Years Active: 1985-2003
Band Members: Steve Morse, Glenn Hughes, Tommy Bolin, Joe Lynn Turner, Rod Evans, Joe Satriani, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Nick Simper, Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
Influenced by: The Kinks, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Screaming Lord Sutch, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, The Yardbirds
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Spinner: Deep Purple Inspired by Bing Crosby's 'Deep Purple' Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore just couldn't say no to his grandmother, who, when told that little Ritchie was forming a band with his mates, couldn't stop asking whether they'd be playing her favorite ... Read moreJan 07 2009 11:00AM
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06/19/09
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06/18/09
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04/05/09
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01/07/09
Lars Ulrich Volunteers to Drum for Deep Purple Although Metallica have tour dates lined ...
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10/13/08
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07/06/09
LV Music: 'Best concert ticket sale ever' gets better The next day, he bought Black Sabb...
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07/05/09
Video Game Bytes: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits and Sims 3: Collector's Edition Here's an abbr...
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07/03/09
Red, White and Boomtown Ever since the original Fourth of July shindig -- you know, that...
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06/30/09
MUSIC BLOG: Musikfest's Mid-Atlantic Band Competition has a winner! The next day, he bou...
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06/29/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Jackson tribute band to play free show in Atlantic City The next day, he ...
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06/26/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: How to see Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, Public Enemy for free... The next day...
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06/25/09
LV Music Blog: What is Jackson's place in music history? The next day, he bought Black S...
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06/25/09
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06/19/09
Harrison's Widow Still Loves to Hear His Voice On June 16, George Harrison 's first grea...
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06/19/09
Big announcement at Coca-Cola Park The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" an...
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06/18/09
George Harrison's Widow Olivia Is Busy Curating His Legacy On June 16, George Harrison '...
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06/17/09
Tips for landing Tim McGraw tickets The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" a...
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06/16/09
Friendships led to Chickenfoot Out of the Badfinger school of oddball rock-band monikers...
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06/16/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Guess the top price for Britney Spears' Philly concert The next day, he b...
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06/15/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Writer/Humorist David Sedaris coming to State Theatre The next day, he bo...
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06/12/09
Fewer than 250 tickets left for Bob Dylan show The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "...
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06/11/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Sale: Cheaper Musikfest Tickets The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "...
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06/10/09
Zee Avi Zee Avi didn't set out to become an internet sensation, let alone land a record ...
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06/10/09
Another 'Idol' finalist makes big announcement The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "...
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06/09/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Still a Mystery: Panic Musikfest cancellation The next day, he bought Bla...
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06/07/09
Hair bands forever! Grunge never! They were loud — in all senses of the word.
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06/05/09
Panic! Musikfest cancellation announced The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoi...
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06/04/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Where does Taylor Swift rank on Forbes Top 100? The next day, he bought B...
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05/28/09
Chickenfoot kicks butt Sammy Hagar's tequila 'n' cerveza-soaked love.
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05/27/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Top 3 Reasons why Panic at the Disco will rock Musikfest | VIDEO The next...
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05/26/09
Sammy Hagar Stimulated By Chickenfoot Tired of the tequila-friendly party shows that he'...
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05/25/09
Live Review: Chickenfoot in T.O. The Mod Club Theatre was packed on Sunday night with a ...
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05/21/09
LIVE CHAT: 2009 Freddy Awards Coverage @ the Lehigh Valley Music Blog! The next day, h...
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05/20/09
New: Panic at Musikfest The next day, he bought Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and Deep Purp...
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05/15/09
LV MUSIC BLOG: Can't get tickets to see Taylor Swift? Watch her on 'Oprah' and 'Dateline'
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07/03/09
Music Review: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Phenomenal Handclap Band It's a silly b...
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06/29/09
Music DVD Review: Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog (Live In London) Nazareth are a Scottish ha...
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06/25/09
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06/19/09
Harrison's Widow Still Loves to Hear His Voice On June 16, George Harrison 's first grea...
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06/18/09
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06/18/09
Music Review: Anthony Phillips - Three Post Genesis Albums Re-Issued Back in 1965 Anthon...
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06/17/09
Music DVD Review: Deep Purple – History, Hits & Highlights ’68-’76 Disc one opens with a...
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06/15/09
Music Review: Animals as Leaders, Exilia, Testament, Ted Nugent, and Deep Purple Here we...
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06/07/09
Music DVD Review: Procol Harum - In Concert With The Danish National Concert Orchestra And Choir
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05/15/09
Chickenfoot’s Rowdy Tour Launch Draws Visit From Fire Department The launch of new rock ...
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04/12/09
Music Review: Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Captain Beyond should have been Rock Gods....
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04/10/09
Fiends Reunited "Dress to impress", said the invitation.
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04/05/09
Metallica, Run-D.M.C. Honored As Rock Hall of Fame Inductees A very happy Metallica were...
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03/31/09
Music Review: Ian Gillan - One Eye To Morocco So what does the lead singer of Deep Purpl...
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03/19/09
Music Review: Don Airey - A Light In The Sky There is a clue to part of Don Airey's insp...
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03/19/09
The Decemberists Premiere Perfectly Over-the-Top “The Hazards of Love” at SXSW Three wee...
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03/17/09
Album review: The Decemberists' 'The Hazards of Love' Chief Decemberist Colin Meloy has ...
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02/19/09
Rock Family Trees: Deep Purple People A BBC production, episode 103, RT49:58, first aire...
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02/05/09
Book Review: Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story by Greg Prato The Tommy Bolin Story...
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01/20/09
Music Review: Exciter, Iommi, Lethargy, Carbon 9, and Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
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01/07/09
Lars Ulrich Volunteers to Drum for Deep Purple Although Metallica have tour dates lined ...
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01/05/09
Rock Band DLC: Ray Orbison, Jethro Tull and more Due to Sony's holiday break last week, ...
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12/30/08
Rock Band: Deep Purple, Jethro Tull and more Availability: All regions except Hong Kong,...
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12/23/08
Rock Band Weekly: Deep Purple, James Gang, Jethro Tull, Snow Patrol With the holidays up...
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12/23/08
Music Review: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Post-war Birmingham was a grey and somewhat ...
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12/22/08
Lapin It Up The Residents showed their bunny ears at Transmusicales.
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11/21/08
Keeping Up With Yngwie Malmsteen For close to 25 years now, Swedish-born legend Yngwie M...
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10/13/08
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10/02/08
Music Review: Joe Lynn Turner - Live in Germany Recorded exactly a year ago, September 3...
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09/19/08
The Friday Morning Listen: Metallica - Death Magnetic Not that long ago (well OK, maybe ...
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