lord, the composer, most of Deep Purple's songs were created by him. He is the spirit of this band.
In December 1967, Curtis recruited Ritchie Blackmore who was trying his luck in Germany with Neil Christian And The Crusaders.
Before in Germany, Blackmore had joined The Outlaws and Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages. The songs "The Address" and "Mandrake Root" were written at the first meeting of Blackmore and Lord. Not long after, Lord's bassist partner in The Flowerpot Man, Nick Simper, also joined.
To fill the vocalist and drummer positions, Lord and Blackmore recruited Rod Evans and Ian Paice. After calling themselves Roundabout, in March 1968 they officially became Deep Purple.
Deep Purple Name
Before deciding on the name Deep Purple, other names that had been proposed as the band name were "Orpheus", "Concrete God", and the name "Sugarlump".
One morning, Ritchie suggested the name "Deep Purple" because it was the name of his grandmother's favorite song, which was quite popular in the 1920s and became a hit for the group Nino Tempo And April Steven in 1963.
In 1969, Simper and Evans' fate was abruptly ended by Blackmore, Lord, and Paice. Richtie went in and out of pubs looking for a replacement. Eventually, he was impressed by two members of Episode Six, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.
Deep Purple, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been called "the holy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies".
The Loudest Band in the World
They were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1975 as the "loudest band in the world" for their 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Deep Purple were ranked 22nd on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and a Planet Rock radio poll ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever".
The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple, specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Evans, and Hughes, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. (*)
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